Analysis

  • max time kernel
    96s
  • max time network
    127s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    21/08/2026, 05:17

General

  • Target
    2026-08-21_994b36e2bcfa0ea213266f979657e599_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 570KB
  • Sample260821-fy3vdstdpb
  • SHA256 3a93c6f2d407ccdcd10d880b49d1acf7838ece474ab3ace01238d023efb3e179
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 50 IoCs
  • 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 26 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\2026-08-21_994b36e2bcfa0ea213266f979657e599_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_994b36e2bcfa0ea213266f979657e599_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:5836
  • 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:4712

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 570KB
        • SHA256 3a93c6f2d407ccdcd10d880b49d1acf7838ece474ab3ace01238d023efb3e179
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javaw.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe
        • Size 855KB
        • SHA256 592c5367f89d827a956fdac4ae6f5641f3aa10fb929e3f73dca452370c4d49cf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe
        • Size 668KB
        • SHA256 4dbd6036c3ab3e3d6818cfedfd39c49d9ee7aa45acd4da86d25da45e1a4c7b92
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 59734be08d71a34b623dd9c40cb2fdeb4254ae5170969f355ae93d13229f1fc3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 584KB
        • SHA256 dbe76b4a08b1f3201aef469ed85df228f6f2460e94b591d506bb2993e7140eef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 285b1ecaaded4853c4a5aa4b97e5569015e817d562ec2891c021aab1ce138ce8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 5de54147d01292085ed62b4287aa9d12ec5a7a72bc38750c491f41f2e98d09e8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 2b575f07f4f71d4c4152d58f97ae5be193b67363e303fd04d2cc8698d2eb302d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 731KB
        • SHA256 5b983bcec00bfcfd314e9f0bf625ced31283aaeff0e3ff97e3315ddb95b6cadd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 ab1f7841202b0be17c4d5bcab256c964d50af3e9d7b8f98aab28ee4fe619d3bc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 59f158b6d823192da563ea249d79e17ba69461a95e470c30f2b58aa066440953
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javapackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
        • Size 731KB
        • SHA256 d60fcaa50e9044d57fdb4ef0bd1840e2dd3f340b312d61e64c4507761ef49794
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javaw.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe
        • Size 855KB
        • SHA256 87013344063153be77d91bfa9fad5c74c3f462a7ba109d1bed6c27f5459acb2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 422a12d94efb427008abe4e956264b01ff83f02f30df74bf8ebe88113e96b589
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 fe6105cacce410b939500d5140ca280a35d3394f9ff201106298569a452b6f76
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 22cf5c75938ebec2b23c9a05e65cdf3120ca78f68a99ebee5d6e8804f2758cfb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 1ba228e0245cdf0841c41d49951b01d0e76190134a8a143edf230821fed7a71b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 c63c27ced23e5aa8a8d14e8c9be68ba1e6b795660f91fa84dd13915791614fed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 07d91c0369edb20b6794b7c1e6d399c32fbde46992f9e3eebfbb626e0202901a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 4c9739538845ec9b1ac72f83a79e2ae693dbab4382a4469ded11aa73f4310ca0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 5cdd0b805cbd9642583277d44f7c8389924eb78737bb6ceff1d691f39fbf0991
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 692c2aaad157877333daea73bf7a41a08e184e4500bafbe7eab60667a71f428b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 7861de5dc8d2677cbcaa37c787795cfaf8396766dc1af8e027f7cf55988ea466
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 4654ddfe3c0599a32230388ee04dffba834082075d2a225bbce9dd6e6d97d448
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 157b986ba9228e809cc87b7d437a110d183038484eba9582b2982d9e56fc7997
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 b6b6c8adc690d7271e73f320dc38ab0bd9a8dcf8e5afbb20f3a18a16168d1b58
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 c037837f98fb8100c149f0884e9ab02836e95f996b3ae93385dc6caae69634d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 42d58829dc8333691b02cf28737ac4eb179717a0e6931e455a421c8f28fcf117
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 a85a381c8772ec23ff8af767cc1898d63c1a11e48a9347f24b144931158bb193
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 b26155508d98bade3e2391796a064b10f07b80f932cb7c5ef03358c17533d80d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 93d11885f6c78a71aecc26f981c186627b97b4035d044bd478a2531cc1ca6370
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 ce41d114e90064e6e503dd77de30a9c37454f717daad0952c90a8c92dd5f2d71
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 424e5d8ca880b390ee86f94c1d776642ff986669b4624f8efe28c88f09af5b01
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 043feba5a0ad33bcd8d9783cc25044215bce82034307baea618bdf617f0107d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 8402dac33fd21eccbc2cb201cbd047258388ce6435966784d6bdb78623211e27
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 35ba081ca08b8210b4eee4d0e11ea452d03b6a244cf870f1f6612c22e6f0ff16
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 0c47eb63f26ec650a6708365d687f12d866a821f66db143bb1365483faa84081
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 33155aa4b4180de1cd6351d8d00222454e16f82705195706abe2f6a997589e87
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 5d02d7497352c1315d842e339e7bb4f09557c5c993ededab7ab11fbdbc651bd9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 8bc5b7aa2924e9c09cc7e6106739c9248896651407b91e7ec22cd13dc5e7f050
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 d69b175ba3c1a71d57362a41b36afe31aac5c22b4fcdc31e057624b5d1dac65a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 adfd7280efd924b6005ed9421a4d350ee7c0869da853dd411dd08b275ddeeb3b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unpack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe
        • Size 790KB
        • SHA256 d1c11caf47f0969e2563b448da8a760ecfe8c9294a671a8e6c54a9f92ded2740
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 23897424a0ba8cd0c534ee9a6e5eed231a49b24e68b62ac08104dc01a32d94e7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 e9c52090d7765351f6780b7740288c6b70c663094ee18306d2ecc80ea66bb782
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 bae93852e372657814bab74a3d36a75b78e5abf21ea5a1b9f0b8faf142446a51
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        FileSyncConfig.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\FileSyncConfig.exe
        • Size 822KB
        • SHA256 81a69009b15a6a10d5527cbc6df1ce1b21ef5b30be630267e9743fec925f050b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4712-71-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5836-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5836-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp