Analysis

  • max time kernel
    97s
  • max time network
    132s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/08/2026, 16:23

General

  • Target
    2026-08-09_8f0280f1d7fec7853fe07f5e69e24a24_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 904KB
  • Sample260809-tvtzza1gpd
  • SHA256 84ba973ccee653a33d0f1f5b714e2115ac8b887fb8d2f299815d1fd8b338a0bc
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 50 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 46 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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 System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 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 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_8f0280f1d7fec7853fe07f5e69e24a24_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_8f0280f1d7fec7853fe07f5e69e24a24_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3184
  • 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 System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1608

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 904KB
        • SHA256 84ba973ccee653a33d0f1f5b714e2115ac8b887fb8d2f299815d1fd8b338a0bc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        RdrServicesUpdater.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 c7232d7838a33e8e2a255c0453837c93627f10d999369fbf2cd4dc266dc664c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroRd32Info.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 dff1568668ae7daafc1fe89dc15d567449b648f5bf5122d341f4f6d46cd94283
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroTextExtractor.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe
        • Size 951KB
        • SHA256 fb366e0532bbe83ab720398917e0f38dc8257e66ed2a6d65d1666353690e54da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        reader_sl.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 eaec649859a6b049f508ac140733cc1c72b487ea68165ff1e15bb7529c11c0b3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\notification_helper.exe$
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 ac063e46bff229edb5b8cc99a885be4a022cc70bde0b9450bf4c1160a23dc84d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedgewebview2.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe$
        • Size 1019KB
        • SHA256 141e7124ce547bdff6f6c2dc6bac1b4b78216d7368fed879465de1be90e345c0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 5429028eb87d7f74ba905af4cfce2417d50bd992d409ef3f3fc2a7ff32e1dc00
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 919KB
        • SHA256 362433c75390407511e6a678b37e60f6ad526609521057dfdd1b2cb79d76a512
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 952KB
        • SHA256 4e69228982a172a00dcfd90f2d9260905b42cdcb61a3b126a4c5a66ea6c63dc3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 9ee7f447e0c9bfb08974234a27886acb40a02326d6dca3d2fbafb8e0e46d2c27
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 a31cfb06c7139c2d4ecc6d9fe74668e5af51c75e4e3d27596f852a359fa5eeb1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 e573ca3df4753d247e3e8675d1e6ae56b1dc02221aba56e2852d7bd091a10452
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 8713f1663cf21390033a1fba8b1cea36e3e3120981260f600d0270c7fe66926a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 1fa8e83216bc146fc8a07c3f9b4d0cd0c0cc606b412567aff13a1acde9eb0c4b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 6170b5ac55c272b64d7daf7ad3019040506fd2ce42bf34f39bddba03ddde244f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 389d0836b445bc4ff26849a7d9dc3725a2dc5481c25abc1c4e7f86fb21e27e62
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 3c1b31bec62d3ca15cd9f0ebe02649d58523eb33508ee53da3900580460a270d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 c1ca00793e85d9bf1ba20a454090ec756e0a2df7fb88dceb28ada7f8dd255969
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 fa8f03368194f77900e353abbecc8b15864db75ccdd2616e625e887aca6f1ae9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 f42c036e746f3f74b2893e9c7e6097768276e0a6e6897fdd9f14811dd4bb62d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 7525b218ba8e623f72632df1a7acb99940101a74a18970acc5813730f0f25a93
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 5d192d9b8812ee71b70d1741bc2d37834ef97969769368423678779597e232ea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 dfe3acf351dffc0b975f27cc56bf8eba35c7f88731763d2504595f7be967496a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 4bbd713de34a4edc9c677d266cbb004fc223476126977c59139d80ff9b1a64f0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 0cc5d7d950e4e48cad5833583ca2dff7cc857f3fb8b3a6daed9c8b482f9ec0f6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 929a9cb4b15f03f027273878c8cda6676d4ff97112fbc6e95f9e852ec07ab7fd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 e61b5a0650ea709d30b0fda83cd9147ff50b5199555d696b78727b5f6d74cd72
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 2319676e44eeb8c854e535133b7ffda1c246103bd31007a9bab6e87f9389a00a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 79d4f3c49e5bdcfc03d59eac44d9aee984586c3ac00b2ff862de062582152ed8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 0bdeecad80f9a35660aa2284d7625bf3e47855382713963cd7d31d48c1d4158a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 47333d1e9a48869b497dcca88292df017d5c3ba7c915fc3265f3d3cebccac07c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 67b3560f58e102c638c4afb6c048fe8e80f7f3ea15cf6618d0fefb5044ae6ac4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 406eac4ace433c45c9541d4ed41288a9d1fa65fb9502e5ad1109cc72851af8d1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 6039effa92fa7fa201d4388511d8469e083d9d1454dd6b03b92b257b92d52079
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 a67e0bd22cf4c2074e8a363e0acb5ff11d54dc805ee0a280ccb392929dccf7d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 34c3213aad9f2626144711679f7d03b0b4effd262d99a6f4ed23c9420f8122e9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 6606cf62a70ef1781fc65da4c570d6703a7c33e5ddebc55f3e3efc16363593d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 188410573faafd1afe34ce2622f550ec105a373e1d6df059c6b93464a63dbe8f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 d057655915c6d778eb0d84aa32b3fe4da09f1e80b437c03be42835c9a7d3aaf4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 599a26eae768fdb60c624c7b72cc6a22ed13f8ffa49577c6d6cec9dc1e0c589b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 587eeddaaad3f840446ce0a620fc06e385b25fe71a278bb8bfc77ec766156512
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 066cec1ed32ac4aefcafb4a69fd488431cbc66635476b3db0945fc318a521d16
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 4cbd2461b02e3133e934edd33088ef848d0691d5ec0a4a8f256dde5b07f0654e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 ca6f20f6a9480375f1be7284be3032a8d27752ed03cdefde423e40fe0c78f21d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 bc39d20d3b9d022c7859fb6a923db73ef6dd092d71c9295f3e729bf04f23701f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1608-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1608-42-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3184-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3184-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp