Analysis

  • max time kernel
    100s
  • max time network
    133s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/08/2026, 13:03

General

  • Target
    2026-08-07_524c30c2eddda585c0105846a025c0c1_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 862KB
  • Sample260807-qaf1tswckc
  • SHA256 f0adb94ddb3b9cd36efa50025a620d9d0f1e6b9c856c3d538e85ef7bbcd3a71f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 45 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 42 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • 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 31 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\2026-08-07_524c30c2eddda585c0105846a025c0c1_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_524c30c2eddda585c0105846a025c0c1_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.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:4304
  • 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:5800

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 f0adb94ddb3b9cd36efa50025a620d9d0f1e6b9c856c3d538e85ef7bbcd3a71f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 6958b6abf28363a4efdbb527b8c071c74f7a9eadbe13170ab0f6ee3dcbf356d1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 877KB
        • SHA256 e16d4899a0f47ac062ee3100d2a954e3817af5064ccd7629451a0549929979cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 910KB
        • SHA256 971eb16dd9c92227b488f6a4ca49dd5198446729464afdec97228fe178f5a4bc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 b46c4965c0a7754a0fbc97cd630d1b42328852dc7a50c86bd643a46edada4fab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 751907fac3217816144746980c05fcdfe1ce763205f8a57d554d73fe620806de
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 9c9e57a4ad144cad70a33cf2ac35fef66df904f27e813aa53741f8da00e92604
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 c1b55b813d44108025312057dc9f1ebcbbdeb73992a1fa001886eb67f44d5c8a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 089aa65e7815e269d5f03310ef607fe48b7da9afcae31da486d56ef2b67b7501
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 3a22694102a1ee9c697043f674976db05742609c35755c3b30454e03672899e6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 c33fc63520803b2534b901a42ef6ac6f95f1a027f134f525b578eb906261477b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 d1df87bb2a223fc4d9841588e21cfbb79c05424327377d7cb17c0a18e634ed5a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 0fef869a9f78a5cf65b516b788cc72fd3d83cd2681b66ae959aebc63aa3d9f49
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 6e3637b4462c134812913daf8627cf1753fe81b72b8dbe0ff74754a0f253c79c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 980de6429e89d93b9818b0d85fae593c701582b5d2483c4f6615690c0e61aeeb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 8f0d60f1535ebecdc732972ca9174d326b6066d0c327f4710bf45bb38154110a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 5d2078edbe4a79b235ecbc05566484433f325a300a8bb1c530e79e6d2c61557d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 6f799def1e4281f778e4d7c13b58bf73144f9cdbf55f0f0272923c6ea06b707d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 3b4f3040530a35488b46f2f3b3c1c1c870196f2b0ca1d1cc045f771904096d44
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 9fc0f72c3f9fc958e4f0cbad8e21cd14cb7b9323a9fc39df4598345b2374e7e1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 e7ba28614392a6db6a64b1f11955e425a4d235045078c098146c3d4b5bb626d8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 cf140e4fb72db40ed15531d39586a2f6c72a4142ca63c475ca1647d00f0fe9c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 34b1c0b0dc458c4b12249387564d4ab25ad5e2a12ae832e2bf1e7d7832a4c86d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 500e89b9238278a605745fb7c2b3bca641e6be6d5ca6822efc4e1f341da4e8d9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 20f5d66e859014ae33097269727f82609516f8278c0a8df12c09f5203a55f9e3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 1fc3df57a0f4b72a5108f43790df411dfd457f735939cd309db574000b3dc035
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 7b24a8084d7cb1ef58a6eccc96537e05b1f7948c82bc62458e93a7f473ddc58f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 d2f8f575ed4d7ee949710018c533e9c2741da5a9ceef26a745e7a41f80cd686c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 966f91059208de1c1ee1f4e0bf5a4c70cca49cf00be8e170ec6c87302975c3e9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 fa4ac1b571964ec3a6ed42b1ccb9f59f8289dcf7a5020ea97c9c9994d1e716e0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 bbb008beec1d145ccb9e36b37d6c2c7099235a028e674dc1f195c483a11b4e74
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 ff54ddc2896dd4998174020fc541b764119c22936cd61fdd0dfb830ce6662687
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 073ad8617ff4385a6c6619508f29240784ca4b7e85aa71b9bb9ee54b2893c319
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 39860a0bd64f6f2f95e96b915b8ffcf70e3af0f11ebf095bc083f6788a907329
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 e8004a1bff9df0eb5e34afb90786de5544eb59d1c865455c00eafb0b42721ac8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 cbf38cfee67aac5dcb51c1b36ff739e186a82c86d458e89c9e98f5b8fdf3b907
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 921203bf7d876c9a15b463135ec5947f2912996b81a5772805aaa313982b047a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 843e4119d547a0a2eac240cdfd8a52f285cbe7c185273372e1e85936011c294d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 22a00affdbc877977ce15ceb1f7dd8ebc0b3a69d88421f7c672854db057c2b01
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 b0b079b0c699296e3ce3c526f960d05037f4c336f23b14668ae84ec91011c2be
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 cad7b0cd41d9fd48abccc233c229b86973e63415f8e36e243b72db75cb41e4c3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SMSvcHost.exe$

        • Path C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe$
        • Size 992KB
        • SHA256 65e9ce6d7487294a2a6bd2e2f61ba615808dc5f2463fc5303e9ab9304a5fe1b9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4304-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4304-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5800-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp