Analysis

  • max time kernel
    126s
  • 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, 17:15

General

  • Target
    2026-08-07_9ec9b8d87eb1e24ba656a1ee89ee5ef4_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 535KB
  • Sample260807-vs2sgaha82
  • SHA256 bb33f16596cfe0f5942613fc57bff75437f36d8d7dc47307fb53d59f5e932272
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 60 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 57 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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\2026-08-07_9ec9b8d87eb1e24ba656a1ee89ee5ef4_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_9ec9b8d87eb1e24ba656a1ee89ee5ef4_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:908
  • 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:4996

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 535KB
        • SHA256 bb33f16596cfe0f5942613fc57bff75437f36d8d7dc47307fb53d59f5e932272
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        reader_sl.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe
        • Size 588KB
        • SHA256 0e31c4518e0ff03aa3ce966aeae53eb121aefae31479dfbb685756e69f9e4028
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wow_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe
        • Size 643KB
        • SHA256 83ffbdd44109a97ec91cae2254ef0989c0dee5ace453ae1fd6b31c20af7ecb80
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
        • Size 737KB
        • SHA256 329768381894828efab047a1a489513d962826f12771c7ee680f12a50bcf19c0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe
        • Size 634KB
        • SHA256 52c606ce6ce8609c4cc22553de74d8603f9cb3c23d247329d5818c023cdec3b8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe
        • Size 751KB
        • SHA256 2b76f9a1e9c0163de2726a98e80a88dce2759a46d1cbe786dbeeb73aab93c225
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
        • Size 797KB
        • SHA256 a1cc850d0cf0781bbe04c93a48c9268919cb31e50dee35bcd12a1364b2e37bc4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 dbb651b2a4a0e3de0923e81f148a20b22e9731403d187c048e3b6f1a0d047332
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 550KB
        • SHA256 1fdb3bc057462a12638bd1270ce46b2393161fcab541705d518403f01c74fa8f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 583KB
        • SHA256 1d23e2ab6f45258c63306955a8e78cfb381223c85bdc8b7668695e78dc568317
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OfficeC2RClient.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe
        • Size 894KB
        • SHA256 e8b982bbd7f34ca6e21b78499e097b3a7165106cb010bcb52571a88715f854a4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 0939ac26959c20bc96870a04ade9bfabee887c5d2827857d47d21562489b7f7c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 954f80414be85f99afafa1e09fa0049d0cdd467d834f908bbe3f931c5884485f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 535bac7d5c630a559240b09c47701aa14d10af00f912ed6d5eb55644871a57d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 a7da848390672becb422ed3889793058c2acd6c4f6131e4057faaf072fb195a3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 697KB
        • SHA256 4ed7b2fcad37194552f315431e529b01ed3d8dacfeb7d8836764c3cfefc9982a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 0eed88c7b45d4f5dad1fbe1302b5247c1b1c799abf931fd8ad6fe0c49d0be50e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 7419a8b59bd1730cc78ddebf04675922fdae28155291b6c66c9025357c3239cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 db245a83b4626235391d64d90bcb62167e3cdab618f1c5124a48cceec0f5ce28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 04b87e9fa4657a10572d7e8a9880c772038c145b3ca4f2898d98c65d843cb464
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 40514af8885bad6e17a59eaf43d7f2d6d8c781cdd0dfd0872c58698a90ec1952
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 0e3742cd2e4917427b01b996557a0f1fa348edfd41903695597abf34bd60aae4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 e7ec2ce1213c24270daa498274842c208f68879a058df5f0b43372077f687a50
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 9c8ea2cc905f074581c9140a71ac60998c13510b93b3aa43c12abf9ad845aebe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 e241a54ce018fa439b9dc6d0bc1584645ff899e16d3a4616d954a84c6da8c472
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 efcbd8ae22b4bc899fb190c498fa1e5c79fb15a73b0ce9e876f6e61c14ef8b10
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 7b49617b376bc5a0557be9b0be1328ee403f976a06f1741a3a43ad9b1ea2794a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 6fda3b05e7aefa3a0cfce119e97aacfa31770f4c3141296992e364c13eb937cc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 5282f4abb72e49a39383a5aaf8d2c34d8ee716bd4ad8f2e5b6adfc524c22104f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 868fd7f329c37c65f0a39d070b444a347b89148c2d3f116c80df48153dbcc6c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 481ad7612b646a7674d057cdb3f335a43523eed20f78992ceda689c27109e1d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 69bc2cc9158523b8fad0220446dc77c65e5f9adf379816d9a2f0c4a29933307d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 f4d8cd5865ced637d337dc576746cb1c2d606892b5f1793d0acdef3c56b44478
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 7ffaa82aeb2c05ddf0f2c76d13213a2eed95902b16ed636b4f3ad324411563cc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 ad67ccc2f6e2933925ade21f22613db3c76c3642cb7d7ce86bcb054496f0b730
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 b1df4cdb73a516de5eac9ee348d3a27c0930c11dad3feea2ee03565ec442e3a0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 2bec4a85d4a4cf45a91eae008c7a738bb3b640c82dd5de167627c52cf256f52f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 ad129ce2a543e98380246d49732de394338b8350294c599d774bc981dc288c25
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 e41ac01d64cb5524cd08a67fba883e438784d985ff567f28c65e8b58fb2a0fcd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 0dd4f812db2a2018d3aa1cd736ac55b7cc6b3024e4af7fd093bc90c197b3a2e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 49ce3bd8d6eaa45c17b1b1e45d2b0a4b5beb580c3617a8fcade67cc904c59c52
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 a77abdc7de69b58cc8a4520c8b6a4ec039fccd02513e16ab70172d7f3e57ae6d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 5a0fe8724b842792d7b6fa145d9c8bf1afff1f51b1ae5f370d208248b42fb1a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 1682fbe0d23dccb38a7e85a18dc3d35fc123f3a6e4ae6351b6d358557596b623
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 cf2d20227434803868b95228f5534f066527924a9dc17d2166ccaea6f6ba6e19
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 5dbec7a80d925b293b0daf56814c8d9ed03a61da551ac601ab5f06cabfa4b541
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 128b0106bf2292d32ea8c33d08689a96aa46b1f6f445478b15ed2e30d4c72c55
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unpack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe
        • Size 755KB
        • SHA256 50461088dbe66835e8773f0b42e1645bc16a6eb185478b27791b84c8c0f5fb8d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 3511bfc7bf885e616bcea628097832a906531278fcc91d97e7758c0265e38ee3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 bc80bf3065ac3572487d4443d0ab293334b9149377bd37071475b3cbb69c93a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 559KB
        • SHA256 93b74c03e83d839b6aa2a4d78dde6d395b0821669bf2b9b66b47367f4fbcf85f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SELFCERT.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE
        • Size 568KB
        • SHA256 5d834e1c1a8b0a274f443e5e2b872c9c554e70746fd7cfb23348ac4a05171ea5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SETLANG.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE
        • Size 611KB
        • SHA256 208a8c4adc82d0ffec5539fe2960108c411765331175583a0d2c95c55e02adca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Wordconv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe
        • Size 579KB
        • SHA256 63b0ab6995c8cbfa188f4011e069c34f84a3ffbf344532287d8d056907765293
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msouc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\msouc.exe
        • Size 590KB
        • SHA256 17bd9ae1054c6f01aea5d88c29e19edce45d90093aaa06ef0d3c366135c210f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        osmadminicon.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe
        • Size 596KB
        • SHA256 e0bc88900dd1bc3662301959319013cce9a91fa03e0e5b32e013e5aa7314a7d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        sscicons.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe
        • Size 614KB
        • SHA256 8928edbfca265f074b9d723851f8db502c18668d82d2523440e95f793e4ef11b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/908-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/908-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4996-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp