Analysis
- max time kernel
86s - max time network
142s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
22/05/2026, 15:15
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_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_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.9MB
- Sample260522-sm1bcaft4q
- SHA256 e550f0dd7d3be6cc426df01607f5b8487845794804693fa2af960455bb3d348d
- MD5 a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a
- SHA1 1078434567b75b0cd7ffd9fd45c54da0113f8e4d
- SHA512 e7b607230b81c17336930bdce61bccd0d98d4c3ebdd3bc232c3dff0b225b580b73337936d2deb2f050a5bc996d1dbf5b8f4b9eaf6ea06b69ab3c658726c7f005
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+oqJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2I:A3k03kc/vBFfkZck
- TLSH T143D53B26F6788332D073C079C6D6AA9AFA7234425B308ACB1349D72C2F276D5D636735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/3180-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000700000002432d-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/868-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b2c-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3180-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/868-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0002000000021635-1279.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000500000002156b-1526.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000700000002432d-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b2c-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0002000000021635-1279.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000500000002156b-1526.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 868 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_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_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_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_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\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_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 created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$ 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE$ 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_1.1911.21713.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Cortana.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_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 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.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\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.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\policytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_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}\osmadminicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe$ 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Security\BrowserCore\BrowserCore.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_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_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE$ 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Security\BrowserCore\BrowserCore.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_1.1911.21713.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Cortana.exe patcher.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\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.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\wmpconfig.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$$ 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.0.30251.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppInstallerPythonRedirector.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_18.1903.1152.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalBridge.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp_11811.1001.18.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\StoreExperienceHost.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_1.17.29001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\SpeechToTextOverlay64-Retail.exe 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE$ 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.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_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_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_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3180 2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 868 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a_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:3180
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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:868
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.9MB
- SHA256 e550f0dd7d3be6cc426df01607f5b8487845794804693fa2af960455bb3d348d
- MD5 a0f225bdc87c22549fe9db2e511a327a
- SHA1 1078434567b75b0cd7ffd9fd45c54da0113f8e4d
- SHA512 e7b607230b81c17336930bdce61bccd0d98d4c3ebdd3bc232c3dff0b225b580b73337936d2deb2f050a5bc996d1dbf5b8f4b9eaf6ea06b69ab3c658726c7f005
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+oqJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2I:A3k03kc/vBFfkZck
- TLSH T143D53B26F6788332D073C079C6D6AA9AFA7234425B308ACB1349D72C2F276D5D636735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe$
- Size 3.3MB
- SHA256 e482646c5f4abafecfb4ae78ad31e2f5fc0385eebbd2adac2797354b262c9a10
- MD5 df1657df0af7da1f3130adf36f216065
- SHA1 696c49550c90a3589b60bb53c8333c5fcf7c7681
- SHA512 dc4f7ba5ef2e8f17a1fc00df39d68bc9aa84f16af9bce79111ecf7e5565732e61a7e68fbe9f632b0a61e9a73079d83845ed13fd150e75b310c3f5f1a4e852899
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+oqJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IuTd9CHKyao:A3k03kc/vBFfkZckVCqo
- TLSH T1ABF54B26F6B88372D073C079C9D6AA5AFA7234465B308ACB1349972C2F277D1C53A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.4MB
- SHA256 50271b2dbaa4dcceff4a4c0bbaef3f69a85cd322d30dd4a1312f4281ba27a25e
- MD5 d08a8a7eec2c36c5dfd6a4ebf3702be4
- SHA1 3b196d5ffe83998f583b5a19067ebfa0e5874a37
- SHA512 768dee207fc96d1a27a20742fc7b345f1a4db143c091f3730f921d84d8ed2f6e85e2b2b7f762b8de84995695459407b03b0bc0ec32834c4d7a4c57b23066c572
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+oqJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IQPji0Aj:A3k03kc/vBFfkZckZjo
- TLSH T145F52B26F6788332D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFA7234425B308ACB1345D76C2F276D6D636731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe$
- Size 2.9MB
- SHA256 521874e35638bca1280e16647b7d7fd3488f408bda22479ef14ad587b55918b5
- MD5 d784b4a434734a961cb8f672fc4189d9
- SHA1 bd84fd815e9bae3557b8afad61b79cd4eacb6a3c
- SHA512 ea888a6d07bf7b9f72acafeb5f005a11474b4db0b437a9a0eccfc6483c518b75c1ac0070dded431504634fbc39a6ec22b3e2a37628936c1ae5773a850fbab73b
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+oqJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2Ig:A3k03kc/vBFfkZckr
- TLSH T165E53A26F6788332D073C079C9D6AA99FA7238815B308ACB1349E72C2E376D5D536735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH