Analysis
- max time kernel
83s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
18/05/2026, 17:18
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260518-vvq4raat21
- SHA256 ead9b54af62f0043039410e0b7dbd32c3ff572d1d9ab442fb5aa80044d362208
- MD5 b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e
- SHA1 787a70dbe2ecb037bda1d38b37df5626155eabb1
- SHA512 1e9ce7e39bc533b75453bd63725448030df3c53f8e6f90dc67954ed2e31391a6c3928f5b28b476ee660e7ae4d7cba059456bc2525d44f191618a3c6b3768405f
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlaTeD5TvinrmF+vEa25jcAkSYqyE05jcAkSYqyE:A3k03kHRJP56rkpYqqpYq
- TLSH T1BC954A16F6644B75D07BC0B9C5D29696EA333C450F308BCB1385DA283F277E19A3A762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/3912-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000700000002441f-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4556-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bd0-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3912-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4556-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0008000000024426-155.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00020000000212ab-226.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000e00000001e6b8-875.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000700000002441f-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bd0-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0008000000024426-155.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00020000000212ab-226.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000e00000001e6b8-875.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4556 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" patcher.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\dbcicons.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe$ 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmclienticon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe$ 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pubs.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection_4.4.8204.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection.exe 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_3.6.73.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Notes.exe 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$ 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe$ 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions_1.0.20875.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe$ patcher.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 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_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 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3912 2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4556 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-18_b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_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:3912
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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:4556
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 ead9b54af62f0043039410e0b7dbd32c3ff572d1d9ab442fb5aa80044d362208
- MD5 b4766624135c7e93875bedc2f1e4553e
- SHA1 787a70dbe2ecb037bda1d38b37df5626155eabb1
- SHA512 1e9ce7e39bc533b75453bd63725448030df3c53f8e6f90dc67954ed2e31391a6c3928f5b28b476ee660e7ae4d7cba059456bc2525d44f191618a3c6b3768405f
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlaTeD5TvinrmF+vEa25jcAkSYqyE05jcAkSYqyE:A3k03kHRJP56rkpYqqpYq
- TLSH T1BC954A16F6644B75D07BC0B9C5D29696EA333C450F308BCB1385DA283F277E19A3A762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 b715d4f2097f9f17fa014a9d5e3f58e05fee91dfa26e80c90158a08b6c0b5626
- MD5 15e9a2334e8cb61421fccba4095b98ad
- SHA1 ba42f7d7a52e4912260a349a0696a2e8f21155a0
- SHA512 5d348d9e7c098ba75a1a3ab590a823a751c9853cb1c8ee766f0047977f02d9bb41d480f19e6eaf3ed2664ea743a97e75e4018dc61fe454ee8a0b8750b9076361
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlaTeD5TvinrmF+vEa25jcAkSYqyE05jcAkSYqyED0Lu:A3k03kHRJP56rkpYqqpYqjPji0Aj
- TLSH T181B54B16F6644775D077C0B9C5D2A69AEA3238450F308BCB0385DB683F277E59A3A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 056ec583af6a07c68bf8537058c4b5fcdea4a0e89911f3c9ccb7d3cf6a27de54
- MD5 84a527a67f5d4365b9687f7e429b4996
- SHA1 0f77a1b0f115bd5d3e917e96674ecc1fdf8b2a19
- SHA512 6a590b2ced5db430e4e1bbda1ef64ed2198cdb1981db024e8c629622c310f24ea2fe3ef9961d87fd1711689078aa838c2868a24c2ad42f2abd66eb1cd0efbfae
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlaTeD5TvinrmF+vEa25jcAkSYqyE05jcAkSYqyEYD:A3k03kHRJP56rkpYqqpYqk
- TLSH T1CB951616E6644A65D06FC079C7929656FA333C450FB087CB13C5EA3C2F276D19ABA323
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 d2d0dc386eecec93df4708af2f6061160e264e7674db2de54702e05ad62a6e14
- MD5 b63a69b6a8974a2a0a1068d852d22cd7
- SHA1 bdbeb3b1d7a7b46063f15cf0131ea67bb328307d
- SHA512 c08819644de4198d19bf6fcc99d193fb43b5634e747460e33b51a73d3ac361e8543323254c1937bcc09da5e677140dd277ae226568b7b880a24f7ecfec1e518f
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlaTeD5TvinrmF+vEa25jcAkSYqyE05jcAkSYqyEGf:A3k03kHRJP56rkpYqqpYqK
- TLSH T13E954A16F6644B75D07BC0B9C5D29696EA333C450F308BCB1385DA283F277E19A3A762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 a050c28cb2ea204c47a93de443738c767a4729c13556d08c49f79263ffdb2ff7
- MD5 a80002c435cb76258e4c8956f91747a0
- SHA1 bba53c74dd1766c5421cdbe001694803b198b3f9
- SHA512 6cfb231c12d443ee484eb4302491ce549cf9cd3ec90110a2aef3e8f7ab857adace79a7519e83aaeeff227634dcce051217cce89e3aaa55e152137782e3cc4761
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlaTeD5TvinrmF+vEa25jcAkSYqyE05jcAkSYqyEPF:A3k03kHRJP56rkpYqqpYqt
- TLSH T1A2954A16F6A44B65D06BC079C9D29656EA323C850F308BDB1385FB283F377D19A39722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH