Analysis

  • max time kernel
    110s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/08/2026, 17:33

General

  • Target
    2026-08-18_7d0edbacc7efd8f1706e330e2144f5f7_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 961KB
  • Sample260818-v5ajraep21
  • SHA256 4511cd3a56a85810d154f9ea9e97ed9b463185d7f4cbe4cac23ba53275b5eedc
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 5 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 21 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\2026-08-18_7d0edbacc7efd8f1706e330e2144f5f7_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_7d0edbacc7efd8f1706e330e2144f5f7_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:5516
  • 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:4896

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 961KB
        • SHA256 4511cd3a56a85810d154f9ea9e97ed9b463185d7f4cbe4cac23ba53275b5eedc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 1cc9ab002de4de7aa9cbddd4164eb4790941de27622abeb0df2121f9eeaefc58
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 976KB
        • SHA256 44cfb14514f80fd92dd094c668be308f40dc249c77cf0cdb7c0f4dd515b9a3f0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 985KB
        • SHA256 a2aec2c46db10be57c770eac159905eca51d701a52f064a83ac8c3f57b08650f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSBuild.exe$

        • Path C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 fc9aedd468a1767fbcff804a7cb1676d6760885694f6effe5f387e7e555940b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4896-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp