Analysis
- max time kernel
107s - 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, 15:57
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_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_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- Sample260522-tee6waa16t
- SHA256 9b8fcbeb39212cbec105ad752b4efda277b49a0d14fd613dc7e7465b80c51d24
- MD5 4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119
- SHA1 382476c6cd853422b445011ffedce419d5c51db3
- SHA512 cfef3bb8038a8ac5d24d8ff68b7282ea4cfc9eab3a3fc85eb119f80fe656d899314990cbd4eae4e173335f9edcc00c6b73b9fbfcf783887c5cc9f2c85835ce94
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mF5jcAkSYqyEYsxjC3mF5jcAkSYqyEYsxj:A34pYq634pYq
- TLSH T18A651815E6644265D07FC0B9C7D2A69AFA33384507F086CB12C5E27C2F276D689FA723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Custom signatureDetects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5480-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b559-8.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3020-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5480-76-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3020-77-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000029d8e-1252.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001900000002b56c-1611.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000000476-1708.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001900000002b57c-1950.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b559-8.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000029d8e-1252.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x001900000002b56c-1611.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000000476-1708.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x001900000002b57c-1950.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3020 patcher.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- 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_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_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_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_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\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.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\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\notification_helper.exe 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe$ 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{5525D1F8-E5EC-4986-B0C1-A2834D87F434}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\identity_helper.exe 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\elevation_service.exe 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe$ 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_click_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_21.21030.25003.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Photos.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe$ 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.143.57\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\pwahelper.exe 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe$ 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Getstarted_10.2.41172.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WhatsNew.Store.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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 (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe$ 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe$ 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.143.57\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.6.10571.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\wt.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.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_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_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_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 5480 2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 3020 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119_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:5480
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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:3020
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe$
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 9b8fcbeb39212cbec105ad752b4efda277b49a0d14fd613dc7e7465b80c51d24
- MD5 4e9abe299e14e701747c7145c0c9f119
- SHA1 382476c6cd853422b445011ffedce419d5c51db3
- SHA512 cfef3bb8038a8ac5d24d8ff68b7282ea4cfc9eab3a3fc85eb119f80fe656d899314990cbd4eae4e173335f9edcc00c6b73b9fbfcf783887c5cc9f2c85835ce94
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mF5jcAkSYqyEYsxjC3mF5jcAkSYqyEYsxj:A34pYq634pYq
- TLSH T18A651815E6644265D07FC0B9C7D2A69AFA33384507F086CB12C5E27C2F276D689FA723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 d026d5fc77e37749705b12901e35b95260527b17a8545b0bea69166b087f1189
- MD5 0c50019aba8cac58c4fa9164ee3213d9
- SHA1 363ce4dd033b6062139f43de1d99fb14bd8dd8c4
- SHA512 aa47de80600e5fab50235109443f7eeb0e2f129a085ce771ee8a91b657300fdaf532163f70dc8d99aad2923b28ee51552b57a284a5ee2a183fe60b1e75316e86
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mF5jcAkSYqyEYsxjC3mF5jcAkSYqyEYsxjC86n9kAJ9tA3L:A34pYq634pYqaT9t2
- TLSH T143952815E66442A5D07FC079CBD29696FA33384507F096CB02C5E27C2F276E58AFA723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\notification_helper.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 c98c40dcb3b8e15eb9f7c3671ffdf84b2b5cb1f08056b4b505f962880210756e
- MD5 7b638ba13092119455078ff143a3ec7c
- SHA1 298d367a9663c73395348e238b613526126f34a1
- SHA512 ebb3f91323c046df7aad66e5d3864335004c1a4bd91137e95b859c5052d50fdd5c20c1e9aae17c8682d1f42105749f2df1319e165c5234627d74d4ff851d07f5
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mF5jcAkSYqyEYsxjC3mF5jcAkSYqyEYsxjqGen:A34pYq634pYqNI
- TLSH T17D751816E66442A5D07FC0B9C7D2A696FA33384507F086CB12C5E27C2F276D589FA723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 099a9ca92d615c50fe4469f184e01a7075e82649e89af7f9226ca36b33f86033
- MD5 4829c07744871dcdc48645d4fb380ec6
- SHA1 8bdc196bd3aab516c9baf2328f1cf95be603383d
- SHA512 fc76de0ebe2e3477cb7dde74716b0ec0de9a3a6544ec7972c16209bb4db8416b33d7d1e0ec3a8726d1d7b0d854491a13a21beb5d9ef7df4e51482f4a255574ac
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mF5jcAkSYqyEYsxjC3mF5jcAkSYqyEYsxjhTjE:A34pYq634pYqJw
- TLSH T1FE751816E66442A5D07FC0B9C7D2A696FA33384507F086CB12C5E27C2F276D199FA723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 40f823da2e15359dc7d7104dee188b13ae1b6f489020d8c2e98ac563ef2c5666
- MD5 9306b49751be9d5263d6f757ccc29ad4
- SHA1 bb026a865d28360b768a267b5177008f2ceccc44
- SHA512 3116c96960772dc03e0807fa1299728c4e7b5c1138206a2976c5d9c19082545d9ad484ea542c4f78e5b55dc280b631424cea36b7e2c77af63fe6200d66151b5a
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mF5jcAkSYqyEYsxjC3mF5jcAkSYqyEYsxjLF:A34pYq634pYq5
- TLSH T1B575E415E6644261D06E8079CBD2AA96FA333C8507F08ACB12C5F67C2F336D599F6723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH