Analysis

  • max time kernel
    112s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/08/2026, 16:07

General

  • Target
    2026-08-09_b6b75341d39f0c64fb3b199051fe365f_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 904KB
  • Sample260809-tk2xtshp7s
  • SHA256 58fd60fac1cc18725b3855772e8054878cac44cd9aee8d6e34c7d5162da7684f
  • 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 16 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\2026-08-09_b6b75341d39f0c64fb3b199051fe365f_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_b6b75341d39f0c64fb3b199051fe365f_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:1084
  • 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:4872

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 904KB
        • SHA256 58fd60fac1cc18725b3855772e8054878cac44cd9aee8d6e34c7d5162da7684f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 6d83217722473873d22ebb5bd9534e68204a2f3fe3f8210807428e4da4b11058
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 919KB
        • SHA256 f21f0ec78c635afe97fba50f723c56b0cc0d54d4a16df3a53e4603ae31da405d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 952KB
        • SHA256 abd36350dafb6a68cc6f07f3a90670d8f906c47373756c838facd7c798afcffe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 8d3b389218a494233461be710db2aa64b84548a47bb9ca9247b65349a494e84c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 7489b1832e6d27dc8a2c6867d294894cd4e253edf50feb7ce242d8d0ac5a8321
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 8c0fe7af497129357ca3a6e0b8220658aca32cf955999165e3fb4687f363c687
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 3e3e25852ead5f6512836caa70030c346a68dd1e16a5405088c3139c1a247166
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 066135ad63ebcc7e9033ffb1fee073205c70720f3fbbc347404c9c3365bd97e2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 03bf590358210f4be5e1e97320af4367c0a192eed51a54fad7a20c929b4c917b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 76da5fbf4189136c211a889b36159165823adc7f6e060f4b4cd07f098d5bdb37
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 11cc44e80702a0dc0d4de16d4bf24c9f20bd0247ace70b1e6593609d3504f040
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 3a4e51a60ecd29934e0dfcdbaca1eb25fcbd17a5ca997d37577c2fbb33e0bd18
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 48a12530d6c86489bbaa7ac669662dba6f9aa764b98e2729d25cd2820b05540e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 c045d74d750d407fccf36c2b06546e1f0ed2af09bb979a4560c8dfc3fcc8b5eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 6e023445471b6354adbefa43db531f2b62a6c8b62df58c1244fcceffcb234127
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 8d91ccd4244749e01ab0ef0694ebe49b853c66c421cb4e4cc11fa65f90d3eea5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 974913df1a762dca8e0f429c21ec6960e1c93d874b9e81b1e571a5aececbbe9d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 f50d89912dc24813c6851341dda5d1a938a5d948b4f0f775fcb5c18f1fcf0898
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 e0f970926781e1fb6e8bf49b9b8018fda65ed0df786ff00e4a9e3ce34dea9081
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 0ee60c036d9ee47e8e10335a4ef04cdef111e735d2149cf09ef1ab098ab364cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 a547aeabbaa874b34bd4571fcea6aea482e76958a31f9559f41b26940b9aa9ec
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 4783f602f83c0cc8db887445db69202aacc12fb93d03546c8687213e4fd9899e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 f84810cf97495ac002cac52d29b3f3b641d43a4e9a4155a244d0e2f0d115ba08
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 e05fce934f1bc87461bb3e5771c8406ab013456fc4110a0baa422094474c8bad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 91b6bd44cf46c1f5325499e8bec2a183175f09732b4eeeba3595bc66be0f9131
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 215d8c0fd650c5a5bde32d431cdc67a49cb3e11ed96835528a14a203f8fff9ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 d6ff5e639afe60cfe73ee9b11190ec25bd0dc9f4b0c3e8fe8e1f3773fe96d8d1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 b9718ac7fdcc12ddcd1fd9758e0fa64c9cd0f23d211b96e08d9f78c67d1df105
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 b5e065f6f51d3d2f9db5f3442197ff88815b068e1c5c767efb6722488fc0c28d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 dfa3ee1062af1f969583af20bc35ccad19ec32ea9764d942b265514ae72d90ec
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 bc2a8355f9f7ca5cc7120892fbea9faa1526606446b03be85cfa9e7352b2d330
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 2fc8bf2c917d816d0ea9e74a7e38045efc68ee70495c3ca83c3c95fbd6ba172e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 1c92c6ed81f77e08d15d6860129ec8faf929c3ed7530f9701ce7ba6f6563e28f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 d79ae19981a748f17232fdf79e754c61f66b9fec8689a278dd80f8185a31126d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 b81c07b854f75df7eddc6cb4ff916241eaa079c6b92c95119e8263c5f5388619
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 3ffc8b7295c3b59590536e777e7d6c375d49d8141b48abf07185368da55804d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 3c6976e2eb811449156c9220559416fbbff6c9c9cca0314b4952e60798f5e2fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 357ff1a7786603ff1c58056216f031db499b2bba354ffc591d0c3139233763e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 daab029b260a61dae2e23a2deadbb560de6b395d462226fe5addaea3321939f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 546c791db4edbfaa2c6c910f208006f888ac73a5286832bc7fb7477d46197b6c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1084-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1084-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4872-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp