Analysis

  • max time kernel
    106s
  • max time network
    123s
  • 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, 17:08

General

  • Target
    2026-08-03_b3da91b056222c37f17e60aee3f5c3aa_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
  • Size 718KB
  • Sample260803-vntajacf43
  • SHA256 f49704ed4d12faffca365c9a012befea98c502dccd4c3a1f86d7f23acb95f47b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 47 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 19 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_b3da91b056222c37f17e60aee3f5c3aa_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_b3da91b056222c37f17e60aee3f5c3aa_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:2444
  • 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:4768

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 718KB
        • SHA256 f49704ed4d12faffca365c9a012befea98c502dccd4c3a1f86d7f23acb95f47b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe
        • Size 817KB
        • SHA256 120afd2e7b928e42512c0bbbaf3bbdf79bc1cc714196eb642f9e9fa04462d7aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 97313cf36fe46f0c33e34ffdc0dcbecead2f3b7164b8c11e7de27f338cb6c490
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 766KB
        • SHA256 f75d4b26d46cabb168776124a6c09a5a7fdc657f6e4cd583f8fa6931c167cb2d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 490aa4724addc67b0114ebe38593a9c0cd2212832118f99d642661ffc72dd9e5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 e2e758e91dcb2036c821097aa56781372e4107582ba0966bd49402b9b61ad2c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 880KB
        • SHA256 e204cc8f19f80eed646825f7cef103ebe194a6925c5d2431b9fb65d83513f686
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 33e40516676ff25907126929eb9abb533ca6c322e817be1b0e2793554834f688
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 9fa9252801dbeecc34ee69661fb1ac72e3b6bf02ac464de4f52a021266296572
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javapackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
        • Size 880KB
        • SHA256 59ef71962a29878fc6caba0e11ac42552ec4540eb8aac544812e86a46a88f8cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 4caa1a0513726e5ffe4a1cc7109ae19018ad3c04777d00b8d95f9970fab6f3b9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 0588c183707f4e8e11d32b4238dbb752dbaeb596fbcdac9706cf703a91183b04
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 3ef020e04ea38f5c742cbee229a43e74bee5351749cd890efb4d6ce7352a21be
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 a0434d1624753a761894696763679d8f395e569b9ae869c95a80fb8c0624e25a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 c5f21c6a249cdeda40338c4e9b87f6dd04bc395fe23523a0a61e50899a8941b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 79784a466a53093238f3955d09d9befdb34741a07063e383de15f2b03d03295d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 615390e7bbe7afd7c322f767e8d12793b20e8c8f80dd202101033aa6c0cf2ce5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 18d9248dfb4d612035a6d435bba52e6d1f90f052731fc4cb712317ce9c471eee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 937831ceaa2d27e48d8bd5b9d7705a90d07400df8c0a76c52770153d8e556e2c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 93302d584357e4ee6e8844988ff5b48a93e55e0d3ff0b0279a2962b76052633a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 9ba9d75d60d95393f507ecdaf259cb80b459e329dfe510fa2fbcb9959b9558c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 a31baa0dcf28e08b66cf96fffaaea014c65bbcc1132114d7ec0b12687c3fefca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 b9b6cca8209140f354682208aaffcf780c0607dd0fd9af4b291b204ddcdcb89b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 99f5b1b3185e0cb805236509320d2740ddceaec77939d9b74256c3cc6cc41160
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 4e353c7a212952e18bb8702a973cffc75cf63e4809f4c5372400cf48ba4ed5d9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 37be410dd41a304c8a4e9f6cff18a28a8cf3361738e5245dadd8bc16ac033732
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 2565056cde146c6f11e046a37b57c82c1f805c169cabee239fbe589a6d12257d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 2e689cae1388df2066d129fc0e95f899c79470c656738e191213a71d893c32a4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 4fe24784f4f9b8efae4264d4bdc506c36bcf71ac7f80653f320ed6d53820eae9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 e26d88e435ec4d5151bd2750a5ef9d54544a38e78c1c7969e67a3eb1220ab123
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 6501116245f37bb06d7079a07cec05ecdac6a24edf0929f9efd815ae511656ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 fed3cd0c57122096e4026d10b5d4aba7cdda849866bcf879a9d3f52cdf1420db
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 4666a4ff6e02b3fd39d6a1007dcc0bbde889c4879eea93500ef7ee95db47f6b4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 1b4e44474d6988334f842f540d55190a2729ced6892af08d18bd315bc3a709a8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 d4b38e3951ca0557bdd6794a34fda3194970934beb2819f52ae637e357ce3126
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 6a73f1d173a1a6bd43b65ce14c7825c129dfe691894f7499bf6e5bf5cec19950
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 e3e3fe50ea4049d9857ae7d60928aff3d51f9c45c34d2eced7875c6f61dd2f96
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 695c4828082e05f4d619bff3f94f0fa9b5e919f18f94f3fcd0431b703ebbea02
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 b0fa0328cd4e7f29ead70b16dd01f3ea0649aaa5c235027301fa25fa02c237a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unpack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe
        • Size 938KB
        • SHA256 c048c3e9b28e34836178a3263410340d343d37f2688bf1bfaefffb618c745dec
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 ac9148965190521f22b82bfab00353e10caf6433e9f4fa1abcca31065b6f9d4c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 b4358090a45f5f4199bab0c46fe62476ac3286b0cb169a0d8b57bf93a9753566
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 c9706b2cc1f9b23348e6dc7111554c016873e177e9da6f51768f2b71e899a6e3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        FileSyncConfig.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\FileSyncConfig.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 5b7a98e41c3acc8063a5cbd9660a489e9badc9634c1df3daf2a5f2b636794f6b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2444-1544-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2444-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4768-1563-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp