Analysis

  • max time kernel
    110s
  • max time network
    134s
  • 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, 17:54

General

  • Target
    2026-08-04_da9211c0f90b2631be5eef1fa0a49c23_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
  • Size 742KB
  • Sample260804-wg88vaef63
  • SHA256 fcf9312586bae425bc74bce738709fd0a0e8d3da1de11f3a531dcb45879c90df
  • 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 1 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_da9211c0f90b2631be5eef1fa0a49c23_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_da9211c0f90b2631be5eef1fa0a49c23_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:2896
  • 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:6992

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 fcf9312586bae425bc74bce738709fd0a0e8d3da1de11f3a531dcb45879c90df
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 2683db95261272fc7f9f200f8e0a29e2e696f89e81b6cdb6c1899a5542027740
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 756KB
        • SHA256 1284d1d1d3d7669bc69562c96539314109b2ffa9005ac18e5f72ebf62fceeef7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 790KB
        • SHA256 d81cd51a42ed897c2923bece7bfa77bfa964b1fe054571451f2df1cc19d7a8d8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 d8dce152d36196ca158488093a213cd2d4fb460bdc159334759c05aed8ddad89
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 5fb97a636ed0cf72c0d5aa3aef87b216e43de24c6d2afe3f0cd96251774eb59b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 7b37cb90d22b8df5ef9409cd00039ee0f939cbc0aa0e928ea3f1859c657a5509
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 903KB
        • SHA256 e5be85d7f309802d9173cad2d989540a8b6b716011f0d46fd0661d34dd6cdf54
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 dbba2f954e3da011e757289259b326d2c7e4790b69113d54d37ff2fa9669a8d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 949686b78d4e1bef5824d822ff9c903c852040ea3524bb85183ff1c22ae89479
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javapackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
        • Size 903KB
        • SHA256 9696e2ae6612aebc321ea781920c51c7aed0db0f501ef45d6f1a4dc99081859e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 3dbd1aee351786d6a9fca90776c6bf713f89bdd2822b665e2efd43f68bd5e460
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 0eab43fad0d8d6cb298969b80ea4b54a19a4666b0a3f4532461671ecc104573d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 5a2e9434fbf60e504004efc9c224490a8d74a7cf9aa2461d87bd6cd426864e34
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 c98a8ce9e4f47bc14ca24112cb986ec54b903b71d0ba52ebd69356c46bd55329
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 a634c03da15be01cec83c4140d9daf8c79122e2c8e69a61e10d57a0ea0dca104
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 29cffb11932f383f64507167407bf23c52032c3cf8cdd530e297fae6ebb71356
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 c10c810a96e8d5e5cbd7abef42e994a8ec2771026f10571b9dea556d4af6549a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 882d5836cc2efa29c62de31be765ef53970789c2023a77c65122d82cc3f9589b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 44e9284e61e3c04d7f584f25814ca78d488b707fa5e9a4eac260cfe6d31df47b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 5cced63e80dc2725ea45c11935d82cc9361b14118274224645924492f0c4b3e1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 4ba15d0d0bc229677614856e7c12bd8b6e28ebd14d943e999e02112661c08202
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 9d913de2c286b25194a36f94beffffb4700103fc394e4f7f9f55dcea260619c8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 26b61e979e560f8040c8342949294817036433b11f07841a66cad74c31f4293d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 e8a4392108e971a381e1bacd55c2c7d576fb66fac9cc2582d7e24446466c23ab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 da0abc15ede2a2f327bf031d74fb188fb7dcacf12a431d3c5fae0c8c59ea01a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 e1fad462ccd1196fb89dac9c445569d28545f9b0fa6222ef16e3f6b3372d3970
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 70efc1dfa992ae8df35ed0dae7cbf07830522293ff55a42bfea2ade9d722fe13
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 0d0c8f441c7db9dc67b9b19085dc4b8dab27e1af19223b43f2fd943af2e0cb61
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 07ec5f08d349f3b11fb210484aebafd5989258fe714329d6188ea2d26897015c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 aa2032d1ceaf39429739420efcc199493fb119f4af65c12e588dca93ed3b693a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 716a61993ef4ef7fb4222faa0c51995298d750c9386725d2d1b57cbe0137b350
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 3f221e139ade985edd2e97d4c9eb70f391aec9021976ddf6f0a26c480c90517f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 cf1d75c6bb2ef188cb1d71e793febd9dc84305d135a32dc616aa0fd0b1d5510c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 7ed9a57bba1d623a38a1ed4f936105445ab17bd01f8600528c04a103ccaeb0fd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 381869c9436fd876310fd38b5a0ff40b96cff49288680de7d8c9a739685ec6bf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 50e5ced81b52a4c12aa08fa420f3328fab23a992084ce38c70fc5fac23ac026a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 6c24cbcc19dbc0aa5db25da65717c31ed5a4a0a7dbae5149726b9e17dcd4a9f1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 896e8c6715266dc167b7411268a2ae8e2ec920ca9b7d1967fb67c40016df8ba2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 d888f2a472e482c4f8ced8452beba857c2a7d9681354c9356949ad990fa42601
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unpack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe
        • Size 962KB
        • SHA256 09ca9e50a7df9ce851435304b0a7c9d4309bb47dd9ddb71b5a4cea11d82243bb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 aecc7fd0051d20d7131b33a227273f86d01a328c648e194425d416ab2c63f14e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 9199c8a5085e473da9d59d6489dee6f4db06f992442a9267bce4c5d2289acfd2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 6fba733878bbe725c717549314865679c5affaec201a9a9dc29fd2d3a1bb0923
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2896-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2896-1432-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/6992-1433-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp