Analysis

  • max time kernel
    110s
  • max time network
    125s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    19/08/2026, 18:17

General

  • Target
    2026-08-19_9d58f074951eaac47b107d7dc031cf9c_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 659KB
  • Sample260819-ww7csszepa
  • SHA256 4f4c0f82ec79a88189f7e54adeb337239195683ca5d8ced225315f16c4f5cf92
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 52 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 49 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 13 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_9d58f074951eaac47b107d7dc031cf9c_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_9d58f074951eaac47b107d7dc031cf9c_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:4424
  • 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:3712

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 659KB
        • SHA256 4f4c0f82ec79a88189f7e54adeb337239195683ca5d8ced225315f16c4f5cf92
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe
        • Size 757KB
        • SHA256 64a53afdb5695dbdca8196340623e3cb54806e57bb6cb0d4acaf74a4a6408972
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe
        • Size 874KB
        • SHA256 d0ad01c2c0499832504f52ca57de94619b30a23f8ceb44e3a0378bbbb7a85de0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
        • Size 921KB
        • SHA256 a45dc3e2c757b98dedccf1b169c050e1b70f1bcda93aee88987cd88d4a6b813c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe
        • Size 757KB
        • SHA256 2bcf555440c4ffb3f1a056c19e0d6803eead31be2e82e3905a40d2c7cf7b72ab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 64f3d7388ba50319192e37374b3cdd084b2ced4bbceaeaa7d733f25d2c9c2a46
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 673KB
        • SHA256 d088daada34f0c3c0bd97f4a3ad1bd3d577fd01718be46af8660e648f3dd9158
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 706KB
        • SHA256 03286e93770e8dbabf402362277c061630c935ec38961d9b2e8ba0b68bc14572
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 30160f391506899e03e5a2deaa5255d33fe33bec52bd41e811aa64b25690ee70
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 0fb5d546d365cadf4ccbe63e3009a93e5a8b99275555ad4917293c0a511254cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 70374f02170d401bd748f4a2169a93c9bae9c32231b105c06d04343a7f2e1c61
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 820KB
        • SHA256 cce94dd10acba28199c17d4e933a2c7fefe10ebe2bb5eff4c03e59e0f59e36ad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 7d06d0b752565e0d47f1111ac5388edfdabf94a7e8dcdaabe2cd205701d9a277
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 2e0d8d34c20e2fa1edf72e6d47df24f8b8b55b8b02aec5fa3a6e7dfdfb5836b3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javapackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
        • Size 820KB
        • SHA256 d8574cc2cfd6482a147d44e692370cb45d686a041163103bb0e8e75b2c5fd0ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javaw.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe
        • Size 944KB
        • SHA256 643bb4f11c60d32862046f3cff2faf9124a8502cec87d65c094f3b1f19e8e8bf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 5c3e9e52a51a29fb51165d631f3bae520a4a54dd3e691fec9da5e3807bd418f1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 51b61153e727b0e153ecba041058dc952a1fd665e35de747d180b8c406f1ae8c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 b7142552240728df3f6e854cdee0283357a62ae07407b15344a34f999c8f7035
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 20ab7a0796c196a0731efb80b7a61f75176e63f0ae8f77ce39535b6906d8944d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 c5f5f77438e58ad298ccf191a4609347c30db763e3366eb5ce8ebcad8a1c5c9b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 d40252d58608db125a685d0dece007fea5a2bd7beebf869839ab711468f3d9bc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 b3dc21b40cb0ad083e5db04261508b25fd11c7c5241bd7b27ec988b0f9ee9e6f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 5e12c6f32868c91a0a39e9fc8e51c4e63edc193af2273e56781bf57009de2f02
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 7b3ccb1d291ad36ca41cbfa27b3b4acb54cb7d8cca70a28ff01b980726e2380e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 26333f85d6f48e30af1fa010c93d074303cb984acd1e312b22a238577de0d0e6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 4ae07c7664f8c616cce54ad622d7943787c6506b477a282e33f5cb56a070971a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 8ab4c2cfbb65c4477abae96eeb43ab578fb8256dbbbc4ef98420c438f3bc33cf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 12d2913e0050d7b6041069cc3b4eff9f1aee7c17139a199c9f7e48e61756b12d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 10901b9b1245dd971cf2150ec28d498a77d257b61eb0f8d2de764e81cbebe926
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 0955c2e54722593d15bbfb61c43149831ab9f3e34265b78027b8b98e476aacf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 c8de28bce35d59d60d2fea6e98a1478b26e92949bda8b1406ee0cd8adabe322a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 e1a27f61538d9a91bec9b5c90ea64f87ae17d96f1cc8efce193f9a3b8024f138
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 5edfdcca982a599849b7977091b5edb76a490e9b38f01086982c40e7cdfeb233
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 aea3ddad26647e1704679ac268bfeb216f2d07ef25c3a291b9df51ecf166955c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 8363504f47f6749552d4dc2916a6ebb9c07bab31c4ef557b28551d40c9af5fbe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 898722d18e907e732b2e2e7afac8ad45232f1006ff5a048c92f1a60d42f46284
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 4b880de43f842c9928201a08e70f8583057d71050fedbbc15215384295bba93c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 9d612cbbdd65c23dc7c0621c9ff89536266ab4279335445dc42989c04959af64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 159b2a3dd2f25a8cbdc6e2f1e32ca45f5fea9a5e780b4afcdc6cf30e0ac6948f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 6c66feffc7aae9a42f00e2b4a37ec33a29e300fcd5366d9425cfff00a6be4e6d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 06b1a84476a2652eb30484099e8a61e5ef0041a7c3fcf06557573616d89383a7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 cdb7b82312172f10bfbd2017e21980d2c29c907485d55ac7607f3054ca16f227
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 c062078d24a9d952200fdbc245e2c5a29f5d70f21b8654599ea5532cf7c88bd4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 7bbf764d18d86b74292a6f3903e8ce95715037dc63ae56d3c053c5f232ca2e74
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unpack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe
        • Size 879KB
        • SHA256 c91aa335b198fb38c1e3fd00fa6289146f2387365b78bdc4f4c60a18ccce0491
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 22d3ac8373e0d0a1214c3d5b7e6d04c037468cac152103bfcc2177c892f510e2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 9eed9981cd46e20ac24e19e27c6dca8837c14df267fc2e4d1901b8e6f2e5592c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 682KB
        • SHA256 0428d6e5b9d8061aad11a80679aadb41a9b1a12c8fa801ba7cc5c79ec5ae2717
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3712-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4424-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4424-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp