Analysis

  • max time kernel
    116s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/08/2026, 12:15

General

  • Target
    2026-08-27_977e1fecc98e5a74d2bc2e6681917150_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid.exe
  • Size 718KB
  • Sample260827-pe1qcsszes
  • SHA256 3f8052f734468ccc9e6d69825f39b85b8684fe929d1ee190d137054e87236a0b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 54 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 51 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • 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 13 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\2026-08-27_977e1fecc98e5a74d2bc2e6681917150_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-27_977e1fecc98e5a74d2bc2e6681917150_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2808
  • 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:4436

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 718KB
        • SHA256 3f8052f734468ccc9e6d69825f39b85b8684fe929d1ee190d137054e87236a0b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe
        • Size 816KB
        • SHA256 0eea4bcc8d1bd601a712df454d9e9b7c3173c64e625baba460fdaedb4e046287
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 6bdd815502d54936ffbe9b802d1b7575468db6be24b013fe69ad44d7ac1c5f4e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 766KB
        • SHA256 f212ffea3d10ff75f5a88c2f5cf7588850dda72d5da7af58425e91608d1d63c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 6383f3180573d0e8b962133dec0444128e041cb408594aee9393b58fb3eab075
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 facc2ce65dcf722c3a3999e1da1cde1322603e86c5cd4dc8d6c8243229f16f01
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 7771139a31411552faa5a38c58c890ca20e050712cf8880c2ec36b3faf7eb761
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 5762a5d056519854d74e5be6ddb3c2b1f2adc7fbaec483ae2d6271f069091f11
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 bb7fcbb7b01f997890e45e54c77ee0478c923ee1d8642a305ae688cc3254bc5e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 879KB
        • SHA256 ba716704957d53053fbe982a8561e839db5f619c07d0bb0f7c3a18a7a697c4b6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 790b67c8c9015f93810d2f4c9b843d21f167628ef3e9282858e90f3155bf57d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 6354724ce78760bd90372dd2f1bd37d0e36af15346a5924de4165bb1d304f9b6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javapackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
        • Size 879KB
        • SHA256 5e85ded6f24e707557766554ac2e511de8b3840a3a3075eb40e3a3c38a98f110
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 2ae3be521bff4caeef3f309fd766bb5c2a64ad9595d7f8e1e687d53d78d0e652
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 c75bdf31a4b9b9f21142c393d5996c93ffd8c90856c3358eb47be575a341cec2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 40a46e85ebf796adc52568c753daded2587aeb5900b4fdbd3755c59432131d26
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 03043637021d990079f2608a61ada6aee36bb785f5f461c2327a54523dcc637d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 26140d1e0d6e489ccc2cb93766cb902fe4f1c326824538680b2a799963e94b9a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 ae7ae6c6ab84a200a3d7723503cdd1b6a162b1e343653ad2e7c9b7906b00979c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 e19a5d89eec03a05fabf5e53f21b2b6517911890a4c0366cdd941c8b2e95c6f2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 a130e0f6feab220dfd036979c0bbe6bd83a61e7efec9a25764465a663b187d53
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 10b6795d043aebd2222c5f8ec3bd9f8e49cea9ad99404db039f70ffed72eed40
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 a3206759a07038c4f941704f0284586029e624058582aba6cead34f723c952a4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 9ae7a4d27eccd2662d66732d8408e8ed860e620e1711f3a9652cd0b065b73840
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 96c40f58ea71084c01997605416574a667ad80d9aa87fae4940ff4ec4658ae95
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 9a4a9a1259dcc07733c09909588084da26168d7e4af6e59a004327a2d0d0314f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 bb614cf20c681ccb0c87652e1c8b6674f2de1b7f57ddd37518c5a2bda5b41016
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 bb6341854dc251b381972b2ea35c7c48de8df0c03353e9434f6dcbf06adc0e48
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 4f4b8e81481aaefcf0095ed02de2faba4820812a0317a512a0ecb0692559b694
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 b734c99e3b8a58699fb70484405a4b3595bd7e26cbf48f40bd13c216b4c09160
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 74beb50e5132359ff09aa492f21f7a9446d6275eaac069004318b23ce21dd822
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 51ae8263478a9ea3afa497e2f66d5cfcb4738da93c7e6729b42f0ad1b41fdc0a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 092dbe1d1dd96fa9362c28a12795e16abfdc97aa578024b45ac015c8197c53ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 7024df79269bf081ca5844b38f1b8f322ecb59cfaf42bd86a7a1d7262304afd2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 cae4b5c89e03a0d1a64c7137862b8e954ac3e69d6245334c7660109615efa9c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 459118d18971ee977780add9231150ecef247dc6a45486f0a50b032f92442db1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 aa7d58b26f0456931c80b6b0ca02f15279233e7c153e616edb3beb09a7208a2d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 efeeb9167fcc7180bb5f392aca600dd4c8eb57591a515313ae910b190df06e21
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 5010781bde1bf3f15dd0df54c4acee3fb3ff7c2d952fefc3f4be21e1381e2461
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 ad7291e70837316ea6cda9205aae020d92dbab9c0735dc4b1e12bfdcacd11ddc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 bba0054bb591d284a1e4778591c6101a45ab20432a7b623ee2cc5ea24447a6aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 2abdef68aa577ac1fe39d7525019ea5317951980fd966b1072bc2446f9c5f66a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unpack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe
        • Size 938KB
        • SHA256 3b66c987297cd5f994438ddcd1b6cba01402ba717d85142647e419be1d5534eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 f62cafe9170a33c508ff024d351b35092f60ee45b1056c53d87b8af029ad6d9e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 68d367cc21e5c46a26a4047ed801bbe2377ccebbc356e2c92d7715ab153ad4d0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 7a6c7b21a1cdfdf4d49cefb7e544f5ccf3b94c5baec668dcd19a4bde68c8600f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        maintenanceservice_installer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe
        • Size 903KB
        • SHA256 c20a0a46dd32d20e9b40acd5398fa7fcf8a6f803cf494e1d7d5e7ba68b81b3a3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pingsender.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe
        • Size 801KB
        • SHA256 1d7a038ab461759aa8acec37174874bcd619393598c46a2dcc00b1f6b8f397d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        plugin-container.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe
        • Size 858KB
        • SHA256 53ea42b7cefa14e42f40221a2a34300f9bd1e7bdb85c83813347d780a784f3b1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        private_browsing.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe
        • Size 782KB
        • SHA256 10b0b9212a4836abd650b06b6b2e4cb42b01896045625ad7702175643fadff82
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        FileSyncConfig.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\FileSyncConfig.exe
        • Size 970KB
        • SHA256 b4678ce734728ae7f91853ffcdec469d8c69779ad4859b2379f6106d72dbb5fb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2808-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2808-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4436-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp