Analysis
- max time kernel
117s - max time network
97s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
10/05/2026, 12:19
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11-20260130-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- Sample260510-phcspsbs2p
- SHA256 5200aa659252eccba4805a91238201d679d74741beaa49a37412895d4ca00f27
- MD5 72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc
- SHA1 281b28944d8ddac0c2977efed3d9d5a3aa554976
- SHA512 828731f781184f9fc78d1c08841f2f19cf47bb6287bf1112e8ab20d8bc15a1a20a12a8c96b250603a195096587ce431e4661167705a00e4223cee6a7c28c0018
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXUsXN4Jk+p5sD3mnXUsXN4Jk+p5sbjYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5:A3kwJDp5Y3kwJDp53qJtb2I
- TLSH T1DBB55A42FA2417F5C052C074A1B31A97B9B435095730BAEF429CFB363E66BD21E397A1
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Custom signatureDetects executables packed with ASPack 10 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3736-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b3c8-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4024-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000002a1be-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3736-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4024-60-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0002000000028e57-1265.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0008000000027ad1-1376.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000025cd2-1623.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000025ae5-2090.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b3c8-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000002a1be-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0002000000028e57-1265.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0008000000027ad1-1376.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000025cd2-1623.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000025ae5-2090.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4024 patcher.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" patcher.exe - Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe$ 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX45.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pj11icon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$$ 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe$ 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe$ 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_1.17.29001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\SpeechToTextOverlay64-Retail.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\accicons.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe$ 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.6.10571.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\wt.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE$ 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE$ 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder_1.0.38.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\SoundRec.exe 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_2.2106.2807.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Cortana.exe 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.People_10.1909.12456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PeopleApp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\dbcicons.exe 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\msouc.exe 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE$ 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.exe$ 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.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 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3736 2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe 4024 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-10_72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3736
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C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exeC:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4024
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 5200aa659252eccba4805a91238201d679d74741beaa49a37412895d4ca00f27
- MD5 72a2029a23cca5f1b255f1b4094f18cc
- SHA1 281b28944d8ddac0c2977efed3d9d5a3aa554976
- SHA512 828731f781184f9fc78d1c08841f2f19cf47bb6287bf1112e8ab20d8bc15a1a20a12a8c96b250603a195096587ce431e4661167705a00e4223cee6a7c28c0018
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXUsXN4Jk+p5sD3mnXUsXN4Jk+p5sbjYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5:A3kwJDp5Y3kwJDp53qJtb2I
- TLSH T1DBB55A42FA2417F5C052C074A1B31A97B9B435095730BAEF429CFB363E66BD21E397A1
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe$
- Size 3.0MB
- SHA256 08eb3a71892f3ba5c6d2aea4b55d36779f04e3a841becea0419d6e7560ed8bf1
- MD5 84dfbffa0d4a208e40ee542232ac1af7
- SHA1 c0749d5e3c05c75495e6f81c4a2c7ab5b353ae32
- SHA512 56a73234a4c8f62d95338ebfcca39f0dc1dcbfbf4e50aef81712ea6b568ece955caf67c3dc62ff50997d1e5ac64be6ccc49a931f6a731350aa3d66a6cec600f1
- SSDEEP 49152:A3kwJDp5Y3kwJDp53qJtb2IRVk0QGTvntQb:A3kGzY3kGz3lHaib
- TLSH T10DE56B52AA6817F5D066C17891B35943FAB039091330ABDF02ACE73A3F67AD15F39790
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe$
- Size 2.4MB
- SHA256 cbb7b3e19c05cfe3095704d0a98e357ebf2f28deb040dcbc7f725bf1e9ae25cc
- MD5 684f8f504fc6a1f71a36a0e832398ce3
- SHA1 5606aa315307c2a62b85b3c415e504599cafe633
- SHA512 a9345d306d73df08e609d9d2a944b7471969047c784a8e1c79d5f27230d0f197447f1dfc56dda147b8bf1e7826b40400bae030b5923388d793e3427aa1c55401
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXUsXN4Jk+p5sD3mnXUsXN4Jk+p5sbjYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5JTjE:A3kwJDp5Y3kwJDp53qJtb2Imw
- TLSH T114C55B42FA2417F5C052C174A1B31A96BAB035091730BBEF429CF7363E66BD25E397A1
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 227fc2d4c12990e72799f825654e8c5d3f14805fd89ef251b6ab5cb4bacfa0d1
- MD5 9c14d31a5d4bdb38c81c3ca6ca2c7a31
- SHA1 a484de669817ef4ae6a295c0e2e02d296c4cc017
- SHA512 55d85c15589811a6d2a0e8570583c77bed73ff4b23e56112d5dfd9023622f8b3f7df2cbaf0e988edeadfa78aee423366839cf69fea61e7ceb17a6e56f32cac04
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXUsXN4Jk+p5sD3mnXUsXN4Jk+p5sbjYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5X0Le5ji0hJ:A3kwJDp5Y3kwJDp53qJtb2IQPji0Aj
- TLSH T193D54952FA6407F5C062C078D1F36A86FAB035051730AADF429CE7393E67AD25E397A1
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 864ab80fba4b66ea9eb6ba49da528eae5752d4eb7d70c31039c98f84ac4fba8d
- MD5 a0125c7f27e699ed9243db5a47b16c4f
- SHA1 f780c11c2f93a6315354637184a31a69ebae51a1
- SHA512 3d9bf7e60478032e471e4664290f96201dfe3dbd8a7955bfa354cd2b5a50952305f67df814fc5e240331052ac11d7eddc708225a717f21829ae2fe939810c969
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXUsXN4Jk+p5sD3mnXUsXN4Jk+p5sbjYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5DF:A3kwJDp5Y3kwJDp53qJtb2Ig
- TLSH T1E4B54B42FA6417F5C052C074A4B31A96B9B43E051730BAEF429CFB363E76AD21E39791
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe\wt.exe$
- Size 2.5MB
- SHA256 e4db1e1408bd6ce82500689ba3e607aaf86338da763f603a42f1b7a91b11ce1d
- MD5 1c658628ab78669fe15ee6ace935de72
- SHA1 75ab5cb857d3109c40783f912bf1eb3eb99c9358
- SHA512 a28c81de7f443bfacbd7b4c26710010a3405a7f98d7c9267f326bbaeffbb17b051fed2b829cc0acff3dbb8c21640c14b6ff31f48ff73dd31f537dfe72199faae
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXUsXN4Jk+p5sD3mnXUsXN4Jk+p5sbjYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5zV+PAk2hMX:A3kwJDp5Y3kwJDp53qJtb2Iai2WH3
- TLSH T11FC57C52FA6417F6C062C074A0B31A97BAB435051730B6DF429CF73A3E66BD21E397A1
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH