Overview

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2026-08-03...ar.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-08-03...ar.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    114s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    03/08/2026, 02:56

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-03_17dac4eed7930eb96d6f652946dad931_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 1.8MB
  • Sample260803-dfbxvabc52
  • SHA256 ddcb9ca4551f75c1c46a4c9bddef317ad02df468760e14613c21d2de7d120882
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
discoveryexecution

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

    execution
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

    discovery
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_17dac4eed7930eb96d6f652946dad931_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_17dac4eed7930eb96d6f652946dad931_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4600
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2584
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\UpdatAuto.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4640
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3312

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 2.3MB
        • SHA256 fc5c370e4b7442d0b7eeecf5e39e9322fe739fc9de562dafff25bc0d335841b7
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        7zFM.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 feaac3d8ead1b16141da92fb58eeeade4901e2b76632f00508f8c546f0f3eba5
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        7zG.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 280cca508055fd545a6b4e4f94c1260fe491dbdeba67f3d857330e0bcfee553c
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        Uninstall.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 f91ea6fc7f3575d6fe97ca40cc8f20105e3406627fe3f1a95c005f4eed965588
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        chrmstp.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 7.8MB
        • SHA256 64f9ed2a1bd1707547fee681fe1e0d4b43ea612f25ab6ec6718e052fa4ff8bc1
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        chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 3.5MB
        • SHA256 e9d00143e6eb428b42c059ac7d56728399b1b98d104396bb61f44f1f1b71da39
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        elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 5.2MB
        • SHA256 cbd3bba5f28808d189fbbfea48a6122e87ca5c43a73c4d19c01a19a50d351def
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        elevation_service.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 4.0MB
        • SHA256 3a77f44eee98c70047d807b6be6c9031eda3b5b88ff6752a78396519f0626cfd
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        os_update_handler.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe
        • Size 3.6MB
        • SHA256 d81bcb606e0591d1e217331a9e666f6f9e1538eef6b2f3201f6e1e3c2aed0972
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        chrome.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 4.8MB
        • SHA256 9b476c564c6ac3d7fdb0ee864f1b315bef5b29a2fc37642930e5e1ef9481b5f8
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        chrome_proxy.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 3.2MB
        • SHA256 8a8b72b806f9c239a14939409e879b61b62188383ab886fa43878fd3cff88f62
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        appletviewer.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 ecdd0eb731ba0048d6f35916b08d01f66e075f7bac3a6a2cced70102af528380
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        extcheck.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 a060f7cabd4bc00b60a9e67555ea5bc1c5f5da62785fe1bb6cc3a790bcb4d36c
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        idlj.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 c9b15bdc400aa781a740edad39cfe3d93022b3dc3a106a1e1bdfa7376e64e740
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        jabswitch.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 3d9ba7c80cc70fe4f9e0690e20c7f3031a0b9a350937b74ad20210f1dde5b359
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        jar.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 f1393ff74dfd3486a4396459ae5ddc1bf0d8277842c72b4c34acb510dd992bdb
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        jarsigner.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 df8ea5c9104d9b6bf8187d5c128014be4f64c965dae0d43606ce97547b6e61cc
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        dotnet.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 1129ed14d461557e4a34c9d4653e0f33f5cf832e2c7201d716459d2526452740
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        createdump.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 31af6f61820d7e668e8f98a188e09273a7cdc6e8ec450630ea0490757f946a95
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        createdump.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 a9142fb6daa17a9f686477813878bb555281b505fba821f739782c99e4d11c82
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        createdump.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 8a776bc109fb13d244815d65870937b3f94e165eddf238fff6034f5be5703a5a
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        Option.bat
        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Option.bat
        • Size 53B
        • SHA256 0bc485263cf8a962e64db0b88f156f2a9af1b81ecfdb1cf9111d497e85df70f3
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        UpdatAuto.exe
        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 ddcb9ca4551f75c1c46a4c9bddef317ad02df468760e14613c21d2de7d120882
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 40ca8d98144b1aa4dc51ca9c452d8e796dad91ef6dd2a705876141ed99b91aac
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 e663cc1599084ce2af850664215cd2ade2e03e65ba0e9b2d6de3109190c6c7aa
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 8815497a53e61927eda79e436b0b508246333c880ec4c3a2fb386c7b61100efe
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 65808c2f7e9d3c9354dd3701a67d0b32f840f06282d708ba55d5ca7a76388aaf
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 aa7764ca86b2b22cc92b9d710779d7b3fd514bd7ae67b323f5c6b4664c226d17
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 25823fd68fd203d793f1ff9e37258e61d91108f3eb449863974298681b0eabe6
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 4858fe935f34fb0ce34649b3a0204bff11c262fc23ac9b2bad079accc70bba37
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 c47399b80367151c84739ab94354980ab02424e144817edc56fde05326f0bba5
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 38551e4f6cf0d597bd7a802466bd873ba79a097b5629d6629ffeff2e859b83b0
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