Analysis

  • max time kernel
    101s
  • max time network
    141s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    19/08/2026, 16:47

General

  • Target
    2026-08-19_f8608c508b7dadd9d3273b526934ef3a_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 744KB
  • Sample260819-valnjaybrf
  • SHA256 3bb280b8c8ac959bd0e09f2fd3ad5c5dfcf5c9c3c06a74475b36531efae7cd70
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 46 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 43 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 9 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\2026-08-19_f8608c508b7dadd9d3273b526934ef3a_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_f8608c508b7dadd9d3273b526934ef3a_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:4128
  • 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:3216

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 744KB
        • SHA256 3bb280b8c8ac959bd0e09f2fd3ad5c5dfcf5c9c3c06a74475b36531efae7cd70
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 d238dcb34c08105283a9e9a169102f2db2675198584644b02cc169ed2edba200
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 759KB
        • SHA256 6dfb7e9ce0dbbb5bedc62c10e6074a0d232128a5bff27f0611fcd2758bf7818d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 da34eda2cf2ce06332d7e2e5d7eb30567da3308b983f9a8da20b0f5217df0bed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 4dbfcc58a6acbf45125ee7a03c5a7e05f0d336b20fe74f45b194a51385ed90c0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 1df9ae6ed5356ae6dee04e1953a2a2a7742a7a8e7b5ffe8502a29b64735153a7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 906KB
        • SHA256 c7928a0a02fc355b5522bc471f0b1bd3016cc720e87ec501c82dd1c3f1ec485c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 e398e286c1437be66da37b4bf3b8120e7f876bda006b35dc6ff8fd98f4ed03c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 11cff977ba159f02f29d299e90234eb1c91f1cb37aee5de759eafe5efb3cb2a4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javapackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
        • Size 906KB
        • SHA256 11b35af487935fcc184561a7e0f46c1dbcfefa20450d0aa607acc0fe34e8e0f5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 996a8f5c97ab510bde5bb0de3345e4677f34b1bbddd2b130223a0312fb72c9c6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 1dd536dccc77f667249889943cbbb8d59d6e261b4ec532f3700ce71a5b30d898
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 d910d43aefd1358c752cc30c02276b76f4a44f36860cf5abcbded20e549ded47
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 6cf4c50407b602345bb422cdc540d2810eb9fcde2a58fd086f95e0697ae1e1ac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 8d70f0bf06709a8b616da8b7ecb391d513b671a77aea05123ba9cc8a84568d72
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 abb8a89c22a7c272ccd1712a1d038d0bd3531814061b0c0e20aa328b904caf7f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 5171b7b542bfceddb028c8a0222bdd0b2c2161d11518c5c3230d93b9486aee97
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 eaf2a8b3a52633ad0985d60ba8b9720c7f471266a16a959e13ed85d095ec1207
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 04a0f77d2592a413911c0d58fac2e8f64216bd84e398a60917cb5499f0130d30
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 cac501a76a03dd8f2fc9f764a9d5c63db86e523041d29c9f825f7c678d597376
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 8a6ddc31fb420f1a1e38906f12cf1b19b42352754d449d1d9775b8ce132101a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 f05ae0c0e7b694e402f565a6c813496d314c887d3165869e394b38cd13be1403
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 6919fbab67d700a6dbb9c6162da008ae2b7afeae34c510e955e6923cf6d7a947
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 ff4b39609e00e34a60bde187a0ffb069ebe88ca0d4c31ea1f6ff0b820d05f5d2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 7fe2b9c5b9957344a1c59b3b973e07fa22da61c4c9a2b1a54216fd6a69320abf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 05d55aedd55b742bbf64692b1fc08fc74c4a52ebc611ac2bea872521cabba110
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 218dd48ee8a24c5201c973b1ec8f014a66eac8043dd493e4c4036062e810fa25
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 bd147a4a3ea0aaea0c449645ac1043178197dfb6a09b2c93af04a0d453c1e81d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 b48c6bf12abc8c5dee79721f9e38762b438f7ae044cbace79d15f2e569f90afb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 1949bc4a6372b1248e7ab3f2f3ff9437769863245b766c3781d10d17467a16d0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 55b24a72701b9c959a81963a5ceeb08eb515de291ed95769c68b800978cf70a0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 150a354035bb50b7eb2a45930797407f6e23204e0c3073b7378e86ffd223be0d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 fee8a9c147638950e9f59809883d4aab2bd6fc7db8038628e5956c4894eefcfb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 c9b46830497045d0fd631008658c0671d945c0ace29e93d9bf15018227a882dc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 a084cd1a31c909f8fe6421e5cb1c1daeb5b5aaa8cec7162d631b58cc9da7fa40
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 fcbee1cbddba7d2b88ca87136f62407ad50d7c13bd94f2827a3b1db03f9f6f85
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 93729def3018ff6114834e75189f5fd48921383109d33cb9cbc9a109e210d352
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 e25d15490850b3fa45ea977322ff7098275eb6f464eb82b5ae521d84fed1fa1b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 5a316b1258b606e896a0598447c5139b341b7af72d376a208fba9c5585720a48
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unpack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 1d83d57f9592d23b8000e17a9c78c3a31a7102edaa4131df28c964851cbe4ca1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 142ba102d45e4670f903eb5097b6fca6f1a2ca78d48b57b989e2d89883bcb750
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 27e68640b17351ed72169bfc883a48ab92f9170987e90906894d9aaeb6dfdeb7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 e3a2d07378fde0efdc2764502e0e5d0a4b9cdcf3302b3f05a60a6f04765ad62f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3216-167-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4128-100-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4128-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp