Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/09/2026, 17:15

General

  • Target
    2026-09-04_1a6bd55da026994ce58f33a809052be7_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 1.8MB
  • Sample260905-vs2gpsfm61
  • SHA256 7115d48d19e315ae406499bcb3dc1351ee6959e9534a9387378627225d50ec28
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 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.

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-04_1a6bd55da026994ce58f33a809052be7_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-04_1a6bd55da026994ce58f33a809052be7_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4168
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4932
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\UpdatAuto.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2256
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2156

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 bbb5dbb460b2c93af3aafed0332879f6a00347622c497bda925a6e7f3bc8800e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 2.8MB
        • SHA256 dce2ef869597aa0ea631a79cf7fbfbb4f3a972696e9bffbd36ed65ad5d91f613
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 edd5931be93470259b75d9b2d732f73f32a9249e05117ec542baf04ed52a8b12
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 5e10e743ad2e731109dffd152716abddca4c744a1cb051cd17553f57666dd922
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 c32c677b795ee4f35b4e4bd7f47561e6806f563520b808c5283acea8914cb27e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 3.6MB
        • SHA256 b0985a586ec31a2e35afc678f8fe6937417f14c7e1c85d0c3b3cfcfe82be003c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevated_tracing_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 5.3MB
        • SHA256 7451c1ab1c29ae1a08af791129096bda71e9be208b56269fd3cf3ab07782d633
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 4.1MB
        • SHA256 6b79affea49cb6b0e4397b38fbf4f6055420bdfacc48c5e2fb8e981ae4b443bd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 3.5MB
        • SHA256 97ba3d158508d38f863d4c09b77238755c00c33238d823e61bf81e96ce277b29
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        os_update_handler.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 835c115b0b991f09528444bd7c35a736830745f3919f05afbc33adcf4a0bd319
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 4.9MB
        • SHA256 db708931dff71803f6dc4dcd6f0b544ecf3f2355410517c1563cc20b89570a2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 3.3MB
        • SHA256 dcde7506772b294f31e00288c8d9ae2abf9e088757fa26c28dfb82e5d1662a64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 2cf28726b29bb1c06813fb7f27a96d7294cec97ca5e8b66887281c7e07299dd8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 e97aab35ff9117f8f14a4ec32eefad86c08610e7a7fa89051e79d7bfb1a0260d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 b24b1a57983fe730d6f462b350d2a9f6522d6af2ca977fddc47066eb21231669
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 4fdf14facff3dfdf6d04f3ae50a4be21b4ad617d10700a78bd578e402c7188ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 1580560013d9f8883ff1efd2d4b5827c3e15a07ea2f863b96d0cc5a7b3fe38ab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 e97e99bec385415fea36cc0ef92881f70822ff62759e865eb5182ff81ebafc08
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 8dc11b79b1806bb8cb49968544a27a6514cd98ab1f6af655af62b9af160f8719
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 0a828bd86f3eff7586646415aa89b0447b2fa25e096703f7ba95d0b541eefe29
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 1a59a9e403a0e04336c63db9080df0dbade20a60a7bdb079e0460b2f8a85602c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 76701a0bc0e56d605712a32de40efc38784ab73828a56f463ff7108c6391cb38
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Option.bat

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Option.bat
        • Size 53B
        • SHA256 0bc485263cf8a962e64db0b88f156f2a9af1b81ecfdb1cf9111d497e85df70f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        UpdatAuto.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 7115d48d19e315ae406499bcb3dc1351ee6959e9534a9387378627225d50ec28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 c96e587bc6113847a223d81118663e35294f8b53adf6f31f3f34fdcd8ceebefb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 376b2598b535b217623508ea602e62534d4fbeac05f4c3f4239c16d6b90e74ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 da2d57dc9b8b992b1e186a3f9661ad56599a247776e3db0e90c84af4d4159eec
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 dcd9030ee9bfd3ef781c31a50430adb757f5f2f45a5bfc375cf5857aae03eb53
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 6d99ddd8d785452797f5f1d0f9076fea86b45e8779d31bdbd92c41825e0b407e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 077cae26d463add6cce491ebeed2c387584ff2b0d341b4017f2050a3b7fafc84
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 9619edd7587e837d05d4938fa6171bf8a408e8bacf3937c99f14911343e0a459
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 393e797dedf315dff32d59b1209831dbbd99c5e52331a0265f804dd98bd7edf1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 f78d5ba3308b958e7e5dec919f9954a17ebc5da02a6ace7939c30a9f8b67c9da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH