Analysis

  • max time kernel
    103s
  • max time network
    153s
  • 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, 17:00

General

  • Target
    2026-08-09_35f2893d393a7b156310627b6026bd99_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 904KB
  • Sample260809-vjaydsbe48
  • SHA256 f8409e32299eff47b475602f2c656818380e285a018cce14486686b422a60e78
  • 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 1 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_35f2893d393a7b156310627b6026bd99_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_35f2893d393a7b156310627b6026bd99_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:5748
  • 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:244

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 904KB
        • SHA256 f8409e32299eff47b475602f2c656818380e285a018cce14486686b422a60e78
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 86b7061f6cb039285debcfc676b2d4a4a6b00149a055f5c1d29e37d2909606cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 919KB
        • SHA256 925edb81abfc810d553299401d06295c53ccd917e0ed479d10d86fd218f562f9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 952KB
        • SHA256 fdd34edbb245bf57e889680719feb5f8aace4590ce1fd0e4656e082280d0f902
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 ac65ef1dc49a3113b568effb241a5c963fceefc678c5dba17de844b90d40da16
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 43eccb2b06914f3ff3a475a08e8d20f648142ae5a25528950f75cbc5b8aefdb9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 76992e6ff2ac13c628d4c436e7a1177f21e8500d510f01afd5898cbb24237899
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 bc49a0c8f74f9184fecd9913c1ee4de015c5bc7f67aac3c8595c14bb7f668e08
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 1fad6c652fb5ae1272fccc5552050c8aa927fe5f29f4b7d4a724ec14536428e0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 0b98efb55717d5deb116d51e0efe7b4fa4adba598e7e4d6f0c12d251e9ef9eb5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 61261cbe5ca3e3c0d4be69bcec10a783eff713705da7facdf2acea047c632951
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 52d0728cbb605bd5c1ec339ff804c32c1dd4f7e1d5742b13c9e65e7194c93896
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 1b6381777571570a591350336270926f95890efa88e2ea1867c5c1eddd8f8158
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 af1786fefc67d72029534584930600f412763a71625396dbdb53e28a0ba3fd8a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 9a26aac94b60dde9fffdf934578ee23c19621b7a7e6864d98aa0ee81909ac6b6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 c83e0d6f4b37c42b329a84cfbb87b7c74786fd78eb6e7516018d83b3ecb3b21a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 e3cd39d67c9caa67a8b64bedd1cb63bbdcd34916edf21c5f243def90e6869c0e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 d89cda281c9c3a91112c76c3b53e5c2b1e65e7d32e846e49e66dd2f12ddc38f7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 02c1e0de32fb88a8ef8a0638e7c424891413dd5231e5f2daf89769be38ec55d4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 77ed9e84de19de1fa695e8026e75b81ed4aba793d5e1eb9a484d74a819f88909
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 717be7c764f730e54ea1ad525e17b9d8a0bfb365b443310dd30bfcab8386a050
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 a960f916e1e4ddc18d5c580ce6b423f475ae736b2a3fbe21f46419604e7af182
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 48825601f17743e1981ec1dfd64c58734a2aa888b6596f630e4ad98c903b19a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 fc9f54aa5ccb3f9867fe5545b9e59e9679971237198c421cab3e072da2489c2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 9a32a28fe10bd0be347b56218a08180fa2bf80d289c1736076718d1f49d113d1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 00a88f934940964b539c346ac02e1f713419fc73a58ddb253c4aca1aed03ccbe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 59c53f78f705bd8d976e08cf5cbeeaad9930905f327d17ee8e333113f8263f04
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 af1c5ce7bb1e07bcecda244c811c1eead753f9e8f6a157e24611f1abb7d4b39b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 4a9abe8222cb7b75147ffd050f6dd6322de9af7386bca1478f15fcca29eeac21
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 7d84b8a8c2f3193ca8fd89cb32f0277822d5d057db5160717c46d6de10eb561d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 282b8316d9aea77c6c417aea15c9773e6da648fdce14733f32904239563a427d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 790a531a36691d871fbc76381b019d99e4d0ec166c2dea2c8db3ab9e37d91a02
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 e085c13c65434f0d1eeaf3df0dd9a11db6312341494ae5c97a1b10b419395fcf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 84b34f6fa54d30e249f4552af23b1cee1ac01974386f9e37ba12b4372f7f3e93
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 48db38e892706711018ee4575daf6b1ab3b14f714244e3b2e746575a91f70ae7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 4f42d97bb3d0320e24dafe27b813ceb1af23cac1a7a5ad5555f8be6d8344b083
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 5755da9f6f4b74ffc64e502e511a8c7da9feeda676d99afc6b52b3767386d555
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 6b2555445eb9654b3a0016910dd18c6d67852d2f18a1a98058a6bc86767bdcd8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 9d0ffd411832df4c3d8247ef1f41b472c9f81f68931cea64fa70f48777429899
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 6a452465dd0e0a1f57169c845b739d9adecb3fd75195c1408e92874d10da8fe2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 bf425969b190bfcbbb461380126d087c280ce612283b67e4dc451288a09f272f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/244-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5748-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5748-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp