Analysis

  • max time kernel
    119s
  • max time network
    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
    20/08/2026, 12:09

General

  • Target
    2026-08-20_99784e3e89f86e36e5e9e03f370f1639_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 924KB
  • Sample260820-pbxvaswfja
  • SHA256 a86c8cb08b0d10cd99eeb009775d2ca54211b322f7c1c82b7097b22c6b017885
  • 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 1 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\2026-08-20_99784e3e89f86e36e5e9e03f370f1639_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_99784e3e89f86e36e5e9e03f370f1639_amadey_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:5804
  • 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:4824

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 924KB
        • SHA256 a86c8cb08b0d10cd99eeb009775d2ca54211b322f7c1c82b7097b22c6b017885
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 43d26d0631be4119e3ca25acd54a766bd9fdfafaf9bb0f1463595f570ee35f28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 7e65077e75ee08f1482062683416f4d6dcf7a12162085d52caa4ded8f679fb7e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 972KB
        • SHA256 05490d1c5025758cb8e0209d925186551a4a59f86b6b9b472715a08ba314b037
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 46297a4a6bf3a0d4c37d81c0eeb89f22ce6a044c724da3521ba87e351064be7b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 0905f1083d9f748e10abc911c52c5d7fa41e04110c616431d0b30ae8d541dd2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 60cdd4091c7236d3d4d24e4d35409fcdf0a358c2bd4409d5effcd0bdddb0890f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 2043cd35bb379f9381ff6e964fd4a49e7785cbbaa9bae2e0147bc184d503abfb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 22a1a55f67f3a39257b8991675f27a3265b81d075d2287bf2db7e57787d95b21
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 dc5af8b86f307b6524223a2e65d9ffd98d1ec24a90d0c5ad1204e74747304634
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 4e00169e9503bf9c5dfa7401f8ee3549e21a246054f95c5ae637a3c491e2c64a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 65feb1faa9fcb66a50ef65c37cde75f240531b5953ac34aa74ee6dccf9fd5194
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 0ed49750dada4e4b57c0170ecef11e62e90bea6ac25c781f0b9fb9b624637607
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 39ae5b35ea472a690591f19eecaec5cc704f6a67356d43de2617892813b38fa0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 119f7354b53326380524e159a9481683261630b55d58f6470d2536dcb3d95dbe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 b7b7d1f6b460d006589bc30bff5fec4acd0df0e4e137d72b36468a20b1387492
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 207ff4f07718757017973150da5b8617074071cf3b4eb63a14254d657a6de508
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 7ce5aa9fe5e744fbf9550b923c0519a94c28c8e6a5e41c38fcfd2cbce0f5130c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 6ee1a1a2aa2b5dbba65764a12f0de443e5371e2f5daeb56eb945149c6ae5e2c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 824298e12c42a5b3675aec1cf781d5b775ffd9698b96cf36470034def0a8ff4b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 1d913f7c8a38166c4926d5847f7e06b0f7162510d8cccf2467a68cc83f288d2c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 d0710dc2f99e5dd993790332bcbd0637a2c1351caab3a39d30785777377cd604
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 74fd17e9af6ff3e352a423a6346c58bac23ee88eaa26d37031374f7531c19044
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 88dc2a36c06c676da60d9629dd7d7c22e09671ccf101f6c8a694009320575aeb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 b38ebd22c71e1c72288ad9e0d677c983268ec6eb9d0a44f50b82110cb4e4a504
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 67625606ac976793f4ec38de7632918803569e70bdaa35d7dbc4d4025b9b6222
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 e2acc8482f90bf407752c23c128742b5129b6534b4eb0ad118cf1848e57b9533
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 3453a8f2029fad0c4aeae34bd3b02068e6c18a38e7e0554522efd285f043cd18
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 3d21bcab4298b9f88a3048a1bc494491fa0d3242d3c0bc9709a0556f3467593e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 b6620946172e5cf01e4561b5b23e6c37bf0a4419e3b356e9cf40d25c3af8da41
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 a6c80794033e0f1b4e4af34cee5f656a7664a82582e4964e6cb9772295797e51
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 83f220a68c75e2d957a4cf6ffd5bc93a0bc065e53a6f44bc4a7ba65f61290218
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 85bf44876dbf80a58b4e575bef7c504abd48326a44805c0e7ef4d22e1630a885
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 e1265abbb3cc25991eb4c8c5b05ac1dee6d4e1a6a66d9d97f2b8de207cad27cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 0b2b1562705e689540279f866ccf8c33724713debfe1fc7bd5c9c5e45efbe3b7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 448ef8af465936753e7d783ee9c6a95f81911b21e3a1983689dfff8a409bd940
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 da78877bd7d6c1fb1cc637c4d5148d19c52759d729f07f9196aa1b91979633f9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 42d4372dff8c4108fa3c8f8b75b424cc12dbecadf37590973bf72512ea113c29
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 74b7a085a18b2ff311ba5ccd69270c36ae3d64d6a5dac369e4fb4a7499b87e2f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 a76408cd8f25c8cf067c2f82a604bfab9c09c05cf8e7b911d0d091457277f9a6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 4bffaba2b0a019622b8932e715ab4c8d0fddda8c3a44fce577691a6ec02dfa0a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 ea93984983a378dbc78d21ff10e84fca31e4fe7ea57a1bf54bdc265f79e48331
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 bee15847a86adc68c20e29037d45f41082512887690361eda3f0e467d1bbfe29
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4824-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5804-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5804-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp