Analysis

  • max time kernel
    92s
  • 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
    04/08/2026, 12:18

General

  • Target
    2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 965KB
  • Sample260804-pg1hdazeqc
  • SHA256 390114fc48a0809c646fb0a0f6a1e08a8dd301471a77844e2be7a3880f1e5f0d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 12 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 8 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_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_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:4556
  • 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:3428

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 965KB
        • SHA256 390114fc48a0809c646fb0a0f6a1e08a8dd301471a77844e2be7a3880f1e5f0d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        disabledupdater.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 0a48f881ca55369f5efff436357b1e651d77c0593d38205c306193c97e03c0fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 e0f878d54375be25a7b60422a8615077779b2d7e85b86a2fb5e792c2adf7ca21
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 ec82552302ffbcf0defab1fb341476c9b274f711898f80cd04dd30ad55d3cc74
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe$
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 b91e503e685d667857cd353d653c739fcd6142fc27725009cfeb700614584887
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        EXCEL.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 413ce8e3d1e78084078035d8fea9b4554347109c06f8d26749f3d6750a2a087a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        helper.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 31c908da1bd1f129f6454e4a7191aa154b4c8ac10eaf31c56f278262060e5950
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdge.exe$

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\MicrosoftEdge.exe$
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 13e0650e92fe8aa2c481eea9385910c8f2b79a6c143cbb02bc92a8e7fd5e5b2e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3428-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3428-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4556-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4556-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp