Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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, 16:31

General

  • Target
    2026-08-10_2ddbb7802982efcc475327a03f9dd223_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 2.0MB
  • Sample260810-t1er8sysfw
  • SHA256 3e9cdb1bec05465138671415ed750ae30786a0f0ec6e4bcc953b6dbc79847b87
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_2ddbb7802982efcc475327a03f9dd223_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_2ddbb7802982efcc475327a03f9dd223_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4696
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3316
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\UpdatAuto.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4196
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2528

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 82c25a29526d3fcc9d4659714ff742393e08130f719ff633fe007439280d19d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 2.9MB
        • SHA256 f3eb1fc78cf3f8b4a6eb2c4ad414b3815ef8daae0069a92d6e15bac14ce6e0c3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 ccf69985070d54a7dc34191d1569ce6a7ffd4dda0360449f2cac25a26eceab6a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 07f0fe7296612af64164000cb2c1c58701df88e8b70a204396ac9f7238c5ae3f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 0a071d53c7bb47b7e5bb9e989ce549bef68dd379b923de2c5304d5e35572f482
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 021f33e4fa6536b49b267fd9277d9b2e59473172b092b3ce5cdf63bb17255b6a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevated_tracing_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 5.4MB
        • SHA256 f6479c05162619db17cd2d132b58ecea327900ec093ca0844325fa847ff0437c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 4.3MB
        • SHA256 b20828718858fdb1c9346c6de4e790f65458009f6d937858ba9356c2fcfd55a6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 3.6MB
        • SHA256 7e4eca8466e2ab752f49feb18a842de668d111002126a6be09b431096f6e0e8b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 5.1MB
        • SHA256 cb8d446a438fdcaa4d629b25883432f67a3beb5df7770dcfd79b0834efcd93a0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 3.4MB
        • SHA256 37669912d977fc04dd4fec12f25b76344c76752d64e15e011a292c22dec47a32
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 af6885bc403716c10dd8160b4d3a621526e0242e10280f3f93627169239ee757
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 f7a95003f371ea441d0ddfd83adf52aa65db89e09877938c1916aabecd16b229
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 7dfbbb694a16bee01f54047449d362407b4962bcc0f10e60d140d27eaa7f7cef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 865ad33fae73337cf1c09d419cb14dd4464b833b55edb8085ede2d5af4fb69e0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 9ebbeb7aa8229ea43793934b2bef4e671d54cd51bf1d477202ce6e8f25e244c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 c98d023d51d7478a24ae8b439335ac96cc99259812783ef6e4b46dbcd9bcdc0f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 89abbd83ad25287e15ea80ab2bdd7ba4ffa42aebb0f9dbda733591954940f87b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 2e03df1ecd4dd6f4cd1ae61c62f16002328057f0fd7d828b0726ed0c3da03252
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 9422262c65065a072dcb2b0d9de771116b5588d071dcf9c3d9652d1dbb64d419
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 d130291097ee6df40a9cd4fa738b2d24cdcb656737fa4fff23e38366b7585aa0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 d28d2423305626ce9880981f793dbaaa386078a370c7c396a2bcd73e875819b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Option.bat

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Option.bat
        • Size 53B
        • SHA256 0bc485263cf8a962e64db0b88f156f2a9af1b81ecfdb1cf9111d497e85df70f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        UpdatAuto.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 3e9cdb1bec05465138671415ed750ae30786a0f0ec6e4bcc953b6dbc79847b87
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 9cc2329ea362d10137e1e512a90e1fdaaab729f3647a4b2d8ec1b7315cbabc0d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 fad4b9e95446dc3a90419c5277db797347be153f315887bc996fb4ef1f7e75cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 3476376be1a1c9e59b68a05e42055fe0a48cbc011701f46b90f35ef9b50ee174
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 da4f62ec83bee1775846f352cd9405ff4f1527eaf23c05e5f227d948bd15df0e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 86a793b1cc10580ce346e54f60a6f33100e1244e7aed183baf24c2b518063b92
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 a1a8af455114222082a3d1067720f2d85605242f1867fd4eb54816a8442330ba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 bc741d7be39e78dfe5a53f53e1b327f6715594b044e061f837d4546f950b9989
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 276e8b8e67d2603035beacae8121a40e7863adca73c82cc94dd2d2832e250c0d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 95836480a520bdc4c1fa0acbce782b3d4601dcd9fcf9726ef1c72a0d6e409230
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH