Analysis

  • max time kernel
    108s
  • max time network
    134s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/08/2026, 17:13

General

  • Target
    2026-08-11_28e67d86f86c804c92258eb9843185bf_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 839KB
  • Sample260811-vrpfrafe44
  • SHA256 9d119cf85886ade64a7ab7646e3a6c743b4e11dfd2d3c1e758f13f79bfe45c49
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 41 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 38 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 22 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\2026-08-11_28e67d86f86c804c92258eb9843185bf_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-11_28e67d86f86c804c92258eb9843185bf_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • 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:2984
  • 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:2904

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 839KB
        • SHA256 9d119cf85886ade64a7ab7646e3a6c743b4e11dfd2d3c1e758f13f79bfe45c49
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 0ccb87d3b56aead597f7206ce09aafdbb4a262116d218a1ac18b464d5c63ea53
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 3c773657ccb564ffaf1e9b314466466d3b65e4758ee813a1b034bd109564ad18
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 853KB
        • SHA256 02a59301270370080de06a68bf28acc522adbba3d18847f5349afee89ba545ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 fa583caa40252ec50c78d778fe95545d9ec7e9d2c9babf53d29c6574816bce8e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 fdc9746637c27b2084da5dca2f5a9c6a5b24f4dd28cfe2aeb1fc90d84f3546e8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 2468a39c42364e804a687f2292920d6efccaaf4166a905d7832d8131ae572030
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 c74d7caffe854de299244cf1746c2a6c92bbc13054399f03e01a7ccd646e3089
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 41de17e429305190e292cdfc98891d08acccab464dc8b00b7271d96dbfac25d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 2317082e211a3e61c820194dd70e350af5feee487dcf308790abfe2abc70f9c6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 1ee0ba2ed344e86e85ee36d8f96b652463f3598b8f7da545f0e788028830382a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 cdc70d0d8070421607891f675d38014db85a00b90eb2487b1a2155b177688b44
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 b43e8da1a8f3737f07bc2266630ed7dec36eee7c5a48bd16caf58e050fc53821
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 77833a574e8f16891b87041a339b8ddf115da97852d11e77d2f38e1c330f6d50
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 f5766fa5d08ee745d421347e70f980a279e4a59f809ce63439968d47086dd483
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 6628d432a67e1adf9aba8bbb261618b3f61b0b4af40b7cce4cc18c7b11b542f9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 111ab6d307cc9b271266e618c5f2f6d790dbc66a801a048948cc459d6a2ab411
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 cdf0ae18dc2723c9766c893fc1c3bc729518939da7e916595a47a450b02fa1d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 f5812c9ba9911ec4022336175f89b483e5673dd9cb9b8dc760f6ef8629647ec3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 8a0291d33f95f9eea78ff88923aeb0356fb7efd295f0fb62e3b709b4eae8ae0f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 726b40289ef4210b8a4c03060dd5cd0d6b7c5e2f0d487ff29fabca8c2c4f9700
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 656d4262cd1d7c3a083c02992eb99d4187575f908163f4a340f6b06ddc698779
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 86ae1cecf98483e7571cb8630460c6c31d1122eb294d20b5355e0b4ef2012ffb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 9c5c2b4dee880eebbb7f6b6fcd5a59a87ffd9e1cb76c68f27a8f747a83d73938
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 3da150fe1e879f1e0d7dc99f821dfd35fda5a0078cf87dbd6a15abad9717a788
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 f8a6842f6ff82a624b710618ea1ee4083e496817bd7d0594b47b0efec636a33e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 13c8ef53933ed2523b49e173511144e89ac10391d7259e64da6e428ad7bf2d21
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 08401d878f14266f5b8af20c558e30b748296806e8810e62b5c89ec5f2bea4c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 eb444803bbbab75f54f2104176a1bbae03970872e2155e67c58314e40ffbd30f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 41d2ca8d227b1df1358124322a642cd3eec696c4134d64a3f336c7c1dd6de836
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 12c80665d2353ae294492d783dc3ca84e6c0f71efe5ab63bb9dcd2d78b49e69c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 635c3ccc95e0df959c04cb5f22156690035fd6e6ba3e26f86a0879e9ef1b4eee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 3e5199263a0e22ab207068ef88eb80e7b5808591616d8b7a1e574c72a81ccea4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 939de868fa665a44a8cc13f168a14c281edd0dd322a9efeaeb60ee1c3a2db3e7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 c298ce061e5a6dd9637003bdc1bc84ca8d44a61b4adbdfd8af6783cc81c9acfc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 e414a1ff8ba7fea07275d30c9cf4204027a8812d0c4dfe3c5304b785afc92767
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 bb2d01aad2868027744c1c2d53a9d8c5d315644f074d42056792ae7e71bf42e3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 2af6b5d77ae6d45e1f64967f94fde630cc71f2a8a36c251fbd62e0767f4ac45e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2904-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2984-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2984-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp