Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    136s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/09/2026, 01:56

General

  • Target
    2026-09-23_bcaa491298f123c8960ae5a4845d1cec_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_vidar.exe
  • Size 2.0MB
  • Sample260924-cc3eysbf76
  • SHA256 9994a32a4c98dbcca5bcd21531aaf5b4be27242e5590bc3effb73e691091f0e1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Grants admin privileges 1 TTPs

    Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Disables service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 5 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

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

  • Permission Groups Discovery: Local Groups 1 TTPs

    Attempt to find local system groups and permission settings.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 30 IoCs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 8 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 18 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-23_bcaa491298f123c8960ae5a4845d1cec_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-23_bcaa491298f123c8960ae5a4845d1cec_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4924
    • 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:2508
    • 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:2656
      • 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:3292
    • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE
      "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Windows\system32\drivers\2026-09-23_bcaa491298f123c8960ae5a4845d1cec_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_vidar~1.Doc" /o ""
      2⤵
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:372
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop sharedaccess
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:260
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop sharedaccess
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1672
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop sharedaccess
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3868
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop wuauserv
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:252
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wuauserv
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3464
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wuauserv
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1316
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop wscsvc
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:248
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wscsvc
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3112
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wscsvc
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1040
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop srservice
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:244
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop srservice
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3412
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop srservice
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5644
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net start TlntSvr
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1580
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net start TlntSvr
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4648
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 start TlntSvr
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5348
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net user helpassistant 123456
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4484
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net user helpassistant 123456
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4520
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 user helpassistant 123456
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3624
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2984
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2708
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4644
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2696
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config SharedAccess start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3260
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wuauserv start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3528
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wscsvc start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5480
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5532
  • C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
    "dwm.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5328

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 7758889dbf963523b062128ebe8772c1517807f066703cc8323d06d37d7ead29
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 2.9MB
        • SHA256 75e4bbacb20f24d14188e45e8b2bdbcb55152ec57e1a3d3d500c02cf5a3dcc21
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 c9dd981b82ea9e468372d8bab3fe452f1c3ed05e2f546cd9178b26be5d99caa3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 1800e5fb7a8e2135a9752fbc98fac1669d64771767e5de8ec28bb8c1105e2036
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 2f95b2edfcacb92666adf1c06d31642ed1370f604ddb8e3d381f6ce8c1d78742
        • 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 3.7MB
        • SHA256 f27f0a0cfd81c188390143dbfd1242bf946e7f2911f16a55fda7f7aa60d52db1
        • 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 5.4MB
        • SHA256 65cb6e4035d28b3a3cbf95c2b455d24765da33f20206e553c9f24042a7b6e0a4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 4.2MB
        • SHA256 0299c8de21ca67d0a30c4bc2bd49ddd4f700495bb4f50960b26e1625b70c3f45
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 3.6MB
        • SHA256 50b3f0f53da6c76d4926244557bce92d71f036529a920a4b5016e198ff0a5016
        • 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 3.8MB
        • SHA256 967b27686b98531fbe9c40133ecb78f535c7b1f6dcc664c98ba412df8ac0c1c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 5.1MB
        • SHA256 c4f3feede7e1c8e16b2806964fd1b4a4c7912d646b357c863557373a0ae6dbfe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 3.4MB
        • SHA256 65492d346e750c9ef01bd35d39401fb891debebd8fe24a2fe0cc57eb8c5dc0e8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 229ad60b484a16e030bde579726ef4d21973d7ceef11df6ca1bef50110971189
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 57b08b71ca7d971c3c5c66727bebac354c6394c6cdeafefac0bcee1cc34282d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 9904cf0c1bd94359a23381b59f8f4fbebb87888338feb2c0288b5edf24470e17
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 72bf5fc6600f2c7bc59fc812d6a84b8be84295c7b8967961530cd00ff8c0d6e2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 154ed5056e56bbf34a4c8bd09293f790fd9541c407bb7eebb875835983711995
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 549fbe6c21d3b3e315e131ac8b443ee78f4e9e6237506d606a0480bf13b12dfa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 9c8ad438f6b01d96232798e818472b95def0ff9b706dd7078e91108be22b212d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 3bb70f68ec7f5fad2106d0a0b7ebabdfe6aff1877c6080fde0f84c2ef9ae1dd1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 f4c911e79fd7102c8cf2b4004bc55021125d5a50f429bda3098985ec0b61d7d8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 16bf23bf535b6301656706f9aa1db3cccacb85bf9cc00e6bc4b2e6d67f5ade3d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 3ca01c62403246e0af25856dddddf02ba28e89b626a3d11246211174cbf1e872
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        TM02851227[[fn=sist02]].xsl

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\LiveContent\16\Managed\Word Document Bibliography Styles\TM02851227[[fn=sist02]].xsl
        • Size 245KB
        • SHA256 ef4835db41a485b56c2ef0ff7094bc2350460573a686182bc45fd6613480e353
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-09-23_bcaa491298f123c8960ae5a4845d1cec_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_vidar~1.Doc

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Drivers\2026-09-23_bcaa491298f123c8960ae5a4845d1cec_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_vidar~1.Doc
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 57d6d4c889bb6788c22d5d523f02c9f9c2964027460186bd8f3f77e85ff8a993
        • 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 2.0MB
        • SHA256 7c946fa4df95512c1396d204493a816a54151a382706d609f6af42b5b5dacf43
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 0180905867ca99425008ee30d02491277b3b2b5b12df13710eefbe3eeeb3f755
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 ff46c2d308866c24c37726a1dc3ed2c298fbd5880b4a2cddc6b09cd6a6b3ac31
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 5897f1270b9236d0eeb226c80091d924d4121d2feb3373235430846258cf6e58
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 dc97e7e1f3209890d17f0e2706d50b94d6a24e47b6b1a5c7a24d2b6d4feae1b7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 d79d3db3ac895883a2d15f9ca9b80ecee22e2d9cf7d447f76cc49f867550aec8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 e56aaf96c647a4311cabe13b87d6a37ad62ef98e573ade2d2a4a177d93b7edd7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 49934ea8bc068ef9a9345d03ec57baef772de2b7dc0ad3b6f663ba6abb69f8fd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 e5fb01ec5600f3b08a7b83e0abe8963d0bddff5276c62a4df270160fb8f06e20
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 3ffe77d948971eb64afa4c666381929ab582fbc3b6491915b9dadd3de072979e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/372-50-0x00007FF7E2100000-0x00007FF7E2110000-memory.dmp

        memory/372-49-0x00007FF7E4840000-0x00007FF7E4850000-memory.dmp

        memory/372-48-0x00007FF7E4840000-0x00007FF7E4850000-memory.dmp

        memory/372-585-0x00000171468C0000-0x0000017146B90000-memory.dmp

        memory/372-46-0x00007FF7E4840000-0x00007FF7E4850000-memory.dmp

        memory/372-47-0x00007FF7E4840000-0x00007FF7E4850000-memory.dmp

        memory/372-44-0x00007FF7E4840000-0x00007FF7E4850000-memory.dmp

        memory/372-51-0x00007FF7E2100000-0x00007FF7E2110000-memory.dmp

        memory/372-131-0x00000171468C0000-0x0000017146B90000-memory.dmp

        memory/372-669-0x00000171468C0000-0x0000017146B90000-memory.dmp

        memory/372-707-0x00000171468C0000-0x0000017146B90000-memory.dmp

        memory/372-714-0x00000171468C0000-0x0000017146B90000-memory.dmp

        memory/372-738-0x00000171468C0000-0x0000017146B90000-memory.dmp