Analysis
- max time kernel
110s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
22/05/2026, 23:25
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.3MB
- Sample260522-3ef8lsax5s
- SHA256 5d3770c2fc36d39ec4d53817b136c98371c199eb7da54a8c23d603e1d8a1c02d
- MD5 ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b
- SHA1 83c8994e98d6b89c6eab5567b604fc0967aa0d3d
- SHA512 90623538a0a188ef34052a7c664e76056136e1b2afae103e95b7555b0de14220a17fc52b542da9713d2676d87bc9b84751e717d18e9da4a812659c5005fce5d6
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsciKd2ar5jcAkSYqyE:A3k03kHRJQpYq
- TLSH T16A558C17F6A445B5D023C1B9CAD29A66FE713846173097CF2349C3282F63BD1AA3A371
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1828-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1364-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x002200000002b289-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000002a408-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1828-70-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1364-71-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000028e12-1275.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000002a8df-1626.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0002000000025acf-2087.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x002200000002b289-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000002a408-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000028e12-1275.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000002a8df-1626.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0002000000025acf-2087.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 1364 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" 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_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 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_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 created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe$ 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe$ 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe$ 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe$ 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe$ 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_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\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.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\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe$ 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_1.46.11001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\GameBar.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.EXE 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.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\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\InputPersonalization.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE$ 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.PowerAutomateDesktop_1.0.65.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PAD.Console.Host.exe 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_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 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_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 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1828 2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 1364 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b_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:1828
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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:1364
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.3MB
- SHA256 5d3770c2fc36d39ec4d53817b136c98371c199eb7da54a8c23d603e1d8a1c02d
- MD5 ce411558a815e3da44990a2fe6db7b2b
- SHA1 83c8994e98d6b89c6eab5567b604fc0967aa0d3d
- SHA512 90623538a0a188ef34052a7c664e76056136e1b2afae103e95b7555b0de14220a17fc52b542da9713d2676d87bc9b84751e717d18e9da4a812659c5005fce5d6
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsciKd2ar5jcAkSYqyE:A3k03kHRJQpYq
- TLSH T16A558C17F6A445B5D023C1B9CAD29A66FE713846173097CF2349C3282F63BD1AA3A371
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe$
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 4af26104702df46e65d42ae64b3577b8e269e20ff9defb2071e1c0c1bcdfa3ff
- MD5 4f99a0956dff0fbda5f7680db8f6f644
- SHA1 fa34b2da03cdd0875bb18ba9c631bad67bf5a76a
- SHA512 66182a1b7d50f6e1d985286ad00f49acc0512392c86c4e867e56de971a7055696d4d15246debfba0ff6000396db0592fb1088312641df0cc1819404f5ad23feb
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsciKd2ar5jcAkSYqyEdTjE:A3k03kHRJQpYqdw
- TLSH T1CA657B17F6A441B5D063C1B9CAD29A66EF713886173097CF1358C2282F63BD1AE3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 1f8e034799725e5a8dce64b865fffe8235467fc211f2f9372be02a6f72dafb69
- MD5 5e9ed93b8e2785849b0d99088e665f16
- SHA1 9f591b297cb4797da907b51511ed8f2177969f20
- SHA512 96add935fdfed8cdb5541812bc66f48cd30a18d5fa98f93ae54dbdfea059c8e8e84d60115763746617191a41341c94ad3ba7da81c8a5798163e7170efa23ca81
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsciKd2ar5jcAkSYqyED0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJQpYqjPji0Aj
- TLSH T190957C16F6744275D073C0B9C5D2A69AFE7134861B308ACB1389C7283F67BE19A3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe$
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 65dc77bb138a57b8560ea30f79a55d3b270008bd6142ca64030f0067325da846
- MD5 1c51ea5476174740b96b401b9648cb27
- SHA1 4914ecd753e519d9e53b229902668c23a12046da
- SHA512 b9cba5caf4057807b87c2551ba4208a36945cd893d5826f8f8af286d66c5ceab425e06104314904f7ad2004df6dcc59d40d3a197c316daaf3690dd197eb3c5ac
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsciKd2ar5jcAkSYqyEPF:A3k03kHRJQpYqt
- TLSH T1AB657C12F6A445B5D063C075CAD69A66FE313C861B309ADF1358F7282F337D1AA3A760
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\MicrosoftEdge.exe$
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 92ab3bda164b093786e80af30f5dfef0026c848f5a6e713f3dc84310db3498d8
- MD5 856e8bdc752466390db6358b19633278
- SHA1 043bab8f915a6c84a76a3c7bb836731d71ec6612
- SHA512 c0da32668621a51d8de5ad5fc5e91aec062af84c39d289ad707e11e194c292ec19131c6498caa24fed475ea926cae91dbb0dccacedee97cb3cd49bcc6b79c69a
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsciKd2ar5jcAkSYqyEfV+PAk2hMH3:A3k03kHRJQpYq/i2WH3
- TLSH T17C758D23F6A445B5D023C175CAD6A66AEB3138461B3086CF1358D32D2F63BE19E3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH