Analysis

  • max time kernel
    117s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/08/2026, 04:35

General

  • Target
    2026-08-10_80f93bf52401a273fa93e7fa2e0dcd02_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 838KB
  • Sample260810-e7n7xsbj9t
  • SHA256 68f6edd75998ac5ad6ecfda658e64f85798a46a7ee6eb6778ab4d827eb62990f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 44 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 23 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_80f93bf52401a273fa93e7fa2e0dcd02_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_80f93bf52401a273fa93e7fa2e0dcd02_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:2236
  • 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:2776

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 838KB
        • SHA256 68f6edd75998ac5ad6ecfda658e64f85798a46a7ee6eb6778ab4d827eb62990f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 955KB
        • SHA256 771126bb783bc3357b4ef8b78615812861a2e6762f1c06f5a863c7294d04a835
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 e3785aba249577086ebc25a95353e9e2dd9d3ea435e3981f6c47e99151965ce2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 853KB
        • SHA256 176b0c0de0d526361436d92df14e11cb46942298bbb5db6e901172fc89be06b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 067440febf13fb4cc46d7be04e982cdba16f5058ccc9a00e80cb82f7d01799bd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 b3e416370f5ce2e205a0f5657721d32baa0e4eeede8af3e9292cd8c44e522bce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 ab84185438bc082536b2577bf949fb4dc06b25d6e6337a22da4b76929ce6cf01
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 5b9fae211febaff3633a4a38f0d2a472ab830fafb414edc287bc549616e031d8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 8ce8f4be1bf30f6e35b7403dc0e98bfa279351f86e9e6599647dfa5d10b8cd1c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 d3bf4ed52e313e1e529ff07df53123333175e422a78dcbb9268bad4d5c2b8434
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 ac68d684a0caa804fae7aef98f0bb66655f417d677bbee26a0a8f69654402aa6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 bc783d9845f4c543f88e575bf65d3acba063b20a0101ef07142d928a486eb956
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 1cc78a93955cc6d9356a4998a43ed4dea07dcb3394fd2fc8f9ef4d16b680e929
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 95f0fd70cec24045f324d2c57b17ee80be09f1ac3992e5de5bc6dc58893537fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 68b39abc6209f6cc186fece37048d068b5347064351736c3dbb2b08de29a87b8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 e0fd16a31a57097185dcca2dfea5f6f14cc73bf82cccb1d1a9e65dc7dab9e6ca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 2264d25b555ace64bf7d45cc553bb580597b6c35c6f4f00a06a3503d306cfa24
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 517e2fb08c4090919c173d920a412cbb5faa978ebd5c80e5ae90dfed2252b06a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 c484ef651b84a668e1384f1a1156318b585f1b9df3c4cc678f5329d224534284
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 ac6552ce882ec032baeb9c04ecc42f685c25da5cc7db67f522b173caa6272a68
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 2323ea50d03db11c0d877d4d5aab852933da215c7becb5995512d15f9361ee49
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 370ece507f4f4d8d1128349e4dbcbd7310ef8c274ae0589f90171afb94d6d278
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 de3d3c207b69e071b7d937411f28ebbde63bbb8a4224f2fb2a3a710d845b27c6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 6b47eb5e5a1f593d920d8975ac252b7503db9770c2c82092713aa338bbe6284e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 50ee238a38edf29108129fb93a87531addb7f198e4a7f6800a611af1ed77b11a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 13db61d2330a782d48313f24b664443aabed901ff224428e62bea4d97407c767
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 27fa415f216b47285134c3a3c66d52fa97ab6d5770cc34b3dc5d673c0f1ad6a1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 b349c4aab690e911fb523e60af93d624b1a8dfa8f45e9b13a2e8fea3c6019921
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 b96071d7aa274f3bacd265824211d934914434cf84d22f51820133c19c66aa73
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 117cf66be90491db3f3d39bff6988cd25d499e76a52a8f5bb713d550974f0361
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 ca27a839c92aae42c0644bca27e190e7975ad906c409680b775cf86b7d37a424
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 9958d221fc472b390c2c21ddfe8de602fb95fe5f51d6826bb4692112f3db2239
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 3993ab843dab431ee321c1927916cabb209a95af2e1d5a5223721e7ff641d146
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 7315b23e42544f854768853e85e7eb0827cfcded723a312d83580f2783349f21
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 c3a9ad95a0cf40b4f19e6755fc99439eaf6b1f40e499784b6585aa473696df63
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 6d00fa4a9b54d3891418206893dc59e994651069a3203bc1ad8a4d7726b9412e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 2de03a6a5f27485647c4c0169ff47e1c44b0b3548223c5eb9abc3c18a3dab133
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 ee05230545edf26544eef9ff6ad455ab0b367650dea1ef6abba67278e877116b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 395679cdd728f75e155aad42da4e2fe6b06065d52582fce49be2ec4d9b4cf5aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 103c98d0eb8544b9338cfaf25903cadfa4bda87ca56c91064afa90b3d99f8455
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 5ab0b89f6ba7ac3078f2de4cbf4a059ce743dbdc982a0376858cd0efe13dfe35
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2236-1392-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2236-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2776-1423-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp