Analysis

  • max time kernel
    113s
  • 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
    08/08/2026, 02:53

General

  • Target
    2026-08-08_b4c71e4e427aa84ccc31619873a0b260_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 839KB
  • Sample260808-ddg13syele
  • SHA256 1e94ab9769982f6e7270ea3e58a8ff67d620710760c970f1a7b96fc5de57eb74
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 44 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 41 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 17 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\2026-08-08_b4c71e4e427aa84ccc31619873a0b260_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_b4c71e4e427aa84ccc31619873a0b260_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:4936
  • 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:1368

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 839KB
        • SHA256 1e94ab9769982f6e7270ea3e58a8ff67d620710760c970f1a7b96fc5de57eb74
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 70b70422fcedf14be71efd6def701f43b3f9fa24d5be55aad0494b073ff9aaf3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 853KB
        • SHA256 09123003da278ca40776e55f059df837cb602b18488923530a92df366a30f246
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 4acb4d8fb7babce652916d8ee747883404a3aa46fe4be22a1e6b35f20d14409d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 efe5cd5405bd0d4b657a79d3b1bd0a3b3d8707bbc163bf7826440902ba05900d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 d7dbe9a771b3d08dec450c2bf5f95ba8d4956a16fcd9135bda28f45af3012cf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 ef96feafc6411ee278dd1607372aef5cb5ec2ff017a948df165c2d5ae1ab8257
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 e2132d5d826211f946935cc49fe36cc75690bcddad1f0026240749b4caa2efe8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 085cd53cdad3a10321829778e59afe035cd8b703d568688e941cdbbb5aa1d8bd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 149ff95bd320700b5eedb6a1ed22bc727fad13292461f4edada88e3d26904b19
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 148a2dcfafeacab223735b9668850ce2c6c0381b3f3a5868b53ec6688954293b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 e08f3aa6ea348cbf5ee6d84f606ebb084c19e5006bae11b3a001e69c8ddafee3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 1a8dfe62298250f4419765133aea812fe886915b1da36a5565993719149e2d4d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 10fc3c0cf17f17f854f0e78ca41b7af86503306dc75d30a9f2c98386418f5c7e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 d56bb8ed755a7ad4183bf044fd6c68233bb7081ba79f3d8c10350f6199ec6ca7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 b689cc53b50dd8a644f1d7f7701c4725ce32c60fce28bc99907d2ae54213c008
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 14be9796c32a20348e77899bbf3874d97f1aaa21d833b58a7b95ad9c0de86f3b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 b3f8311b7481b06e7883345188120f7b4339253902777096e587e74d2cfe10af
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 a0168d98d07e1083eca2cb834be51d7749c33579328e4c20bfa7e8ac42ff6b79
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 5cb1bde1d9a842e65b992dfc02225b617f669568546897a0c4b5b910bf56ee4d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 a63e184969d9f6ed8f8c87f4a0f17ac637c97ab041ff6ff4349037495d23eae0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 72d1563d88d7031e150475f4d56d03460fa736d399c8af7f7b88fbf9db667563
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 b05de0e00afd559ee46f9ec2cda2ba193ca684bdddc53421b9c20abfcf910082
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 d3c4497cafc1f0a2543812644cb4c3bdb79b1c2ba6828c1807c15633f5f85df1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 c953510a795241b6a74f94a9de5202e399fd20dff071f6fc8936216d1dfba5c3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 46691ae057cef8ffab00be61a0449500fbc643bf52b56b4b230894bfca51f38c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 bc71b0159441ec0ce50ce7bafa9abae87c6408009708b7f719b0fa24310f0e5b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 69c0ad29216236ff682d0296e71aa4a6fe6eeaa271f7dce0ec3b682b0b9eddce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 3773db50a679f34888cdb7c843f5d62d3c6ca115b493214c9e51855b369fbb1e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 3383b88b0ef625502835ec1b829996272267f366dd63218743b0f77c07ea5693
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 9665335a57c3a899906df2f1a701bf6c32ed40835fed39d5360d0fb7e75b340c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 a22c639550069cbfb46f219a3c2e58a59738f40632e3b4ffbb09440031f6a89a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 2a5c961a05c4ba1f71c812a66aa0a761b04956ccdeff5aefcbbf5d38f810f9ea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 251476a00f58a4f7af545436b8a6492455fcf315624cee9a4a9036ea3daf26d2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 4fab11df254b77fa825333fa757f54a080ffae7e528337aa0c8e7760ae5080d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 064010510360991c9ea63420aada763a13aaf2ddf7c885df0f711a67dbee184c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 f7bb873ab4c4bf021a310f698bf3643311649a48312dcff6f69293de602ae19f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 6d5a6e96e7f652c431f0761b795cd9c59c1a6eeb710fcf0b1ee27b7ca930acd3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 24fd5452493b048534d06faebc6135066a497bf96b8ce2d5bb1d176416a5946c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 488729ac95556c40e644d5546d3021686b6a4d641a5842bc0b431c61b1931534
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 d93ee0af2d82e082d2b92ac23d210fc524ad93d5b6b4d16a9f4f5822bbedc5c9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1368-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4936-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4936-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp