Analysis

  • max time kernel
    111s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/08/2026, 16:11

General

  • Target
    2026-08-02_f2e2c94cb30d7934e584f58e72694ecb_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
  • Size 765KB
  • Sample260802-tm84xswerf
  • SHA256 f9484296bbd5942491475e15c46daa81a356f998f3f758378f3df8c263c3bb35
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 46 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 13 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_f2e2c94cb30d7934e584f58e72694ecb_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_f2e2c94cb30d7934e584f58e72694ecb_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4896
  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3184

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 f9484296bbd5942491475e15c46daa81a356f998f3f758378f3df8c263c3bb35
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 01e12d29f8e74038a31c1689b6661545cfae8cff9a7daa6cb6661c9e48bbbc08
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 780KB
        • SHA256 b7bd5c13dee7adf34f62f68b4a411c350657c581e2f98f744a036a8cd95416df
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 813KB
        • SHA256 52e5993c13237d83cf2a3daf728bec5f66207119aafc0d70bf41fae8b66527ec
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 cc21be484261ecd701df964ffa94c72b980ce7c726694793eed03e517f3d200f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 e1d3d890fce6fc26bc14f5f6b742ed2b8a2569ad24bd009bb0dc3ce1043363ab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 1f4adca39aaf228a88d64b385c19502728ab2d0043815447c4d775940ab7cf11
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 927KB
        • SHA256 e23bda1cca1a59b43b119b1b33d082ddbbe843431e8be40b480a705d5f0b0e2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 6bb3479ed452c81271df8749eb73f2ecd91b411af04f3889204167904c4b5480
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 250f62b3275ae763b30e149e5ddbd344ba9eb93278e19017a1deabc66c756060
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javapackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
        • Size 927KB
        • SHA256 505a9c55437ff141d1bce38033ddda53ab8b3a8582944b5b19aa1acbf09957b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 e05ba6b7e8c0b4c4dd55747fe5a20ba01ba0281a5a1453c88626b6cc9ca4c69d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 8c24812a7fa29e77b40385689b4610a5cc071b8c426263e4c819e4ceed8ef4bb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 bb2ae18ab477d202c2b92b554cd5e4a968e66a7126c757e542ef0a8acf3c0485
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 e796b3a2ce85cee6dfebdef1ecdce84d2a4adab03e42152c25a66a4ca94ddaa5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 6c875112b469a953eba1223352af33af445bd4f100c886fb6e37ae90844fc7df
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 5d52956677784912f51ba43d832d38d85ef6049f64c05c63d3099ab78137bc6a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 10e6a85a625fb42c74b303a8b117ca0518e2d269e915709402b75eb01c20e5c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 1cd4fb57e87941ad624edc0c025af660da19f49f184904f52e458472e07fef42
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 6543169010b1a9bad59cb50f5c754f9519cbdfaff1d1fd730e6a9b316c99b6f2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 3e9201fcb68a750c783973cf9265c455fe76b04eefffba67d2290837c9118d10
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 0b8dae8dfcc817a33c3fb8f9859faee2388a345a2812cc1551e47b2af7071d01
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 1789e50c3adc10a860f4af154f53ee498928468c1984bc39fc65c22e52bc4a17
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 ae8574f02a379e1e9be01e9c0734fcdcd0fc32abc3d505c39e33174cd4c1e11d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 eba79b444901112b50a308064f9e6287f0df80f6d3ec77c0343cbe02bdd52233
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 b7f703406fc13f6a40011de7b5b51880fde3f1259cff4b8a7b61ff9377433034
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 a1f0eb58f122d2248c81f13d4a0f4f7f8c5231186a28f0ad9799dc8586ea6018
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 ea25ae62edb1c289139c82f86af143682424fe80d27d34f5775f83bf8fef51b5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 3ef41f3aab84b44fe933532a65e53292302e70f987a758989e82195db5c776c7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 b800cd9029eaf1ac2664ac7172fdb7c020044c1db213794cf3b2d28cbfce843f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 296019e8e2aedd95def590eda149ce2d152665e076eaa78679434e65b73379b5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 567005d66e576871103154a377e53f22456383cd6ebeded88a22f28ce635b934
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 385bf811cfe3fd52fc5002070c13d231a2798331d7d6011b6bc482497ebb488b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 15db346ac02f80a7c086937a61d481b4f427221908f984b857d3f4e7e38e8ba9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 21e48e4e058fb6c39afbca9deb626766e092dd97be6681ff681f738b31e49a5b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 41e60c6a3f9af904dc2cb0842cfca785a2acfd3f89efead96a89a10a754c7488
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 96e77ee207f0c3507ac8d2381c4bdb742228bba9787c719a2109eb752b7ef7b4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 5c58980ce437c1c42e95457a28f2c8cbac5201183925468630c3a09a637f8d4c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 b7c8164760d2fea165f26b08b05fee2731b507f3321aa928c759fdd9075c9276
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 c05a8c6766e2152af2f1f562beec7e9e7ef222dbd901bf5911a4f201d0af1410
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 db83adeae14bc2d83470ff365a7d604ba459d89cabe7c2e29914b23366bdab6f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 ec4a2f661673bea7834a4791f87723a39bc9a8251dcce9a7674e132f2ab8848e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 c7e08b93649f0db8afa6d46b9bf803bc62a6a41c4583bd817ecaed040c3418c1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3184-1480-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4896-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4896-1431-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp