Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/08/2026, 11:14

General

  • Target
    2026-08-05_37166d9db5d204bf51db0492ac9ba82b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 1.3MB
  • Sample260805-ncejnswdpg
  • SHA256 c6c6ef78b665779947fcfd97f8f6e3ca2393813c8d3e40a38ac117d09b935ffa
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 9 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_37166d9db5d204bf51db0492ac9ba82b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_37166d9db5d204bf51db0492ac9ba82b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5556
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_37166d9db5d204bf51db0492ac9ba82b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp/2026-08-05_37166d9db5d204bf51db0492ac9ba82b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5868
      • C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp/2026-08-05_37166d9db5d204bf51db0492ac9ba82b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe.exe
        3⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:1076
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 5556 -s 1980
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:732
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 5556 -ip 5556
    1⤵
      PID:5552

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          7z.exe.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe.exe
          • Size 820KB
          • SHA256 2f4ab2cfdb39a8107206465e925e6ab0f7d0908e4ca02d98c27ee317a8e275b1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          2026-08-05_37166d9db5d204bf51db0492ac9ba82b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_37166d9db5d204bf51db0492ac9ba82b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe.exe
          • Size 472KB
          • SHA256 4a4b912e7997e08f4c46ab46e1e514fafc1793c4658bad9b2941d6565d712dc6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/5556-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EF000-memory.dmp

          memory/5556-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EF000-memory.dmp