Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
125s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
24/10/2026, 02:00
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- Sample261024-cff15a1zew
- SHA256 37d01c934fd999c1cb22616a603f830741d2f5d3533cba2e4c47e69e99499e3b
- MD5 a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3
- SHA1 4f3185dde6a88fd91f28ada27f47c58a67a90ebe
- SHA512 0d0291424b53cbeed0d1fcd858e84ffc37d5361f78785cd07f0022197a80c3e64980a8100e3bb341955ff9345f7962d6d1ebacee13ae8c5e83408eb276b99052
- SSDEEP 12288:SDM87tVe3noV35tDvfazDWYQUHQU7SHLfDde37Kw5i7kai4e7WRdTfgwCHKy7GLc:kleu3jDqwU7Srpe3LiB3Td9CHKy7GZO
- TLSH T175459F45B7E4C1E4FA368538896A4150B7B17C570A3A866F07A7EE1EDD32E81487BF30
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4596 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 41 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCX8370.tmp 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCX83DE.tmp 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe.ico 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCX82F2.tmp 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe.ico 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\RCX85B9.tmp 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe.ico 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCX843D.tmp 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\RCX8579.tmp 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe.ico 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe.ico 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\RCX847C.tmp 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\RCX852A.tmp 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe.ico 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe.ico 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe.ico 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\RCX8627.tmp 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe.ico 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe.ico 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\RCX84BC.tmp 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Program crash 1 IoCs
pid pid_target Process procid_target 5928 3328 WerFault.exe 87 - Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 5904 javaws.exe 5904 javaws.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3328 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe 3328 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3328 wrote to memory of 4596 3328 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe 88 PID 4596 wrote to memory of 5904 4596 2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe.exe 89
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3328 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp/2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4596 -
C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp/2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe.exe3⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:5904
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3328 -s 18722⤵
- Program crash
PID:5928
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 452 -p 3328 -ip 33281⤵PID:1704
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe.exe
- Size 712KB
- SHA256 bc6ecc278ef2f7b9aebd994cda8d5edf485f851f3924f6af7e619a42e76018b6
- MD5 4906afa25d3486f6d64849bae629d66b
- SHA1 5be23c981430006ef9eab898b2d243d05a014b3b
- SHA512 5182c176b308f6866814502b2e077e124ffc72791f37d8f499d0e57d7f9cc3319547e829d8f65a16bb061c839c02962073b52f7ebae10143a63f26841693cba6
- SSDEEP 12288:SDM87tVe3noV35tDvfazDWYQUHQU7SHLfDde37Kw5i7k:kleu3jDqwU7Srpe3Li
- TLSH T15AF49D4BBBA4C299EF28447C865E81A437B169530A3F013B1B67EE5EDC31D8644FB274
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe.ico
- Size 3KB
- SHA256 8cad493433ec34a34ca6f4fd49655aaf7cbb4337752743804db83ea6c050d1fe
- MD5 58151a4d764fdbbe01b683e56b873787
- SHA1 7ae1d655382d9ab2072a668788e2af8a1a3422c9
- SHA512 d0b0c64084d7ef24a4101b20d258020409f3e5b80d6c57b5df9cd7f8a7a153e51f08c4b2b895cfaf3885cf4dc2eeb16713bb83df204ca37b87082f2793798160
- TLSH T1096102417200C288C14407300C87C7CD11457D17CD24220339E1370F3E305A40825240
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe.ico
- Size 3KB
- SHA256 19306f3f899e8bae15a744924f1ebf2ce88624f5dd297e3993645fe8453adaa9
- MD5 eeb23b93433af30f3061c261b8368401
- SHA1 87e274077a0eff8831e33ed45b2f740b2d8545ea
- SHA512 108348395c1833031a0abbcd7ea57194733e606fc79cfb6181d821e2e750b53c636977d802c0fce70d64157767d61b7df0cd30fa80535f0586417250eccc9e3c
- TLSH T15961C9FFE23099C8C1467E30408F06C03EBE0E4EBCD01E330A9030A82A39252B83EE01
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe.ico
- Size 3KB
- SHA256 463b6e99198762de39ea3c9156504527673355f452c17063d0fcc34caa3cfded
- MD5 01f2c0d2e4df4e0ed544a4e4600d1457
- SHA1 2bdf43857fcfeefcd37ee7a82d733ca4e4f1d871
- SHA512 8238557d4075faf0d780ce775a6bc0121cf2da9b826cc49095fec9b35096809e5187f3027682db88d7358e21025c5d24d2ef784e9c2b0a8aa7021589ce68a8aa
- TLSH T13061D3A9E5052C3BFD5CDA7935B6DB60C2077ECA021680778809F58328F768B16ED974
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_a4ceb4ddb31563586a60bfdc66e9f6b3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe.exe
- Size 472KB
- SHA256 1f531df9ff81fbe2bebcab6b749dd16258c83da3abf19de009643bf9c323dc93
- MD5 3bd4f4e68066ac80c599f0f5af220734
- SHA1 5872b20c954f8d904ddc1c49726faf95f69eac0c
- SHA512 e00f78154388ca5062a922e8de016801d9a60b22b7b3c1926936857cadbac8ba4023225baaa1637c4b972351b5dca9032ecd1e04dadaa5d79a35103143834cfb
- SSDEEP 6144:ViYB2nEaKTRnXtTkCgwCzUg/HpjN4IBwu7QTLbpqmHdIvW:Vi4e7WRdTfgwCHKy7GLbbdIvW
- TLSH T173A43A90F3E414E8F0B79A3589764511DAB67C5A1B71CE8F03A8661A1F33BD18D39F22
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH