Analysis

  • max time kernel
    116s
  • max time network
    131s
  • 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, 22:37

General

  • Target
    2026-08-10_488a20da0cc15455387ffb16e4d645ac_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 786KB
  • Sample260810-2kbpmsbj51
  • SHA256 6bc91e1682192b42cab6f4cb7e22b728be3af56785ec312a2e05061701eaa1ac
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 40 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 37 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\2026-08-10_488a20da0cc15455387ffb16e4d645ac_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_488a20da0cc15455387ffb16e4d645ac_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:864
  • 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:816

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 786KB
        • SHA256 6bc91e1682192b42cab6f4cb7e22b728be3af56785ec312a2e05061701eaa1ac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevated_tracing_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 900KB
        • SHA256 2328a997ad6265d546ea8f78afb15ac33143b9736e553291e4db5f30d90447fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 90af902967ce9745f8183f283dc69d27350e0d9c413be6b5b6df3bf0be6f8405
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 800KB
        • SHA256 6b4c111956a2894a105f812390e1ddaff1fe70727609f47b87531ff4e954c4bf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 da1f01cd194cef3329df5b08e045892faa0fe19d4b4d69a272a4951914ce4ee6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 53f659ecaf1fb171ab0b1455bf6e0b0f04006893f65fac03e478f29907c26ead
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 d8a566451f64cf519b102d208a21829f0d65ca1653c5b4426a4995e76f23e4b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 5ca258466b18d09966620c855baabe816f1e147b4fea31e7c0fa48595407b4b5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 1e0a0bf2a925ac24fb6622486f9488abcb5c660fe590189ab62de80868cf158e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 178b3e91efb513c302fe4043aa78e15dbff0043cba14fa3ff074af7f8424b40f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 98afb420b85458b149290da5f352b505495b6661c41a2940e1677b3f4fd7d8b8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 b1bbb34f58dd1f4986af8fde04fc81763b52b1ce13746a4f74e10b79163dd01d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 2abb5fee8f57b8a0c1788ced420eeecd6719f663c1881bb7dadea44676aea1f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 197d6307572e144d507cbf8a6caa40cd93c764c03ccad25e0a7ce87c001082ed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 072380526c246a90b54070024eb0580b6f86765dd8986eda53cf04405fee9e27
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 1dc1ffb668551f07aeff9c307a1e78e55dc650fd0653c4dc2770642b9d772cfc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 347b01cfe4a6e37b26957d3c75e7d3e979919e3687259108d5b4658c3c93a01d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 767825da029e217f13a360b93578247b187a5cb35708457e34eb02fb73adcf62
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 68c2b3455d8f60a10280e7220b4bc93b0bec64501f36ff825751ed03e690d8a0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 2ad17e81381ab6ad46b198d2586cb8cacfbfd276b0f0f1a1b9aa3ae43183bed6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 d34f970e983dbd64b36902a7a4dde52bb5306082f2eb541b8338f07918ea8276
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 3ceae74849723055ad43073ccef31e20b6bf6d3c895e2fe1a78bf5b4b3301830
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 6ed4ea601de1577b39f6a25176687b764d6df686d8778c85957a1e30e6d73cb1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 10b8c6a728fab1fec975f13ccc3efd255023abd82e71afc439047d8874886696
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 de8d1f2021db22b0d5d5b7aa119404059feedda3066a5a467f813ea7b06cf287
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 e64381fd3524d51850ea8b5c67099f5747863222fcff694c46ecc403991de332
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 6a8e177ce90f8adb63a38284f6a3bab3b9ea5200c68d7897217a7347f7a0df62
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 56671d5db116d29f8849ede655cd85a2a496e7ac878208db7b23e1d346084b28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 ae35fd22525153c9ce9823d3b78b1ea251dbb99ca9fba10ea06388b4cddc8bc4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 f187c67079cefe6e5cbf435094dcd695487bb471098e94e0b7e41cf0dca446aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 e8cce003e7bb0ae0da6336132df7d7b2122592294ee4326739501422b0e2ff7e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 d8e091ca7aa2a15530578180602fe10d2e5d612dd1d808fa4b8d2445f4de74aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 ee2c360dcfcbd500cd3484eb0721c6d727e5160fbf1c74ae20e0d55189bb881f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 e88ae458dbe287152d7ebae705912b4cc6dbf60848510352c7695595dab35d28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 63b27a5309665813655df2d0aa2931bbaa8f2694ad1c8e59e9360e7843b2fb46
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 45a759444a4c952938b7aec373bda57cd4856c35ca5919a6ab24650f1c1fcb01
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 4fdcd0d8e73eb5c6c7992e2ba9d2511f65ac442c02aec4a895b5f534bcf7f366
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/816-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/864-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/864-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp