Analysis

  • max time kernel
    100s
  • 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, 20:11

General

  • Target
    2026-08-04_5685009f8f62e7dc052d7e1120728435_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
  • Size 742KB
  • Sample260804-yyplwagc76
  • SHA256 7c4fc6ddc79da8979b5c96e917fecb9938ceeedddafaaec56e4bd98aac244cc7
  • 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 15 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_5685009f8f62e7dc052d7e1120728435_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_5685009f8f62e7dc052d7e1120728435_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.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:4716
  • 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:240

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 7c4fc6ddc79da8979b5c96e917fecb9938ceeedddafaaec56e4bd98aac244cc7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 eb04a42111eb5363bf2b8e85ed00d56a81424338b0cbc292676d465f9454a656
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 756KB
        • SHA256 bf42643a779df3c88e3f33a009a59e402770c5ad34856c7fbe69ddd08df432f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 e1e764c9601a5773b1d88574fdb3549c864cd3bbc225749f37b999b04b01bf8e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 6cbfa01e3ec80344436ad607ee1f41eba499537c3bfb86e99ec730850c1e134f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 583a8947ae0a46230ba042ba15c9948776de5c89e4d4e0d6c640caea253d4c57
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 903KB
        • SHA256 2ad87ad3f5ee23b9b0e81d9069fab5545bc9355a74393c07baf1de7eec9341da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 e26143f628ec9e647b8a5be1cd79ded276c6e2554971eb26dce36b857ab4140a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 4ad74e346f93c15f099961e1b8f5ca7e74502dcff8be7e6a2de093c6216745db
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javapackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
        • Size 903KB
        • SHA256 4681ce881310c1e0b5960602ef986e43befa9d89873756c5f6733e95db54dc70
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 68cf11fe7aaefce41307daedf5551cceda22ad8e8aedbc905e5c62ec46dbf2aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 02d907e3254d318312edc2cf1ada00e75372f98b48c4ba7a57c8c5fe16fa4b38
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 b30961090e9d1245c772b0117a686be3538ebb0b7a5b030a32da3600885e69c6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 2c51bb54b40edb5a9f7ff502abaf19d118e32e278dd6eb9a6f8825a28e431608
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 b5e1a178855a6e87343aff129ca898dbcc2b92f9324f5d923554c5ec1b248aa2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 ba3ee5e3df5202b7d361775a92a37116ad34497338de069f41b849b9122c311d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 ba96bce70708acb282e4a64f86a252fa189e7094c471534ab2c6e906a55c08d1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 afe9a8455b0705d72b6c559f01786048dd6a5d39e6a4b400382ad7db8356a5ba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 22ef969610cc74fe8fc0756c6b646bd7421b27ce9820ecc2f5d8883717702ca3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 cdfd76dbe6a7160eaa9ecfc606e31bd926bbbcaf879017f73fd6fdb46c4becdc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 d6f10753bb80c38715a0cc14782a5a0ecc1a5be6a0b9aac5db78be0a63bcd15a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 12cfe41cc6c18141c8d056f612ec3ee865a1e23c9ab117f8a99a94872846addc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 0c011362756d5c7e9db7c63d788d62c89921b9dc2aff05b1493792f8745fb5db
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 de431d9311634f21e30f1ddafc1d49d5b5dda7c831ed884f0cf943b2965bc932
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 ba4180b4bbc1ad6e8531100a0a694e560a46acabc49cef402941e537671f2818
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 6bdcf9d5b9b8b17064418618d769840a0529e6cbe7ebfbf7c237f8c641b2df38
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 a10a64218be451e52089c2a9c7b11d757bf67c7be452802818ab0154c77bf7f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 99b90c299bf5ee782b6d07172ee11f28d4ca19a171909c2d572cbe62355da53a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 3237d9f705f55e3a80f57879df9cb7870fbeff8d91ebbb4bc689dafdac0421c3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 ca3cace36951e79419c1e5ea34a73ec4ced54c34db0658cb2765be62e42e1136
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 b80943797309a8a83cd2ef8084edd218cef2ba0e599b20f353b152d08b21a600
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 6d4563562a78b70a9867a7779f1450b51409ad2f74f122e11ab61d4e9ff2e942
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 046c10bb7b1c0fb25aba621c0b924418c379450eb7b3df54906855129788b8aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 115e7e2ad29425a693c9dc68e9a648638385d5f436bea261289bfcc35fc11ef0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 710118922275d9be1f4e212444ed4f9a190bfa8d4413fdd35448feebd781d3a3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 8d468f8659241841819d6d6cfe68b61fffde171d832dfb40ac856f201fd6963c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 5d98b2f9983db173e4f8314b462a780ebc727978bd1d91e24a0a62b4806da323
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 1d0c2bf648ddad83e5ab03d23ef626bbed7fdcfd32d40bf58aa965efc75af7b4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 9b51c99dc4b192abb9cbdaae613d83b3d3822e01692a6226d15b526df47eb3e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unpack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe
        • Size 962KB
        • SHA256 a456c6f4897b7df1fb7eab85830cea992aa207e505ed015270b1f7f9d5dc251e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 3ff1fe37c2437b59fe0a78eddb13d8dddbcf94e9567dbbfffa72aebd2601e935
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 595132b84f47488a65abf0bf52c15c15dfe8c2a3d3d818dd32bbe153f8b86407
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 cf45b48cc1f6093c0f1241f1f076d5ea79d66f85c094f072222ac058bb01c67b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/240-1899-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4716-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4716-1838-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp