Analysis

  • max time kernel
    88s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    03/08/2026, 14:55

General

  • Target
    2026-08-03_2cbf6ba5a183451458a78cbc9c3f0c5f_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 973KB
  • Sample260803-say8hsbc28
  • SHA256 3e611abccc2344cf3870f092babe38b6a964239c8bb6126c6c1a23a738704f84
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 11 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 7 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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 System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 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 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_2cbf6ba5a183451458a78cbc9c3f0c5f_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_2cbf6ba5a183451458a78cbc9c3f0c5f_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.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:2732
  • 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 System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4072

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 973KB
        • SHA256 3e611abccc2344cf3870f092babe38b6a964239c8bb6126c6c1a23a738704f84
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedgewebview2.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 80ec5d700234bcd75f2a785b7673c42eee7750d16c22c1a17fed8a49819110fe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe$
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 b6f026da543b0d61af5c12dd80fef3b990bb4080a9152ef93c851ec3060d305d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_click_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_click_helper.exe
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 05c4e86e746516cc64809899064f024936066d6fddd67804e440a37fe3fce522
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 a5903bfea6094e69a7e8f7d9a5514155cfcb954a8898cc9841cdcb3c85f7fbc0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        crashreporter.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 49a6227fcdb0077a76f8827241680644d3e9150066d3ecd72ebfc773e97de7ee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        integrator.exe$

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\ClickToRun\{9AC08E99-230B-47e8-9721-4577B7F124EA}\integrator.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 25ad8334b4ef9c6ef4152a6debc4b2cfc149b9b76ce2ab227f262a026673c5dc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2732-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2732-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4072-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4072-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp