Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
21/04/2026, 23:24
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-04-21_af9d8c9a0961dd768c1ba59304dd4a7f_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
12 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-04-21_af9d8c9a0961dd768c1ba59304dd4a7f_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 511KB
- Sample260421-3dvplshs8v
- SHA256 c0a92327650bd61614231f507723e01fb8f7c69ceec911f79b1fce401fa3f40c
- MD5 af9d8c9a0961dd768c1ba59304dd4a7f
- SHA1 0f6561676f729bfb4911bef9aff1aa686ebbc424
- SHA512 70ec19b6ae5b0543e0743c2f0534b6dd2963a10fdff0801964d1a937302f7279dc51044e489e2deb5e720d4b506c22706e0015ccac9eff3827b067b3ebce3148
- SSDEEP 6144:0HM3P36NxjuubbS6W3vaa85Ig3Sa6XS1QdlhhzFCtTrIn00rZyW:G5xjuubX8vaa81goerF
- TLSH T1DDB43A15A3744232D36292B5C681976AE97234422774CAFF82825E956F0BEF4CD3873F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects Cosmu payload 4 IoCs
Cosmu is a worm written in C++.
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/4848-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040A000-memory.dmp family_cosmu behavioral1/files/0x0009000000021698-6.dat family_cosmu behavioral1/files/0x00020000000231a3-12.dat family_cosmu behavioral1/memory/4848-322-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040A000-memory.dmp family_cosmu - Custom signatureDetects executables packed with eXPressor 4 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/4848-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040A000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_eXPressor behavioral1/files/0x0009000000021698-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_eXPressor behavioral1/files/0x00020000000231a3-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_eXPressor behavioral1/memory/4848-322-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040A000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_eXPressor - Renames multiple (3396) files with added filename extension
This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 4976 Zombie.exe 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Zombie.exe 2026-04-21_af9d8c9a0961dd768c1ba59304dd4a7f_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Zombie.exe 2026-04-21_af9d8c9a0961dd768c1ba59304dd4a7f_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\System.Web.HttpUtility.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\8.0.15\PresentationCore.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Document Themes 16\Theme Effects\Extreme Shadow.eftx.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Licenses\c2rpridslicensefiles_auto.xml.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Licenses16\O365ProPlusR_Subscription5-ppd.xrm-ms.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Ole DB\en-US\sqlxmlx.rll.mui.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\System.Net.NameResolution.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\sl-SI\tipresx.dll.mui.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\it-IT\mshwLatin.dll.mui.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Licenses16\HomeStudentDemoR_BypassTrial180-ppd.xrm-ms.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\System.Runtime.Intrinsics.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\System.Reflection.Primitives.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\privacy-sandbox-attestations.dat.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\legal\javafx\libxml2.md.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\gl.txt.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\System.Formats.Tar.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\7.0.16\tr\PresentationCore.resources.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Licenses16\O365ProPlusE5R_SubTrial-ppd.xrm-ms.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\7.0.16\zh-Hant\PresentationUI.resources.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Licenses16\PowerPointR_Retail-ppd.xrm-ms.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\System.Runtime.InteropServices.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVCatalog.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\System.Runtime.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\6.0.27\de\WindowsBase.resources.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\7.0.16\tr\UIAutomationClient.resources.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\lib\fonts\LucidaBrightDemiItalic.ttf.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Document Themes 16\Theme Fonts\Franklin Gothic.xml.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Licenses16\HomeStudentR_Retail-ul-phn.xrm-ms.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Licenses16\O365HomePremR_Subscription5-ul-oob.xrm-ms.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\System.ComponentModel.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\System.Drawing.Primitives.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\8.0.15\es\System.Windows.Input.Manipulations.resources.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\include\jvmticmlr.h.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\legal\jdk\santuario.md.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Ole DB\ja-JP\msdasqlr.dll.mui.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\System.Text.Encoding.CodePages.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\8.0.15\ru\Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.resources.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\PackageManifests\AppXManifest.90160000-0016-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE.xml.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Ole DB\oledbjvs.inc.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\System.Drawing.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\7.0.16\it\WindowsFormsIntegration.resources.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\8.0.15\it\PresentationCore.resources.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\msadc\msdaremr.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Ole DB\msxactps.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\System.IO.FileSystem.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\8.0.15\pt-BR\WindowsBase.resources.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jdwp.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Ole DB\it-IT\oledb32r.dll.mui.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\System.Net.NameResolution.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\System.Net.Http.Json.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\6.0.27\zh-Hans\Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.resources.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Document Themes 16\Theme Fonts\TrebuchetMs.xml.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\es-ES\InkObj.dll.mui.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\8.0.15\WindowsFormsIntegration.dll.tmp Zombie.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\legal\jdk\jpeg.md.tmp Zombie.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-04-21_af9d8c9a0961dd768c1ba59304dd4a7f_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Zombie.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs
pid Process 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe 4280 _AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4848 wrote to memory of 4976 4848 2026-04-21_af9d8c9a0961dd768c1ba59304dd4a7f_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 85 PID 4848 wrote to memory of 4280 4848 2026-04-21_af9d8c9a0961dd768c1ba59304dd4a7f_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 86
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-21_af9d8c9a0961dd768c1ba59304dd4a7f_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-21_af9d8c9a0961dd768c1ba59304dd4a7f_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4848 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Zombie.exe"C:\Windows\system32\Zombie.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4976
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe"_AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:4280
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000\desktop.ini.exe
- Size 392KB
- SHA256 23472e88ceedd73262ee46cd28d2c3923ce241b869a57b82f0e82eeaab65f746
- MD5 91952126ffef8e4f18947b9e1170e5e5
- SHA1 6132906a0c70fa68e9077a6d2fa213cb8936eced
- SHA512 b953382aab61220c3a4942ac09a2ca27aa82b9be5a50673a533429a5cc32b7d4bc9bb3e3cbb1ce6528bb9c392fed523e1136120d88f726d13764cc1e587f221b
- SSDEEP 6144:0HM3P36NxjuubbS6W3vaa85Ig3Sa6XS1QdlhhzFCtTr7:G5xjuubX8vaa81go7
- TLSH T1A8841915A7345232D36192B6C682976DE82221422778DCFFC2825ED56A0FDF9C93873F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\CRFV07G3\S3[1].htm
- Size 13B
- SHA256 b633a587c652d02386c4f16f8c6f6aab7352d97f16367c3c40576214372dd628
- MD5 c83301425b2ad1d496473a5ff3d9ecca
- SHA1 941efb7368e46b27b937d34b07fc4d41da01b002
- SHA512 83bafe4c888008afdd1b72c028c7f50dee651ca9e7d8e1b332e0bf3aa1315884155a1458a304f6e5c5627e714bf5a855a8b8d7db3f4eb2bb2789fe2f8f6a1d83
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_AcroServicesUpdater2_x64.exe
- Size 119KB
- SHA256 99727a25e431134f75c9342ca608d1007ea31733f7fd4dda32356e5e36c23f9b
- MD5 aba284c3712f8cdb2fdc70689933a909
- SHA1 e836d2554ff9043605d333eace443b95c5ceb55d
- SHA512 217ab6bfff758b1137aadaa9878727493e3efe5a72412bd4eedcb538854c5e25dcad17c7446443174b0e2ab695a9dbf7c7b67c86c89fd48055c04c2e10dfecd4
- SSDEEP 1536:GymvG4PDo2DhA3lr1fBY4iKos40wm0PW1IrqJfMtQlD8x89u7F0:GnzhQNv40j0PW1IrEfMtyhuO
- TLSH T142C38C2767F44068E9B7EE78D6F51E26D7B2B85405B1C71F8361821A0F23B60AE39317
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Zombie.exe
- Size 392KB
- SHA256 94b7efe325b4efc629383785d00ec3a65412d817a8ea048dc85a6cc04e87d9fc
- MD5 e88dfe9a4b361fe29601c15e31251263
- SHA1 b5a7cf359df0e3f6de160a596889d38f75ddc0cf
- SHA512 6262070044749d3b871d3722afe93abbf8ad0fae60c052bfd423002f417fed3f89deedd9c984cde3308a8616eb02cd8814bd31ddd85f2a21d8f7d786a11b5914
- SSDEEP 6144:0HM3P36NxjuubbS6W3vaa85Ig3Sa6XS1QdlhhzFCtTrU:G5xjuubX8vaa81goU
- TLSH T17F841915A7345232D36192B6C682976DE82221422778DCFFC2825ED56A0FDF9C93873F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH