Analysis
- max time kernel
112s - max time network
152s - 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, 12:18
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
- Size 965KB
- Sample260804-pg1hdazeqc
- SHA256 390114fc48a0809c646fb0a0f6a1e08a8dd301471a77844e2be7a3880f1e5f0d
- MD5 3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72
- SHA1 eefbee3a18ec5eedb3c7257d421441f6ca8697ba
- SHA512 6759d46266421f8a392297793232872a03a55d55128defe79718ff0a892e42789dcebec93c39912e36b0a4b81365b459fd155359b86ee7d8c7e45031c30e43a7
- SSDEEP 12288:uE/72wcCvRR5FTjkWIw2RBKwZC2tDcljjKFPlpG5OZ:t/sCv7rTiw2RYwZCUsjKplpG5OZ
- TLSH T108253A1766EC0895E566A13089F54606EB72F8561B31C3CF22788B2D1F63BF07D39B29
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4936-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c5e5-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b313-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4936-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3676-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a120-1009.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001aca5-1289.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c5e5-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b313-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a120-1009.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001aca5-1289.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3676 patcher.exe - 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
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" patcher.exe - Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe$ 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pj11icon.exe$ 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpDlpCmd.exe 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX45.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe$ 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe$ 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe$ 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\grv_icons.exe 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe$ 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\MsSense.exe 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe$ 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$ 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe$ 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe$ patcher.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4936 2026-08-03_3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe 3676 patcher.exe
Processes
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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:4936
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C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exeC:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe1⤵
- 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:3676
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 965KB
- SHA256 390114fc48a0809c646fb0a0f6a1e08a8dd301471a77844e2be7a3880f1e5f0d
- MD5 3faa5bc124aef81ea223bda3fab62d72
- SHA1 eefbee3a18ec5eedb3c7257d421441f6ca8697ba
- SHA512 6759d46266421f8a392297793232872a03a55d55128defe79718ff0a892e42789dcebec93c39912e36b0a4b81365b459fd155359b86ee7d8c7e45031c30e43a7
- SSDEEP 12288:uE/72wcCvRR5FTjkWIw2RBKwZC2tDcljjKFPlpG5OZ:t/sCv7rTiw2RYwZCUsjKplpG5OZ
- TLSH T108253A1766EC0895E566A13089F54606EB72F8561B31C3CF22788B2D1F63BF07D39B29
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 ec82552302ffbcf0defab1fb341476c9b274f711898f80cd04dd30ad55d3cc74
- MD5 93b09818db27f0746d8145c6530f9684
- SHA1 a496783c00a7c8ad3ad6504bc21dea53813a4333
- SHA512 92cda39082b32a8faf61ebf77638b73101ffd8150e0d74e4a6bf797cb1f8933b5f77aa5a227a1a31b042a36e7e2fc67c4848ef63f2193f4ab32ddb3a53a4f51c
- SSDEEP 24576:t/sCv7rTiw2RYwZCUsjKplpG5O30Le5ji0hmxNrM:x7iw2TPji0Aj
- TLSH T17D754A17B6A84661E073D174C5E6864AEA72B4461B30C7CF12A8C72C2F63BF1AD39735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE
- Size 1009KB
- SHA256 4b84da72ee5abc70b7510a8bf97d69b2443ad3f531f3f1d906fee41daf0aa05e
- MD5 80f4839d04ec421b5a5727af1426c71f
- SHA1 0333381b3643ab94fb950adfffd64d02176b6502
- SHA512 804216a74ad4efd50dceaf6b8e1086dfb0c5dbbb6a455a9f380251a4bed85427cc39eb8c29d484ac38473b8b3866d342a52b368321db786b12e32027b6977378
- SSDEEP 12288:uE/72wcCvRR5FTjkWIw2RBKwZC2tDcljjKFPlpG5OawZi:t/sCv7rTiw2RYwZCUsjKplpG5OawE
- TLSH T159253A1766EC0895E466A13089F54616EA72F8561B31C3CF1278CB2D1F63BF0BD39B29
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe
- Size 1.0MB
- SHA256 31c908da1bd1f129f6454e4a7191aa154b4c8ac10eaf31c56f278262060e5950
- MD5 2a9070df7eb7f73cfd339b10c96fa782
- SHA1 e6d13aad8ef6c8d949e6f4e14d9a1e5e984c0801
- SHA512 61421d140f0423da4b97c3400ed890a4a40a2c44edee11159f41a895978c673b777446a41f5b8c326fcdfa416a57fad9ff6fa0a024363b3e198b6d02ba7eb6a7
- SSDEEP 12288:uE/72wcCvRR5FTjkWIw2RBKwZC2tDcljjKFPlpG5OjF:t/sCv7rTiw2RYwZCUsjKplpG5OjF
- TLSH T1B2353B17A6E80991E5A261308DA94601EA76FC951B31C3DF1278B73D1E73BF07D38B29
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH