Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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
    27/10/2026, 00:01

General

  • Target
    2026-10-25_7327b934ce4686a9ca715a61cf0ac7f4_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 5.9MB
  • Sample261027-abdn4azxcz
  • SHA256 b50c0e02d24090ca10a4ade39ef329c208e500142f259076f8b085f85053f411
  • 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\2026-10-25_7327b934ce4686a9ca715a61cf0ac7f4_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-25_7327b934ce4686a9ca715a61cf0ac7f4_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:4904
    • 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:5384
    • 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:2444
      • 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:6092

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 6.5MB
        • SHA256 fa1ac82504a4db0ab59aefd7ada9f2f7aca73cce329ed1299b221430b2e2fa10
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 6.9MB
        • SHA256 18a276d1ff073cf8b25a97236d4aeecd2a916ce7e81faf2da9659276ec9a2fdf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 6.6MB
        • SHA256 fff93bbc530172c1ef37b0729ddf498148d047300e7aceb6074966aab9da2124
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 5.9MB
        • SHA256 1e95ad08febf374fb8d60e0ea0f0e829eb7872e94bff259e98a693feb78d10ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 12.0MB
        • SHA256 02d2b3b6259b456be60a1335596f04b80523c5ec1bcb9f3a4aa65b30ff10ee1f
        • 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 7.6MB
        • SHA256 c06ed9b01123665bea9ec85c6c64dec5fc1ba4a9e6bf916a7c3d587df8739c78
        • 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 9.4MB
        • SHA256 94043347f8989c5685f35dfc9e1d1ba9aba6df5e918beba98b8ebbdecbbaf103
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 8.2MB
        • SHA256 3b065d89d7c7deea8ada7be4feffc596842814936ef18ac8780f472a8f99ba72
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 7.6MB
        • SHA256 f58f408e431ea7e27aa856785d67695ddaa16dcec0154fb86bb4a10d7e2ab7da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 6f2c6417b1c41c344cd4c3746277236284274028e8422aed8fdc3f9e05601441
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 7.3MB
        • SHA256 c795aa33b0fd3d8187946c76d819d6270ce0bbc5974c58d66d3bc2e041b2963a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 5.9MB
        • SHA256 b0b6c01c5d30241d50860f13fcb7139457d436fdd01d5325f8b19f8aea514e9e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 5.9MB
        • SHA256 75596d614cf80d0bb2c378718ed243d2493c6d2e2f538f8f4c011cb2d1be6e6b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 5.9MB
        • SHA256 53afe9534b0095f4dfee13e6132591d36460ccc361e09cad8e11f8eabdadcec4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 6.0MB
        • SHA256 f5c97b964f788a5a441db6f9555d8a46f3bd2450d8dd0c89b7f9f21591809e26
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 5.9MB
        • SHA256 8129406e86d47d7d3883cbbba36ebe824ce1ef1048dba332f22f7d842577864c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 5.9MB
        • SHA256 3bf8d270f1b3021a83d0aa967d5118c2fa7ab1e6bb5e5e0c423e60efd1aed512
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ResetCompare.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\ResetCompare.exe
        • Size 6.2MB
        • SHA256 2fb4b2d026e5361d4c8c9cbc0f616b2ed7f94fb87e2383016e957b7e9ba95e61
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 6.1MB
        • SHA256 e0b83d9bd187c2133c5f1923e89160f2a0894aefb1f52e8f7ab2afe1411f62d8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 6.0MB
        • SHA256 fd9187c2cad82044e21762128b239a7613c6d9ff290acb434f5ac42f56ae00d8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 6.0MB
        • SHA256 f7fe2ac4d54a9aeff885f77dfca2b0d5e48f196dba18ca517780a4245ee75cb6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 6.0MB
        • SHA256 44b9530cc6dab735f0cc0a8bdc566b75f3a31ff23eb6de01a024e3a29ebd0344
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Option.bat

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

        ntldr~8

        • Path C:\ntldr~8
        • Size 5.9MB
        • SHA256 b50c0e02d24090ca10a4ade39ef329c208e500142f259076f8b085f85053f411
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 5.9MB
        • SHA256 1ac85f1169621b5ff224e5a8d97c9a925f33835943039d94ecc8a82525b722da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 5.9MB
        • SHA256 6d5cf45bd30f3a745dfe54336c5d67cd1534f8ca3057151c4fd01c0cff3e548d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 5.9MB
        • SHA256 a98e65a739506b9e8009d84fe4abd7ef4d4b09e2873e24ee042a3fd6cb9e67ba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 5.9MB
        • SHA256 9ab8d4351d2b1f4529fa7dc26af28b883bc1c008bf530d92d25799efae787ecb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 5.9MB
        • SHA256 0b6deb3c8cf1e14400b170bca3494670abceb34f929200550b940b706e55cfe1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 5.9MB
        • SHA256 602c92b81acae44379f6aeb660a8d7b76922eb2e0a06dffe69dbd6d01214d565
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 5.9MB
        • SHA256 9b19a4dc696bed2328562e400f29868d7927ccd8940b15fe870010a8c174538d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH