Analysis

  • max time kernel
    118s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/08/2026, 22:18

General

  • Target
    2026-08-10_79e4e5cf6fb39bac1cf22e3ead3a2f51_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
  • Size 718KB
  • Sample260810-179drazelh
  • SHA256 139d9709efc083e7f0578b7c7035275c87204a1a17d9c6919efb37ad723acd3b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 42 IoCs
  • 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\2026-08-10_79e4e5cf6fb39bac1cf22e3ead3a2f51_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_79e4e5cf6fb39bac1cf22e3ead3a2f51_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.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:2212
  • 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:4148

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 718KB
        • SHA256 139d9709efc083e7f0578b7c7035275c87204a1a17d9c6919efb37ad723acd3b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe
        • Size 817KB
        • SHA256 a2c562a03767ec9ff243af352eb7600a4dfe4ec7a98f6e8eaa0fe1d58e27ac58
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe
        • Size 934KB
        • SHA256 2e94ec7e6a731723e97bab82f6bcd9f5ac273cb64e501648eddd5f8fe43dcdbc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe
        • Size 817KB
        • SHA256 d9d38f22db4e57807dcceb25b57006f280703500f008c03f8f346697b12fe7dc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 f4bc73744c9c25af79cd821baafa26db67a12b16ec026acc4c95e48a273c4c49
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 733KB
        • SHA256 41a22cac325d5704b290c928b40fdb13342ac35704fa00da28f0e67e86364025
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 766KB
        • SHA256 5c33bd339e388c6ef8c994dbca8aa88944fa6a1a3fcdfba3af3010de8ada8480
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 e2f3b9f30504a3a7effc632d9d33ff0f84b55015215050dc6b29aafd6cc57f8d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 a99c8ceb32c988bc8584e7a6388a2bd050706f1bdd58089bcae81cef317f6c37
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 9587849331794518f1ef9a2beb88734226cff8b14e65721b028a842829ee59ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 83f2cdb455a13db2ff041795d8287909fc17377b535ad8afa5849313acf5af61
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 525318758cb618f4b0e1740a12d76633af95e24959741290f352329635e4ed5f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 bfdcce63f4facc2d47e01d6c8e1a535813199e7964995c9e5f760a47459afe5a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 51d0773055e951eac718034614afc85f4e512860096e5b3bdfcd8fb7fc9e4fe9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 06ffdcd4c2c9d870457779370b7835def85efce8de37e0d01d3c580a7edf4e88
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 bc29f936cea4ca69a32a4092f98b6cb88a841cef5b77d65ea1a1b7bf3d7634af
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 a5f797be4560ea0dc5bbcafefbabf8e353ed3db725a9de71a69f5ad58a850b73
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 053884a9b543f58071761293bb5213a9040be77db76cd906030a068e079b239e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 f961a5d8235270d936b1803ac87d03f523e56683827d33a31591976dd3cb4abb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 cf58acdeadef07a708963d685927080b73abddb68bdc62f1fa12a3b3043a71cc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 fcbe62a124229a4323652b978530aedfc63b1a5135f134507c229749417b9599
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 1864bf34d56211ad92de1ce4679dbae9841d998c5757509aed0feb1f800b9138
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 575c728f71ee110960e078723d26d52d8896d49c6d28be6d1da3bbd753e7aeb1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 9c49d6cf1eac5eb692b0d1bce27db0fead99fd6b525549f430344fb6a0a8d7e7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 90fb7a4e0ba16d244e99852d255d39c59f931e5861c0dacd7ba2d9b9be8e7bc4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 f913e63ce3ce08d68fdf0587ce6d6ec67348a6e80fe7cb5a07356c6dd9c55e10
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 d91cd52add5410934e5ea343c65b99418307614dfe7cc26894543185acf0bc0c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 dbcca0bd59a3ebdc2897e059d52fc2768f59118e5f011431f692fa96a844c698
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 fd1b4e7d3d955eddb86258f3e5cc970b1d77ae2e2f41d264bced20461472b7f6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 af01fcadf8f9b9ba64f6312511eb243c15a2f2e63d3b38f5d4295b4c82172cfc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 18a3d6c09e8038032353b1cf32c30514975a829aa8727c85359533d7a163ca82
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unpack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe
        • Size 938KB
        • SHA256 9f4f3ef11a3d8a43e1ad42429451b92197ad4c3cf226d263cd493d0b0168ec64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 2837ee5046e2e9c685c4c93ad4e5903bbd92df65c0db1c0395af6a6b49f4ff56
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 9964a243a988b79ef1b6da17fc4a45c752969e78447cc3f4b235c0ff8848b622
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 abe907299f45cf855fe6b72d4802d3cbdb6f75a78dd1ac3a4ee6f24ee3b44047
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pingsender.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe
        • Size 801KB
        • SHA256 2102ee61c261dd1fedeae41c943c4ff7bd7f56aa74c47065a79c54905e8ad66e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        plugin-container.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe
        • Size 858KB
        • SHA256 2b47d522d9325145d9674384db7584fd46b4251cbf4a2e12fc92d2f26842e422
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        private_browsing.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe
        • Size 783KB
        • SHA256 1966a103336626f231d3dc605e8a65522978baa346070719f55f189424f4cd3d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        FileSyncConfig.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\FileSyncConfig.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 f9f16338f0e5fae89e0d8082a824b7eb174c778a0d6f0b9d036d1c7a9e7e8821
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2212-1386-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2212-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4148-1417-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp