Analysis

  • max time kernel
    109s
  • max time network
    128s
  • 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, 15:56

General

  • Target
    2026-08-08_778d20cf634d0362edcdf36ced865b60_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 862KB
  • Sample260808-tdl8sshq2t
  • SHA256 75bac95f5bc8ec8a6952c171f4941ec849a257e732401c608638e51e7a065d5d
  • 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 19 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_778d20cf634d0362edcdf36ced865b60_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_778d20cf634d0362edcdf36ced865b60_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:3588
  • 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:4936

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 75bac95f5bc8ec8a6952c171f4941ec849a257e732401c608638e51e7a065d5d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 de9e4b4cd8f4bb0c1379b5612c9ec462a84ec0f7b9c8ff7142cd79119eb8c837
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 877KB
        • SHA256 d4a2c555e31d4161f7922b0823e056c9ef4a3151bfc8c57edcae820cc8bbb63b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 910KB
        • SHA256 bfb8ab6f4e66894b30e5c9b9f135030463139b2bc8ea91568bcbb5b5355ee57d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 50e457ceb4021d39f6685f220d37561c08d6f9b13ab6676a6b8c27b96d2d5bf2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 ea95668e6d2615b938b2bc16d528f9bba7775fc9c2755e34fdb4cb5977fa6297
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 b518261c59c8aaea5fefbeea7741a244c685869be804940fa954d7eca394a9aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 2465ecd1de486fd397766de341b8b188de8d50ae083fa977cfda3c87192c5cb2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 fa2327010e539c01cc43caeabb62bdd273663e7f456a2019503d403a7879ccd8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 e865394a26e3e2069d0f55b0a3bfa5f04bab2fd70b3decc0fe3427dcfd283582
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 a7853707afe1d8cbedfa5a1261d52d8de1ff7a38f049489ecce7724428002e83
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 28e638313f7fa67a7b29f73a0473cd5389a0b9caacedf415de889dc4a8a15954
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 80e1e2b32b4c99374a21571b46af9341321941ad708b7ca43c477a1a3b7cffc5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 85d4bae9cdb3eecac33aee2e89265a26d683c84d5bae266d719caa19e722e175
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 2265af2ac06e38641d4deb5ad08bebb10fe0dd2cef0d1f86b1d59a033e37f324
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 275a5594b14ada3a92ef41bd397facc66e14b68563c9b84c74cf1718f30f9761
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 532dc974ffee9ced72e493be7b0bad0132a3f5fa5b35676085f229955c5e75ba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 96e9a14dfcfc5edd1f0fe81ad3c7e60781a669696df9546051198e0b1dd679dd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 719e1c01b80a0301f3535f901b81a819e290fc83f54ac70e7a94d36ac16e515b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 0f1b0aac48284e05fa638ee100c3bbeae30df4b5b32d9f80e549063431691b88
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 09e9207bda9bec2932d3a9f34d5435936f70232fcd7bcec522fafd362d5ad499
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 21a8997a9bba76bebbe180f7973e54bdcca674153cf85cbed478bc44b5b7328a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 171a0eb924cc5935367e11831423c9c5c9ef42cf01e264f52b517f0ae80d77e0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 9dc8d0f1f218e5f8d458b6120d987fe89db40bf639be460733344430e7c7f32d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 30b6df1e286b61c55a12c206525b50de3952255a676f7b20a0c7da7091be0cc5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 3a59d397064efb4b9f873ed04a44ce7c3a4d0c388281c6837b8af23cf6921337
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 a765e4b9bdbee76a7a2369647892b96f999ba4dfc84ea813bc282ff1036e5801
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 debbb16b67e453d660a6b0cf7de7b084b97fd96862e041b9856496725b9e99fe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 f80326d0a8c05eba9e48b435fd9824898f764d78b3a4a434bf2b4c25abc34233
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 51b08404784e11d10005e41d850a2eab2a85f726f98d76ab306a7ca38e2dbdf1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 155d77dd40e3222743f1a894023047783745de94247cc082a0466a660244f61e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 4bb7b79cfa9974a34bde41a6a3ea45647038737e3ea4aa22935334f03a45c52f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 23988ba52483e0a2ea86df866e30148978059bbd0b63c987cabf54afc18d2442
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 6ad0775587c541b2d7f85231e737eaf0a3c677ddad5c3ff7470af58f6a8b53b9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 556f3e1790dddf54e9f68f494e6ec0f05103457afa9f9c5c3cf42b0743b2e9dc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 7d7636e07c8330d7c01a607f9fe5f02f9b8c5ae0d0268dad9d61d2689affd015
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 264fb4ee70d04e1dcfb76da0ff9b3d95f769deafc6c50ee6253d64b06f4b3342
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 21134106ed26aeab9cea7b64e3ad858f263119a03c14d2eb86ec0a44d5cf4ba0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 c01af3e8f1491065a71b7f95a9d6f561cc3cfedf52c5c7aeecfb48842b0aa287
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 c59c32de8512e978313f7baf2733173770a548778398f426b5051d289080893f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 f94150f2c72458df2f934386d201094e0338380d07cea9426a721203490858c6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3588-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3588-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4936-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp