Analysis

  • max time kernel
    112s
  • max time network
    146s
  • 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, 15:08

General

  • Target
    2026-08-20_882187fded8822df5bd7ee8fe7d9a6b5_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 924KB
  • Sample260820-sh83paszby
  • SHA256 de08ba710c14c280e17bfc81f6ebe27b6a7719a5243c6b4972e593e4c6475617
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 39 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 36 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_882187fded8822df5bd7ee8fe7d9a6b5_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_882187fded8822df5bd7ee8fe7d9a6b5_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:2968
  • 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:3680

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 924KB
        • SHA256 de08ba710c14c280e17bfc81f6ebe27b6a7719a5243c6b4972e593e4c6475617
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 3bfb3d2e83569b63eb3a3db891b4cd614049e740147b3d59c9837ad4e167fd70
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 001abcfb45bc665efb9af94c8b762be5d94c08423390b2e25b0ee191cdbd925e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 972KB
        • SHA256 90f01de00fbd6734051456d825ad51236bb19559228bb76b8a864f46f0956312
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 852ac40cf367faf260c71028cccc7c94cc55de18b2307a21f6bcc64c3bda56b9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 15344cec3ea67f2ae0326dcfd85a0ccc08535214388163632f43465e2954680c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 39ef936e63015984c4fb9b1a20b45ac90c6b8f09ed9c28cf75938ea7042f262d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 ebd6b06eccdaa248a557e8459f0cf2ce2f6fdbefbd09e5703ac7ee555ffe817b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 e640781b9edf8d163a7b4e40b38dd9b5fb7e5f5db25a3a81b0a981c65708299a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 4cde26ad7074c7a7acc92579a6e094418e2fcc0417d9fcc5d2dca961508ff27c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 f53e51222dfa7a23d87a1684b13102b88706ebb61ba37ccca96cca5d764f4198
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 6ee2cc3f3ad319e7f5603cb6cb0bf37d7bfe36965502a0efdf649789b21a4c2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 e687f61c038297380f8097527c219f83273f3a487675c369a865c5b0c84dd49d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 c9d2a64b439adb6fe10d6d10ab4f91e3ea0d30710663ec981608f879ec9dfdb3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 41e103c118135dbee28ddcf189b4ac8e101877fb3a04315a85a688a63fd7ae8e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 146e933892ab7b46ed11411b2a33acbacd4f5cfe89017f4ccddcb87ee25f2bd8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 aa033e4e2263409394d2e2cf11a45e235723ee32dfaaf9c8c688a567bbbfafab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 3370fe36b7c841c942121ad4368099469067ffab16f5664047ea6e14514e8992
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 57b1a6aab1d049e6e4466578aca11c11f6ee84a14b541fdcb0467c4d3f2fb449
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 650be03919fed61422a1eabb6d64f3812a4bda3ca1a5dd412a04c3939f5cff4e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 6faeebc92b7cb0a7748eb6c2583de60af90afd5c57b0234f6e69ec24d94e2d14
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 b0eaa91028f8026fcb5a22adc6589f80766eed2cada59a4c168fc00fa6295a0c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 fa0f73e01dafe314ba419cc614f8b123da8a27ebef270e46a9eedb84b023dee8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 02c2d963dc2c66276ba0294ef48a8484d8a52dbe62281baaa58b9e678cdcf5b1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 a829c8bcf0d281d18960a9480046fef72e4600d619f1ea507ea88dcda026899a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 c087ca1542eab6b9f3dc3838af53d23d084e00527517b912d620ffc1203a951b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 9a357a96bf79eeeb78c6ceed4e852d036589e7961cf0244f950321e74c0d5654
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 c9635f3a9b48b23e26276c8d37200d010da579024a23766d5bc4062fd8585ec1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 538953b2b090152bd84e81de99e2769fc9091b392928760be3bd0086aeda334c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 07a9b89854863a7ae809f9532b77b0a690b2371f14677d9e1518e6e40bc81355
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 8e0a6c8404eb1c9b9902b27ec9e343d9cc114bd76c991be3f6cd9863881f601d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 79dcd3d4f718000927742d282f23d2f29c1e19dcf46e1ab114970d726c072b9c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 71a2f47f1c2d168abe74c7b4f4d1a6e0e10e79a8736b185ca7dae8c00bf24be0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 df8e7e6e3f70a62077e9f644a4425d6491a5d537aaf395ca2ef206983ded62a1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 f79bb7c690d235d43fb5f789fd6b37bd0636f1a5d3a5f13d0864742cbf6ae48d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 11540ebbf3ed8aa69274e50bf804d7f9e7cca0828da7688600056cc8de02f9dc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2968-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2968-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3680-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp