Analysis

  • max time kernel
    89s
  • max time network
    126s
  • 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, 13:08

General

  • Target
    2026-08-24_5532bed3cf275546b1cae96a1c70a5df_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 803KB
  • Sample260825-qdpr5ssfke
  • SHA256 f899785661740fb241791a28269328f12dfe192fd6819873910fdd37551a3b5f
  • 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_5532bed3cf275546b1cae96a1c70a5df_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-24_5532bed3cf275546b1cae96a1c70a5df_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:2100
  • 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:3320

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 803KB
        • SHA256 f899785661740fb241791a28269328f12dfe192fd6819873910fdd37551a3b5f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 6156dea6b4c5521bdd1f4d6c1477f1a18de93dcf7ec68495c53f1e840116de79
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 817KB
        • SHA256 f1329ab9a569c19994fe9abfbbb0060cb7076989988be0f0fe3311774458c80d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 fbd72f5cbc16836e525f3ac2c8a18f30090817c7b00a4888816f755bd35db4e0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 99c8ced779aa433db76a5dd6e17f2e2171a0c2bfd46165ed1786d02429d1a5b7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 a2f2ce6ef11f992210e9dda6ae18a25c77b420220c83b05687ca982fcedf8718
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 0c619c8ac08f4f485338ebb69bf574936bbd20d80ec7d07a9227f8cc2e873fcf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 7611884b0eb0d582372da6bec36df07d01a6de9a4b196536c9ea2bd82293a73d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 077973e5c90a0c939bdafdb3e3b3b2819068534ba4910d4c9f79b84e47ea9a20
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javapackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 b099795fd093242a3ebb1c9ef886960a4238ec8abef3381630d06f9dd0c746ee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 ab1d9a0c298b9a1318995e9221da10614fe034a0be974277d6ccceab7b202ca7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 969af0519ef13e2cd0e7574f633a36b80684cfbc2d6342eef0bc406a31ef9187
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 935525fb1275176f139c212867acc8cda33ffc5c9dd531bdd644115ac9e8d85f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 bedc545fd058d5790492944d45bbf7969fc3d496f491620844b56db35f6f6dbc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 7a2deb8632b8892b374edcb25b44734efd309c5bed907fbaf3428ceaaa55b09b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 ab2365688d27c8772fbcd022910d4561da470e0c8930384c055df806770ee66b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 b7cfd4e9a252851b071720e2596f70217e01a6e2f5f45c40ebec6a5f9ee38d19
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 22133146cc3a410b2164e700b8e0fa56f9ef5f9189e540eb924c4000f3f9b921
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 52e7deff2cd98cdb51b157f13b6c40119806c60f1c02a5c8a36879625bc6a834
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 0f30b6c1c4122807c79fc5ed0af6f46ee13a000f8f50fce79d4ed18d1c907eff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 3a864b5e267cc7fb139102d40d9902e08a4ef42c9095b83a48e08d7db3854fb5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 c9d03d114c5353389feda9c6a3983803e8f3f001d93ffbbb030bed9a8ab4bfe4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 a5eb0b207a39df96f43342d5eeeadaa802c7232bb3645a3caf79b62ad87c0f4b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 13a19d2b30cd965278a10e16550731dc13551abee6fa9ae2c632467e19b6cb86
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 7e80222930f2f3f9800ad2b52d7069991c57e572d48bf350b3a2f9596bfeea5d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 c990c04f3e1ea49049ac86059d75d7e6dd1a82bd2f4d2d19058e569d3dd30d05
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 66486a21e8b220e4b437e6b6cf434c340dd0081af410efa3db9a62ef71a25c4e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 dbb27b8d9922c5622b0f191039346cc3b459f50afcf06753b7ef6d69e401ab8d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 dcc897cde3a14bcc8733c39a3437c619a32c0d218ae42e72f834130b14a25abf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 e596d07955f5078a3cdaa35c4bc3387b7f2c7102ed0e50253a902c76a9892632
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 860ed9d9db67a4eb08e8871c98b3e7ac973df2c8f3f05852cf30076040f689da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 2b1a153ff2f0f60331b48a16592b95d92a79781806172337e199b4283f7e8b3d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 a20493b603685ee3b4cc22272aae452e38d356f9567f71d9519bd8a7720a457d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 84d8e0b9e94c7a45ce33bd2f41f40f3676dc8dec84ea15e0022a0442def38fe5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 c2cebfc2c09ea74c81fb3833e078f04651e70249e9e01de4398e5e32a892a5fb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 6fda7ca15dbdb10750b544ca7bde6f52f1bfa5c075fcbc0cc43815042fe45dce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 baef53083ed2a526371b41f91a3a46ea7207793db76f8495d3ad15bcd2c143e5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 7cf7a75a682bca04395109439f668344270fbf27d3f1127b0a598fd9fd65c7a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 0871cf35db52fc26befd56111f38b74dbf33fe9243dca00a29433cd2a998313e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 2e4a96cedf7b6dd4803faa39ac7ff24cc745b50644cd1b89409f2cd01ad67836
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 9c586d751e415a0679024059b918eb83e31d22aeb350d89fba27ec86c821439e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 826KB
        • SHA256 26b1fbaf7ee48d395ce6a67e3832f689495082df688117561eac8b5e053d7a9a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2100-169-0x0000000002180000-0x0000000002183000-memory.dmp

        memory/2100-1-0x0000000002180000-0x0000000002183000-memory.dmp

        memory/2100-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

        memory/3320-261-0x0000000002040000-0x0000000002050000-memory.dmp

        memory/3320-11-0x0000000002040000-0x0000000002050000-memory.dmp