Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    125s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    26/08/2026, 11:14

General

  • Target
    2026-08-25_bfcec5f707ceeca4a9174148c9cc517b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 376KB
  • Sample260826-nb7ttscn5v
  • SHA256 79a4fce4f571fe08ef3f8dec304cb1a6ca627d3a497eb38652cdaac0da06118f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-25_bfcec5f707ceeca4a9174148c9cc517b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-25_bfcec5f707ceeca4a9174148c9cc517b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1748
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
      net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:460
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4412
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$aD7DD.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2252

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        $$aD7DD.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$aD7DD.bat
        • Size 902B
        • SHA256 796774848b716aabeb2d3020992ed738e47c0ce42255d708c1491ca683993df0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026-08-25_bfcec5f707ceeca4a9174148c9cc517b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-25_bfcec5f707ceeca4a9174148c9cc517b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe.exe
        • Size 286KB
        • SHA256 2940bb0d0baf69ea3d74aaf24e42c1b23622e14b5b8a1ba873078d2028fc29d9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1748-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000429000-memory.dmp