Analysis

  • max time kernel
    90s
  • max time network
    113s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    25/08/2026, 12:44

General

  • Target
    2026-08-24_5a715a3fb14395503a71461ce466a7de_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 803KB
  • Sample260825-pyxstasdrc
  • SHA256 922f7cb8dc2bde4ac431b8965af3abf63033b0f8da48c6dc4b8aee01cf3c54db
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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\2026-08-24_5a715a3fb14395503a71461ce466a7de_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-24_5a715a3fb14395503a71461ce466a7de_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.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:4300
  • 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:4480

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 803KB
        • SHA256 922f7cb8dc2bde4ac431b8965af3abf63033b0f8da48c6dc4b8aee01cf3c54db
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 f04d4266e230b976dbecee73169acbe24041a924c2c3e471b40ecf21c6e736e7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 817KB
        • SHA256 fb294a45628b4b24cdeef6c23aaa2f3ed21be88cc4947644aee9055035ffd888
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 94466db61cb1df49b351d932949934b78b08fb4c45b71e880d317bad1a38d832
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 33425a6156bdc876799affcc9ea3828195b3bc6cabf0cc80727903faabcdf5a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 350ee70d939670f535635fb1dba62ff00572341616c996310fce501738fff365
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 8b51cb8ebb5c6e76f0f24963efcdc4206b30349848d998d4bc1b61ca4ddc8edb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 0ff5bb384278604a1d06656573f2ca445ec85b48f0d421a6344d0d67d635de7a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 2ec3a485d8836ab101a1609df7b4361375a43b373d7b8ffc2e5ff138e721412d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javapackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 2b1bc8730c721aea369423d7067080c9efcd3867ffbebdd1673e6f820952706a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 a451f2d0dccd924d480703618f9d39b25ebba8d88811c7f15b312018312c5d2f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 95119200baa578d49d184f8a59cc1de57238c45b69ccdea7a209efe1f199956a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 9758aecd8223688ffb800cba9d081691dd0d6ef03e2423b787e73df19c68ba2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 36369ff77ea972524792f34860dea92bd2d5e94caa833ef91c15e4d84cf72880
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 6a49e591f496b3b2f02af95c2d3534360d710771e0d95d09d26f060524a7c0ff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 4db85d925a93b531d0ae5d949e6ce7224c176e58eff2bb5a84b610a8e8481de8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 6a3139ce048a4f286c86ffdd1b92505af0da2a1a665672f662719042efb22aeb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 412e25a96697d1d4208856e70f6585a44d88a762f5fb2357d1df399db78efadb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 392e26381cdf721afeacd5060311437d2cb34c6ab68f3fcaf7bb59a75edd5d64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 51cb3670369479b0233d9242f42d0d29f5bb4bc66ada663e44ca07bbf98d84bb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 0978587b94e8c9dc0bd519f773fbce4b5e4a9b75234dad8c8c3380a8a370001d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 6c8d0fdfc007607c55083609d67f9c260ab65879d8c640f63a1af1267820992d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 631067be669e30685ad07c86e0c030cd2531bdf208addb58ad51c8ff1ee3705e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 f6a28cb8292f610e67d53be6f7f0314272ffdb7f7879b116bff5cfd84023d75d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 9975b8cc60c97db7eece80a557d2831e8fee94e8117513c83e0fda2f5345d04a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 4311dd915b08babb0860cb5c2a8bec793baa1c65998219b0828a58e6c75bebe8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 225a148c5e4ed9c21708421708a8f70d7ae68c0967a1490d5f86178baa8e4aee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 d6b902a896d08e074d778f4bba63d175b1168322dd5a4654a358be59370c89c6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 a2d5451151755911e5d480c0e73a016805a01a1edda8c19925a88deaf965cfbf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 7fedabfbb8d3da05637c96f40483766c281d881e9d48456182c494edacfd6657
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 c90fd5c03a1abd0f3a167706f3a97b1e6f5144ffd67995cce2f19a95f2797f65
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 ed57baaa80fb0f19f4deb3bcb08376fd1f3ec4f0f6da50d80546320254e2a852
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 79694098e11d4a4fb277cc3892341c2bf1d9b7abf5096d7c769b42f79e79aba9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 9419be7570aca30cbf31a1e686b5f8da7fa62f181782e12abe5dc45b6fa06177
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 4d1d0d188d9641922199b856eef8c0bb8f66fc3de631a53c72d358e699d668ac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 f29ec15fdc62b4aad1c10c4c3415426fa12c9f915b7e837053bb442c61e17553
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 d17cadbded82bfac17ea0c94613936d536175de07034a40e0ec35b852e0697ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 4754ed104100e6bf038e4cbe05748c160ad7098bee274046eca7300ceeb71177
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 e431cc8539aca8d9fcc0ab5644406703d3aeab449c48b49f514dd9ccd8ed5941
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 c73ec2919fb0c13719de1c39fb305d4588812766a147b577473f84bebb339134
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 096c77b00cc4d447f07ed468ae79384371925ca51a52619639c6d18e0c1c754c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 a1a5cbe0c37cd2e6075c9f642701bd9d1179a72b242af05faccce33843e9ce5a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4300-169-0x0000000002180000-0x0000000002183000-memory.dmp

        memory/4300-1-0x0000000002180000-0x0000000002183000-memory.dmp

        memory/4300-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4480-170-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006B0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4480-11-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006B0000-memory.dmp