Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    117s
  • 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, 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 20 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:1432
    • 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:4720
      • 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:4844

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

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

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 630KB
        • SHA256 c75b644b8153ca785e8bc23e376b5028aaee99c9d716fa66b0799fb4fcce0ee8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 94c1a48f3d18e79e02bf2eeca6a055396345e15e9ee6e2ab21e5ef2427aff61d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 773KB
        • SHA256 467a6d892084d17c0e94d747d70a0dc7ca546372cd2b3e25b7f919a82929f679
        • 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 ba5e9dba58b5bd6e4f2abb6c410d5f4554de4740ce27682ab87e593cb9bcab3b
        • 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 130KB
        • SHA256 86e5f3f3e3d35f220d71354e1bebbe7f73e29927871e8473dbbaf91eb4206569
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 4.2MB
        • SHA256 27896f64e2df01dbd0868c154880d5fda3ed378b9d8d8071a09eb925773bccde
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 4.2MB
        • SHA256 ff64274fdd53daeebe67768e5ffbb2f14d93790713183293383ed7be14dfab44
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MavInject32.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe
        • Size 440KB
        • SHA256 76963b7bd4c28e3218bb472299157c77e5968e0e5f9e8e99eb92df967d6f8b8e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OfficeC2RClient.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe
        • Size 23.5MB
        • SHA256 96c765b47ec8343e5e6a0acd2e4a817eade21772f81a36785c1de18dbef4a901
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OfficeC2RClient.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe
        • Size 23.5MB
        • SHA256 3d09cab2345a2ff70e51553c3d6c49a826a98fc3fdbafbd68453dbba7d431a74
        • 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 49c745f363d9dba19fda98b57b5fc1676e31938ef5f445a72b49c146ee3a949c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        LICLUA.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE
        • Size 660KB
        • SHA256 6fdbfb2b33299f87f798676a158d6f0ba044a6bab4c63fbb944ba7f749537654
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OSE.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
        • Size 338KB
        • SHA256 eb1464978b91f23bf00cb4f95ff1c9a8bcb59be40b8679ef17c3d8600e94eaba
        • 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 43c629f8132918681994408247343944d2b61374f45a5e28fd382bb6e7773c76
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 224KB
        • SHA256 e9a07d2878b59ef6be5d8edcc43b8c9f99d00091153101153e10b5dee5f93c06
        • 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 137KB
        • SHA256 ac6fbd1466a49e5970ae60860fc60f13accc5e422639374c5e194ea7a819ac76
        • 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 141KB
        • SHA256 4b157bd38dda8e54bd87a3117da2fd6624c1f8db4a3fd87dbc7586b31c1f7cd0
        • 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

        mlboo

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mlboo
        • Size 130KB
        • SHA256 5d6b0fefd20999430da9409e99bfce3168aa3f78078ea2977f2573758f93d01d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        mtcks

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mtcks
        • Size 95KB
        • SHA256 39aaa86712b5ce2f0418d89579272d0535fa6b414a0f5fce979253001ff7a8e6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        mwwsb

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mwwsb
        • Size 630KB
        • SHA256 598f2b1b71142bc1b564326bc85ede778f75922276898261b9f2dbecbf87056d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        welio

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\welio
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 9246c24b939c3aff800b14303e845d3f5b4757b07894e3b039fb2d5b1021e3c7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        svghost.exe

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

        memory/1432-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1432-9-0x0000000000427000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

        memory/1432-2-0x0000000000427000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

        memory/1432-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1432-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4720-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4720-46-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4720-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp