Analysis

  • max time kernel
    90s
  • 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
    24/08/2026, 15:24

General

  • Target
    2026-08-23_265a74f91d8fa6ab7a1589f0a9671bb8_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 570KB
  • Sample260824-stadhawsdw
  • SHA256 b8729da96e21475de8c8868632c777bbde21a7fb55794a7718f02c1c5e8b91d0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 57 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 64 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\2026-08-23_265a74f91d8fa6ab7a1589f0a9671bb8_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-23_265a74f91d8fa6ab7a1589f0a9671bb8_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:4832
  • 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:2332

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 570KB
        • SHA256 b8729da96e21475de8c8868632c777bbde21a7fb55794a7718f02c1c5e8b91d0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ADelRCP.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe
        • Size 705KB
        • SHA256 b2d2974c44439b7d739e238d0fa05ab1f8416f0993c72da3cf889b89afdac59a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroRd32.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
        • Size 858KB
        • SHA256 926ecc072501267be7fc886ddc54d95a46904722aa63acd21efba68f48509a71
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroRd32Info.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe
        • Size 599KB
        • SHA256 6ffbef0896073470b8451e7a4e8d06b12a50e6392b0c492edcbea8538175293d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroTextExtractor.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe
        • Size 616KB
        • SHA256 f2b26b9689586be3f71ee6edd38cea278b51bfb6e9333515eefc42ff9f656c1a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Eula.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe
        • Size 661KB
        • SHA256 075b7cb01b473b26eb95658474ce4395c1e901fb867749f5adf1950ac60727d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        FullTrustNotifier.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe
        • Size 783KB
        • SHA256 5530ece89c7ed56d8fae283396d37b1102eef74cd4dc1b7ac831e5e3d73f4683
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        LogTransport2.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe
        • Size 915KB
        • SHA256 bd120a9c1240d004dc0b7744913f46c11212d074eb7106af175a354142277958
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        arh.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe
        • Size 654KB
        • SHA256 456eb22bfe45be7b6e2b57882369043ce98a8f4a9204b68f07abd2c4dead5f58
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        reader_sl.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe
        • Size 622KB
        • SHA256 5a85a33f4b5f2a738900db737d174944fffa52a4c759ed9bc81ab7f76c10850d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wow_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe
        • Size 677KB
        • SHA256 c125ab296f9c55dbb8db764c1c3d4796846a32e708e5c740ea3887ed547a1c06
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 2b57cc0906d214b39bb8640708562135bc8b9a91edbb49faeb697afe905ac215
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 584KB
        • SHA256 e607ebc8d34c37d0a2aa830a556639ec91be8a41421c241f2ea3c917e052491d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 f2b1fdb021e48cdbfb6df3a0ed47cbcc65c827743de2c8c479feccaab0fffb5e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 8147034a1f759660ae633a771fefd2b32eca5950b313cbafd55a506d3a9c9ed2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 9e6873468455008d4f71949d2fda4e1d036c0a487de64d975bee518154f73f3b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 731KB
        • SHA256 50a46c1df173457251ca9323d12ee7799c5841e2bc891a3d2d6aa7cda69905e6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 8059c767ff6abb027b5a929fc7656173c05c9aa938fe2bd4df00706b2882db76
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 a5c65ee3fed3acbb254806d0c078ff3d10d6d90eb41ad5bf5c53896808796f0f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javapackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
        • Size 731KB
        • SHA256 c63f7ff114d7746dfc131ec1369701be5d4af4f338d71219ead512ea1d45bb98
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javaw.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe
        • Size 855KB
        • SHA256 4d8d3d21b5ae6420d840d63b13a45e9d7ef5d306789b612c5ab99b416e289dbd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 cc5a17c6ff60e186308d1c4f69471bcd4bb337fd3414d958af73d4c133f6345f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 4245d6534446057ed03ccf246dced5f4096460571bad12e99df12ae51f0e875e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 c124f2a43576add39cedee91e6f89eee70fd617b2798d10ba2714900853ef001
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 4c759902caa072e48f912d6a46e1a33b7cbec3961bc5b0c4714e461ddf7f72d4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 e7da21724df2de7d4e83cde367c9a95292ea96bacea8819bc700acfb91403098
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 2cf8c647bda392061f513da553861998d42c16cc839d0c79574e2e89954238d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 17dee923928bc3a49d9d26f17b1d0bfaf9c0dc99c2a8df0b469e41399f39f2a3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 26d64526bfd0cbe5cd676582acb8e7e62a3db9d4523362d1a9323979fb88ce87
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 69fca613fe965c54e29dd0c282e1c90bd50d0db731f35936d0eb9b270698f39f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 0dfe51f17342e240bcaff3cb1fcb39ef8b55565518ac62d6614543f084a1150b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 ac744d994302430741efd48907212d5009ecae94db5b55ace23a1be9c1567b0e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 3e1868def30ce724fd667ed89e626c61fb8b02d91a4096f75857071e109e3b95
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 3d8e8463f4d8b84319e03be2daf5ee2d0fe9c06d630403e256f9d813e261909e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 bc79bef5858ea307649d493c2c33223d358fc1c1528d4fe25e4e44aca273d633
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 6b43326071348a3c78c41d85a6b0e7f48d278ee0e187689a1a814c5b0fb8f0df
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 3e016857ea0c492258ddb4798f2a5b4d10bfb861eb5d864a9975f229d40e385a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 5429af1fbc451f705cd1ff71946e8ee7308fa22e64f5a91b10a6e1cdf143709e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 ed09f681d179719168a3269016a056ddbe2875fa157a4c22f2a03f9302f6127f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 545a8108e17d39b2b67745c33a55d2fafaeedd5e0ba5047ea0c64950a0939319
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 526160b2d646ba452dbd8cf0459c82a88a78bd2bd5eefcbd32d1eca5bada679c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 f6b4414a113b40839c8d0442b03ca3421ea9ce50f3a11b586044918c174bc798
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 82bfbc89e399ba153cdab753eb0580208f11a3011399d198f44c3b0ccada8a56
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 18c4dfeee7f45dec7447d91ca1c40ceeb21cf1169c6e7bfaf3dec8079072f007
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 c0801bd90d545ca4fb190a8ec69eaca84882ddddd53cb5beff06501c4f6d77cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 245588ade1f99ce3d8d21b030e39eec332f7d6afc3cc37178155cfd20ef6b7f7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 2e60cbc6278cb026744943f0b410601a6ee9823c7d17a9cc42e090d7b50d2177
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 842b5b4d2bc33d3aed7537a95deb51926c87a5f751fad84f7cfd23e2a8c17abf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 c63bf9114066a29dbb38079db4a8645e70edd91ef5df32b1d3c628017fb73a63
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 37140cff2d68cf236f4fca3bf7a58bb692d33cdbfbbca507604d6c8f143e7fa6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unpack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe
        • Size 790KB
        • SHA256 14c470b21cbf1d1150996476417eb0f9c814d59ea9b97ffc3f616807a74e58dc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 4e4c7352d50a698ee0c68216c32ae55375af5e2c325c6294f2c6873d260881b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 7807aa0072bbd8a1f422ea29498a2d7b811de993d47e974c040c80b646af8f3c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 9058ab42560ca0ef15d7767e2b16d71a103ea549bac0cf882b58bb08d7bf68a6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2332-252-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4832-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4832-166-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp