Analysis
- max time kernel
103s - max time network
149s - 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, 01:46
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_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_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260522-b7cmcacs2j
- SHA256 1fb5651abec875aad6a650bbcfba243800429e3b5b12e99098fd246d15488568
- MD5 9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952
- SHA1 6ad55c0c686dfd85ff594ed12f92d6818b45b59d
- SHA512 9c8fd2ca325b1374497ffe715162833bb66dc37cca67177ca1213aea31d27fb5e8fc0da333072d9d8dd9b947a328cc96643e3dbc505553ce65a8f97a41d0ece6
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscCj2xITZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTO:A3k03kHRJFeW4SkZP4sz9Mb
- TLSH T193855C16F6B84363D0B3C0B9C5D6AA5AFE323446573086CB1349C3282F277D59A3A779
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5020-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b5cd-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3840-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000002a341-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5020-70-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3840-71-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0002000000028e3e-1260.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0002000000025ab8-2083.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b5cd-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000002a341-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0002000000028e3e-1260.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0002000000025ab8-2083.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3840 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_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_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_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\msouc.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_2.2106.2807.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Win32Bridge.Server.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.12827.20400.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\HxAccounts.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_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_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.EXE 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.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\Windows Mail\wab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe$ 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_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 patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VP9VideoExtensions_1.0.41182.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.VP9.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE$ 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe$ 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_4.0.2.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\StickyNotesStub.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe$ 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_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}\wordicon.exe patcher.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.DesktopAppInstaller_1.0.42251.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppInstallerPythonRedirector.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe$ 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe$ 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_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}\osmclienticon.exe$ 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroLayoutRecognizer\AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider_12.50.6001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\XboxIdp.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe$ 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_2.2106.2807.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Win32Bridge.Server.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience_321.14700.0.9_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy\Dashboard\Widgets.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmclienticon.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_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\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe$ 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_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 patcher.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 5020 2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 3840 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952_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:5020
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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:3840
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 1fb5651abec875aad6a650bbcfba243800429e3b5b12e99098fd246d15488568
- MD5 9ffecafc3c49d7e295b97e7a19bb0952
- SHA1 6ad55c0c686dfd85ff594ed12f92d6818b45b59d
- SHA512 9c8fd2ca325b1374497ffe715162833bb66dc37cca67177ca1213aea31d27fb5e8fc0da333072d9d8dd9b947a328cc96643e3dbc505553ce65a8f97a41d0ece6
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscCj2xITZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTO:A3k03kHRJFeW4SkZP4sz9Mb
- TLSH T193855C16F6B84363D0B3C0B9C5D6AA5AFE323446573086CB1349C3282F277D59A3A779
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 1998bebb701ea01bc87afe0bf9c1978538ebf2a34e383c4a87b5c3a3d0b1c5a2
- MD5 528787da6aeedf05d3bae258f723f349
- SHA1 405f1839cd2374eafdde1cc302c901f356cd4c44
- SHA512 f5cfb463f72a679082af732d3fbcc997b899f8a2e50b57848db35a0ddd331f6648d3093079f3d320133073ee73360114fdfe0e592c880740ca85e6f3fc2a1698
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscCj2xITZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTl:A3k03kHRJFeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj
- TLSH T19AB53A16F6788372D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFE72344657308ACB0349C7282F277D59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 027124fb2c6f55885fd01548ef2e8db2638e94189be3a632ebb6e98119194ca9
- MD5 0cfc6c4cc4f380aec1b926410b300c62
- SHA1 c8e6acdeff3bcafe4aade0eaa5407e18a07a11d6
- SHA512 ee65001fe3e539cd8db48940463e2d61e0d993600225c124a9d0060a1187ab3325687d45117f613532811d4ac98ee55ce10af6be4e277130c1a2d66b1ded70be
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscCj2xITZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTL:A3k03kHRJFeW4SkZP4sz9Mbj
- TLSH T1E0954B16F6B84362D0B2C075C9D6AA56FA313C461B308ADB1349F3282F377D59A39739
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\MicrosoftEdge.exe$
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 9eaf78054fcce83d52962e83acbb86605f1d994b88898ec50295b9bae57620e5
- MD5 d9e16471ed04ab95659387e17792272c
- SHA1 3e3cc2e9c6c43b10c79f51ca21926baf8dc01c27
- SHA512 b2eaab9d067e116efa3d51516fe30e7e3b12110fbe88c2321b1cee3b0b03840ba39b91a025c21a75a9c4c904311f01858184b226a7acc74f429d59e1e187121e
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscCj2xITZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTd:A3k03kHRJFeW4SkZP4sz9Mbai2WH3
- TLSH T1CC954B26F6B84373D0B3C079C5D6AA6AFA313446573086CB1349D32C2F277D19A3A769
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH