Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/08/2026, 03:00

General

  • Target
    2026-08-08_a35a4bfbf2ad718edd0a747e62806aeb_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe
  • Size 45.5MB
  • Sample260808-dhe3aayera
  • SHA256 1149f23a081dbb9f0a86d3b284f4eaab98b1cb745fbd6c35c0a048a1be9197e3
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 34 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 23 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_a35a4bfbf2ad718edd0a747e62806aeb_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_a35a4bfbf2ad718edd0a747e62806aeb_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4896
    • C:\Windows\svghost.exe
      "C:\Windows\svghost.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_a35a4bfbf2ad718edd0a747e62806aeb_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4876
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_a35a4bfbf2ad718edd0a747e62806aeb_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_a35a4bfbf2ad718edd0a747e62806aeb_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:4508

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 630KB
        • SHA256 78d3ae7eb8e332b276cee2704e1291b43203f49a4649104cccddca3845295770
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 549KB
        • SHA256 707f415d7d581edd9bce99a0429ad4629d3be0316c329e8b9ebd576f7ab50b71
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 028cf2158df45889e9a565c9ce3c6648fb05c286b97f39c33317163e35d6f6be
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 773KB
        • SHA256 024837745441c48a547c3e6f0ded2e38d1a7313dfd5a9974540ad4511f0debf3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 773KB
        • SHA256 0eb578259648cff09b2e1f0a85304ca3623cc3c6b40c7087a0c39860d7ec9115
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 14KB
        • SHA256 2ffa1c010889dc2c03dfef2271343ac6032c3966530c383b92d3dfd99a3aadc5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AppVShNotify.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe
        • Size 362KB
        • SHA256 c2b196ddbe8e0e9af47310afdd920e19f7c41e961748f62374cabe33ef8e546d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 128KB
        • SHA256 12c2312c6bbdd0f714e6cdbbf144850efe0d2a1702933184e7cef89c64416513
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 4.2MB
        • SHA256 6c15d73b7fe6dad3cb1753a3921df28b369c2ee9cf7f30d08fdaff3da83483d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 4.2MB
        • SHA256 6a9d166e76ff5c01b74b8aa5ca241406b238d9f437d5a3a91ae90833bf49481e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MavInject32.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe
        • Size 440KB
        • SHA256 9aa1f6f2e8a93ab00b422c5bc2a86e0c1865eada52b4075adb713d35727040eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OfficeC2RClient.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe
        • Size 23.5MB
        • SHA256 5d2873855afa9202d72633ac848f556f564fb0ae1347cc808877803083913e0f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OfficeC2RClient.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe
        • Size 23.5MB
        • SHA256 79fee9d95d0733fc559f656642081f0936c5df67bac73b4af1964f7183a0ddd2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appvcleaner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 7e0976036431640ae1d9f1c0b52bcea5dd37ef86cd3f5304dc8a96459d9483cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        LICLUA.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE
        • Size 660KB
        • SHA256 9f848ed8003012281a87960788dc84f42d83a2a59dae93f449d2c75a3970fb65
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OSE.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
        • Size 338KB
        • SHA256 d309c958aaa438d74fe7e7326351f9a1d1d8f37f2816dab76a0d9108d1cc20ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OSE.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
        • Size 338KB
        • SHA256 34029380798652427f4055c9ed165aebdf3b84cb0a98b3d45fcd13b9743c0ed6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        VSTOInstaller.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe
        • Size 177KB
        • SHA256 6aafb7d5bb2ffaef60e71e28e395e5e5dde8dfb31891003925bbd87728a6bd13
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        VSTOInstaller.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe
        • Size 177KB
        • SHA256 43c629f8132918681994408247343944d2b61374f45a5e28fd382bb6e7773c76
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 224KB
        • SHA256 662158a264bdc203a479def55a19e395f5fd81560becf1e73296d3881e88bc3b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 56KB
        • SHA256 6e25f414dd65440cd0c285990f4eef789a831fff640dadb4afdf79a5dfd95bc2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 64KB
        • SHA256 8213b9d08bab963769a154eec681c0931efa401803526ba0a62d2ae2673c45cc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 60KB
        • SHA256 b9f519a9b6b129464e7a9b349e40aadb5de40dc8c6a4ebee43997293b07c14b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-08-08_a35a4bfbf2ad718edd0a747e62806aeb_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_a35a4bfbf2ad718edd0a747e62806aeb_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe
        • Size 45.5MB
        • SHA256 48d0733b9b62d473b693a67ba65facf17a4a8983db976b57582e72802c0c26f2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        famai

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\famai
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 ecd0c3c3490c7f05ebc48c9788c6e8ca9ebc41e4e8ca18f18fd0cb53104b8467
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        svghost.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\svghost.exe
        • Size 81KB
        • SHA256 286ff7d832d7afcc066a5abb6043a7ddec8b18d32d86569afa8143e3b3a57593
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4876-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4876-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4896-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4896-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4896-2-0x0000000000427000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4896-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4896-11-0x0000000000427000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp