Analysis

  • max time kernel
    94s
  • max time network
    115s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    03/08/2026, 16:44

General

  • Target
    2026-08-03_da8d6bd27f42b3a5cb03454d82694548_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 838KB
  • Sample260803-t85cvsv1ct
  • SHA256 bf4a5f332f9831f8985f5a0ddd5d7cc99ce07882917be73c3f7eb2f67a815121
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 43 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 63 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\2026-08-03_da8d6bd27f42b3a5cb03454d82694548_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_da8d6bd27f42b3a5cb03454d82694548_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • 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:6760
  • 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:2104

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 838KB
        • SHA256 bf4a5f332f9831f8985f5a0ddd5d7cc99ce07882917be73c3f7eb2f67a815121
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 c3ceb94d750af79e5752b29ec88999bcc08648de43adcbace6a92615c2ce7a2d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 853KB
        • SHA256 3b180b611830348aa18b8902ccd1a3597c85415771eee2f9ecc01b2d6945b1e5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 ed72aeae5190f0252a3dcbe2bf6987e98d58e07ec0ba501f9fef8fe23701932d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 8044147290eff51ddb3803d4ca4e112afc3537231139695d8642216b91df638c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 73ee409ad6dd12f17d4c1064aabcac06322cb941ce1a33787cb470c2ff7080ab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 a309548876e382fc4a39f3244db0c60a1e60f0eba9dcfde298b900e23c3b5e68
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 208b7e84317fa17a9b01e42df7e044ec08fe151ea2419cdc39827b6800568f7a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 17176dcbe4b5a9ccf92ac1e9e58081dba752eec0ab9bda2e33a428d7392b78c8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 443676dc255d4210da7c9e397182c9ab2e7b08af2f6745c1b96d00b215b41c1a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 71eceb29a5cc93b58493e46b49bfb8b83af67599965664413d8e0225e49e0e77
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 232eb4de95e0bc9939b01a4009382ff240cc739458935c271cbd641f74c681da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 79ce57c6b6abd901418446dfe0c48471bbdc74ff01ada3df248b41adfa3652f4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 67c2f892d0cd118b827ee9ea2f1efa77bc44964f8c9b002c546542339516b184
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 c198daa24780b4fc3c5b38c6184525745fb85c97231606816c410f5fca705737
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 0443db5c301de18b343fa12a8eff73e5c636f4dcda5b1f10d528305e09a45c32
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 5dc4e14ed9fc4aaddd3ecdd5e0fd304ff04172e146948f983c33685eaaa8ab04
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 c86884e800bf32de59a28b596f645dc1fda6196a3c90ff6825a0fb8e778004c8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 2050d4288229d57a8e5dd4dd29436dddcc0a6d10f8a8c64a1e7de72d39f349f6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 ade1b33ccb768ea68d572e99208890832a182710e4ea46e517f74a31a4842cbd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 c3bf9a79a8caf97163c6cba7e06d87d540827be2da2f5786c1a5c9bfebbb7340
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 724ec8f0c38f722659f3e13501cd8c7f0cec5c0faa0c816e1615d3cf2c452b7e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 2c973fa42399cd90bec6b081b3d8dc6c622dc13bb0a98329aab583ddd2c6f4f7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 843ebeeb4895060ea7fb50e5409c964cc5f29c9b60c990b572adc63135464883
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 1b1501512904fc9a9fb118036e8291e81507912d7ae666e476d97ad850588040
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 290103c72fdaddebad83c631add4c6967327a1852b4faf10ce969427041dcf4b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 0c17e9617c3821a046b46ecb1e9ae56b21a9f89f1198b95833873bd33c2315ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 e7dd4f12b19635c2ed7febff493757aff0349a4ba1cb5308b5240f03f259f922
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 8867ec7df7683caf70677fc5915ca4c4d185ef053f355b5701378675b31740c0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 bffda47ead76bb6a604c9c349fa4c1af15a6e58eff002d4eaa2e2015a415b154
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 fb5ebfcdf2e6813b10dca6372ffbb681bb5600ee6d8d4d23afc7fb67bbba62b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 5ac12eeedb9f44b4840b4f853eea9801d54d2f74a52482c3d1592ffa4ba3ffc7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 015db249a0fb338abcaec489f4134588a6a20f0b4418dbbdd5d06925ba4272a4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 d43825d08cf5db20a05bf77486100af3fe0a59fc19f8dd9d5b1c96ea15de7ad2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 c697ddfd0bd7cd46cd83a96beaa66998c0fc88e6ebccf27674886e8599a59141
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 52e83bcad91a9143b4a2930127d4d13857d742fdc34bfeb38a85465d23573d29
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 2e071cdbcc2edbdae2ddf881799b739898503b56078e7820c0e9cb445a27f555
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 3af2153674895473a9be4ec5b7eb1d192c0ac5ad413535a8137d774f3a4142ea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 f466b948fe803503f60d3d5cb0ad25e065e81c868287f958bd5bd37852bcadc2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 a13ba3f69c48cb3325012ca7e5f59916e6f19ba13bd89e0f2381aa9db4a8b601
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2104-2088-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/6760-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/6760-2051-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp