Analysis

  • max time kernel
    116s
  • max time network
    127s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/08/2026, 03:34

General

  • Target
    2026-08-26_ef342d7086de0cc83f4eeeff54f4e13f_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 809KB
  • Sample260827-d4yfrayhnd
  • SHA256 65ab88d7c54e9927e36e1380f96423c7f2550b71513da6284dfe0bdc72223dad
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 43 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 27 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\2026-08-26_ef342d7086de0cc83f4eeeff54f4e13f_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-26_ef342d7086de0cc83f4eeeff54f4e13f_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:4316
  • 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:3812

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 65ab88d7c54e9927e36e1380f96423c7f2550b71513da6284dfe0bdc72223dad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe
        • Size 908KB
        • SHA256 47b5ace39f7bf541e20e47c48f5b0391fc5b5267f8a1a78e2a021d1ea23a62af
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 77b53af76f6bc1f152c02b9bec02b3b5f1d0b326897508444cbf0f40017a373b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 824KB
        • SHA256 4400cbf2910a1f68328d7fe97d55e242c93fea6dcc2eeae58dfc6afc651302a8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 857KB
        • SHA256 7224730dd097a628a821f6ff111b8eb4807f923e082643f7014402483b4c61fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 12399e3ddd7512278c94f12d136bcee490582214d40926e530d4cb6b18bfcfa1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 6c2b621150dd433bfa952aceda70e62ec792fb2fc30992a8c940c960db8de1fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 0a9b6f3dafe950d40d7dd7b51895a1ca0ea8c803591fc154945b9fa894713cba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 a216228f74dc1fa51e338b9a16ee69057e4c189352a034b8948246a8b4d23dfb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 ef7aae607d2ca82310cf28bfdd2e25eec6b1d7bdf524626bea0b30930bb86126
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 1d2afe398a8ce33ada79183ed5bf72bb8f0a76c4842f39b34a256dc634dcff8c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 e8df5827994aaa57bea0cf22ae713a3b78238a677f6816bc1fb7cce154472332
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 0d15c8f1f6a662f84377e50f1f7d74b48d9cddeab07947cd8b503684c24bbdc3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javapackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 b377ee4710b39405f7a960d202eb0cba294d36461f1d9fb05a17d510ee7fce4e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 8374ba166d6976956f4a3a448667a00dd0b7a706b90093abe4e0194810217e43
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 18797313915641f2635edb2750b4cd3523e973df679d97d5b55b0c83edfb0329
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 526f59df1deaccc45283f2c1d4acf6fffcbe70cdff377ebf860b5150266c884d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 4a8ef79cdaeebf53e1759284824df6386c7b97d51650c23aab46f6849293fba9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 41f60ab33d01252595e3dc39caf962d8d89879ddafaf1be2a2463c7ef55d7bff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 cb846f37876c8c19f617e5e67940cc89fa16b02ab15ebf9d8edf878f7d09f751
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 2c87916083b149b52c38a7a4b9c284ebafb2dc6feb40cec7457d60e537318c1f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 7737e0ea3d17b57add5f3c2eef9b65b7de9dfb7f821fb907da52260eb00c0014
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 8c5ad9533a9c7471a3d2b96512ed12cb54588ae1816700315685fb20c50dc9ab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 b60b6e092e716090f67f52e125e6bfc57fc1bb7929bf6c3313dcf7dcf397aad0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 2defdd10ade1baa15e8a1a519a254ad3f3f01c9929af268657c8b3fbd0ea8eb6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 a9f19c3482a3d2404a7f9673cd0f1bd130bc6ab647113e05e0be856953f68d14
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 f538cccee12930c3082bae53750f1c4d05f44b7f4fb2245e0540a6ed91868192
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 80785f12420b8f5570c88879e7097c8f511eb2a2aeb8812562ae492c17d881cc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 524910010ad13f9c83dbc0383a0d722b996e307707b8b787b24cf07c14230349
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 be8689e5d5945469b53bc77e1f4c0114671472d640a71cb10d8cf7c206729430
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 18424f8408cf4fdb3c0ee8e943874f9f56d1115b0ae124d1e681291c1923a811
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 2418def6182b18a397f974332bbd0f43890ae3fa01d9d07f23fa0fbf79243f70
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SDXHelperBgt.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe
        • Size 843KB
        • SHA256 fdf065bac3bac78b83819ddd520c28b8d6ea6489112d147517a8d9bc1e731c70
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SETLANG.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE
        • Size 885KB
        • SHA256 970aa685956cc3f464f144414a903d8f9bd47822ede6866c570d3964e2dae688
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Wordconv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe
        • Size 853KB
        • SHA256 c2086a812e842823f336b06593b4a174d2af7bdb080431ed9b20a3ee38fd7c24
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        misc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 3055b6e431f1a9299b4b54347c506d650b9933dfca9b61a54d24e88f996a6638
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msoev.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe
        • Size 866KB
        • SHA256 47931a4fb190870cd8ed67e166775f5588fc320edf2786a3f96b4a51cbe51e31
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msouc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\msouc.exe
        • Size 865KB
        • SHA256 49eb04d2e718ffa6ddf175290124298eee46956453b9bceda89d8443b7587ce0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        osmadminicon.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 1be5ed7cf4c4d3db3655289337f5c3f1a78550d822ba463a884e0f03f48dfcac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        sscicons.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe
        • Size 889KB
        • SHA256 366053fe8f9e8c371eef2014104fd8aa8fa8cfa2b7fcc4dbc01b55a2d0e1b70d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3812-1404-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4316-1403-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4316-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp