Analysis
- max time kernel
104s - max time network
137s - 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, 12:34
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.2MB
- Sample260522-prtsksdw71
- SHA256 53ab2dbcb5a6b7b11bbd6615950ae5c9d213ab782b9aca68915db341d07ac263
- MD5 508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19
- SHA1 6f4cb89cf656e17701303d4700db38fc505125af
- SHA512 8d5fe61f415b3ad7b63a69f9ab0c5f1340ef89a01fdb7898e29f8f1cf1d5873f23d1d67eb236bad50df2a42b71af5e64ad493a8cbd6cba1ed6c3561ce3af1d05
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+deW4SkZP4sz9MbE56ru56rX:A3k03kc/vifkZcBrbrX
- TLSH T198A53A16B6688B72D06BC079CAD6AA65FA733C454F3087CB0344AF283E376D19635727
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3468-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001900000002b49a-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000002a3f9-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3468-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4592-70-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0008000000027a52-1374.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001900000002b4c1-1569.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001900000002b49a-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000002a3f9-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0008000000027a52-1374.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x001900000002b4c1-1569.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4592 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_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_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_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_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\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.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\bin\kinit.exe 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.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\bin\policytool.exe 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_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_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp_12008.1001.1.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\StoreExperienceHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_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 patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe$ 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe$ 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_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}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created 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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.EXE$ 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_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}\sscicons.exe 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_1.46.11001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\GameBar.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE$ 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_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}\pptico.exe 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder_1.0.38.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\SoundRec.exe 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_2.2106.2807.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Win32Bridge.Server.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WebpImageExtension_1.0.32731.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.webp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VP9VideoExtensions_1.0.41182.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.VP9.exe 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.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 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_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_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3468 2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4592 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19_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:3468
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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:4592
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 53ab2dbcb5a6b7b11bbd6615950ae5c9d213ab782b9aca68915db341d07ac263
- MD5 508238e25ef172fb2301b06d04216b19
- SHA1 6f4cb89cf656e17701303d4700db38fc505125af
- SHA512 8d5fe61f415b3ad7b63a69f9ab0c5f1340ef89a01fdb7898e29f8f1cf1d5873f23d1d67eb236bad50df2a42b71af5e64ad493a8cbd6cba1ed6c3561ce3af1d05
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+deW4SkZP4sz9MbE56ru56rX:A3k03kc/vifkZcBrbrX
- TLSH T198A53A16B6688B72D06BC079CAD6AA65FA733C454F3087CB0344AF283E376D19635727
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe$
- Size 2.9MB
- SHA256 c656e9cc2c48c9f6e457c560d5851ccda387eb9c4a42ae504dd74c229d21bb79
- MD5 c10a8afee6629b845cf3d660846ba454
- SHA1 9b5cf51ad1bef4aa16ef809c791299baa3798253
- SHA512 f00cab0070d6d36793c39f5c22a9b0feea0e11bd30e2874cdf0a79812c4041909db0cecebe961a7ec9d7c6bced614544ea001b5b085827d7c7629b56d09aa1f9
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+deW4SkZP4sz9MbE56ru56r6Vk0QGTvntQb:A3k03kc/vifkZcBrbr3Haib
- TLSH T1D3D55B16B2A84BA2D07FC179C696A656FA733C450F3087CB03549F293F376D19A39326
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 5546e81bd90793e0f967a3bfd02ca46053c37eb0da64bc03ab23469144e9f334
- MD5 c0768aee03493af3d706d8f0f65f93f7
- SHA1 dcfbc28a7f1891ce310febca636dc9307d32aa27
- SHA512 40d33f22cd7a891b75b01236d8723242006c980ecc33c885f28dfe016800e1487b320aa4f119feb9cc5440867afc925617f9088fb3d963516328b71db02e9d86
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+deW4SkZP4sz9MbE56ru56rNw:A3k03kc/vifkZcBrbr2
- TLSH T1BEB53A16B6688B72D06BC079CAD6AA55FA733C454F3087CB0344AF283E376D19A35727
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.7MB
- SHA256 731f756c00495459a1e88891fc1fe8a7f1ae9f16f60f2c94f5f5727346e5b78c
- MD5 3c965c45608366056227275e98974799
- SHA1 f5c9304ea5377ae6fd1f85043da53eb42bfd0ffd
- SHA512 6fcc6b80ddd37dc2d542ec2658458c45e9b5643b6b87ee4daf8a0b1456fd667793c53e4ac05ad4696dc45d98750d70c6a1756f62f8c262f7a028356d1de4f1ea
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+deW4SkZP4sz9MbE56ru56rTPji0Aj:A3k03kc/vifkZcBrbrLjo
- TLSH T117D53916F6688B72D07BC079C5D6A69AFA733C414F3087CB0345AB283E276D19636727
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH