Analysis

  • max time kernel
    110s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/08/2026, 06:53

General

  • Target
    2026-08-04_6ea2ba83ee4710df7b01269300cfb861_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 838KB
  • Sample260804-hn268aytex
  • SHA256 42a9b4f3ed95c4e85e4f2afb4a5d85bfcf1a148a4e72f13efa35584702b49fb8
  • 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 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\2026-08-04_6ea2ba83ee4710df7b01269300cfb861_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_6ea2ba83ee4710df7b01269300cfb861_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:1812
  • 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:2124

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 838KB
        • SHA256 42a9b4f3ed95c4e85e4f2afb4a5d85bfcf1a148a4e72f13efa35584702b49fb8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 db8c0fa15a0744f871106b493dac4cf55940445107de7c12c2262a221cd4a6d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 853KB
        • SHA256 20ac329504001adfc8bd6fc67eadc684cbfc25552b2dc2faa987fe29e6c32435
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 fa30bbae6dc4c40d96901859e5ae65b702a8cb7491e5d482e2cdf2f4023b28ca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 63929b7078be3442d1e34b522a84149d15223351364da04fc0c0dd187459f833
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 dd925855f59d6c2906fcd45d4f4535d5bc560abb0d5894cc059435d152c6ef08
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 51bce408eba2f1ab951c7d48acf5be27f54a75115bb2cdb573a028c1bd8aa683
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 6a8bae01761114855e71a90518c937b3719e986ea0a524ea48c952c98c1f5034
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 b6eff413b6e28927116ef2b6d98b362a1b66674a8f4a706bdf93d63380cdc2b7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 efd3111fa17d6831d605d367349819ba16289fa1195a6234ecca6fc5a83aa1f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 09e705c6acecb0723c42f4be7cd555437d1578d114d36be96f3a4ddcb59a679f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 e224469ce7852c4c7953fa41b8e34cc0be70e5a56f55ac7be806e18a142c2c6b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 3016ca64bf3424251bd9252439be9c2c2a114286d4b25955b2dee1e59a376f67
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 b77f2f975e6ca409e605d7b7e4ea5c3a5cbaadce9020b7f83d3940042e18f1f4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 ac9ea3289cc43010a6e04465a6d10c0a1da34198d2757b9f844e70010f99f898
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 a85d5b9c6bea2a4896e3ddca7df802ec4725f9fca2dea8006664939228a2815b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 554b72f74a7d86d1a614906c60cbfa2aa6fc70d6fb8ac05efe2448d5e14ce8e9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 971effd046767b05c3cdfd5012b58f567f9e9604e1fe135e1b6cb8ea8cd413b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 d0e3a4e588adc76abe257980476d1a008d817c0503bcc6b0061ca979f938824f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 af83cfab8c0e343ee2ad8145940cfbdd4c0fe8111fffce09e569e214c3d1fe88
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 0edc587ee16d17e0fa9fee1315fa4624a852c55ebdc15a948ab3ee87e7f329da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 f6aa42e7293537cc5fc0bbb381b21ea27195bf8a852e3739174bf01e2e73458c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 a6266905778fc4dcf7bc218ca2afd1c8fb7017404840ef27b1ac74bf91bef447
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 514ec66d2ce80afe80f423abfd8dfb9d87aeae01e6947aba2531e19d64794d61
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 dfa2de168d73e47bdfb46193de5c5e000e28e89598fec5d35b8de126bb84b888
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 5ca0ee05a0ff50518cd5a95f680a40c909b5568c84c458b47e78197a195cd2bb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 aeaa583f8f28a74c3a2dc663c281dab89191c6a54c13ece0678525eb97a563a1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 1a9c064ddce63807a9a29a4b89dbf229d5b52c18f8544644d100bc21c0496861
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 e51fdfe1e2d9e34612d411be4c0c2074edf75410fbfc88d0f3068548354594cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 9222dc5e06d2c36e8cb25815dd1eb71cf9d557f23db6da85a70a3d98c1403c32
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 95cacd56891019a6f739b4d3965ac4ff5bd03beec2f53ce733598beb455cecc9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 29af675d7936ce2c04685e98140bb3bc47a679934dcde637e134519f0d9ea995
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 42ce6e57699c0ca31d4205996e0093ddf394c5f8c1dba53456252a1a5b6c3dcd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 a73dd4d9178c7fce558c370958afaa2b8068833cd8bf576d9d729af190ae410d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 2e65b65851613ca5bd8047243a4d27a264ada3c6fc72d5b1340cdf96c7aa6fd0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 9d3576278e337574df0ecfb90e20e3b4b68027afdfc68a2bc01d49c7479c91a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 b1995bbd54f9d2c10775cb2f81a5f3c4896967abd6956e27a9eca23a35492be6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 0ebac0a2e909c7477ed022413dd681a1b3fbc29141fdaa2ddf259dcb2c290589
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 ace364dbf3dafe514203097786b3087019aacc720d6031d229ef339be086c3f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 e70fbf3a4fea2481a765cf505d6feedc2599afe01d6ba54619f107b635d8a2e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 143220b95b03d8bfe670f10ba80d682935f0eb4551df0d61412c56cb65b2ead4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 b73f771ad6965f8f1080bf12b43d4aa49f2e22d8bfe6da02bbb7ffcc5f4e8dad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 2d3828be1bb79100ce21bc375e419e7be52ad03683ccbb7dec2f90e5da69af78
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1812-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/1812-1430-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2124-1485-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp