Analysis
- max time kernel
119s - max time network
149s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
25/05/2026, 10:39
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
12 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.9MB
- Sample260525-mp763sgz21
- SHA256 a60e6d98220a31bc7075bb43167653269c963aa2d0d034ec9c29f72766cfcbf5
- MD5 a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12
- SHA1 a8bd13e47b70faeed33fed5860b1c503583a6a85
- SHA512 93bdccc2482624f2443e743b226825205b88d930f5c06663e6db223e263cc60f48f8e92662a615d00c32a8f4870678a1ffc8c7029943781924008544a3b8d89a
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GSW4K2DzaUEZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE8u:A3k03kHRJmeW4SkZP4sz9Mbj
- TLSH T12B955B16F6B84362D0B2C075C9D6AA56FA313C461B308ADB1349F3282F377D1963A779
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2724-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00070000000244b8-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1672-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bb0-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2724-70-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1672-71-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0002000000021669-1256.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000500000002156b-1532.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00070000000244ff-1760.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00070000000244b8-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bb0-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0002000000021669-1256.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000500000002156b-1532.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00070000000244ff-1760.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 1672 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" 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_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:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.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\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\AssertNew.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Wordconv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\visicon.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe$ 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe$ 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe$ 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_101250\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer_6.1908.2042.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\View3D.ResourceResolver.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_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 patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe$ 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI_1.23.28002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\TCUI-App.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe$ 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe patcher.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\tnameserv.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE$ 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe$ 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_101250\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe$ 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe$ 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.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 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_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 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2724 2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 1672 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-25_a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12_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:2724
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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:1672
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 a60e6d98220a31bc7075bb43167653269c963aa2d0d034ec9c29f72766cfcbf5
- MD5 a0ad9f388fedbd77a9968f15711fea12
- SHA1 a8bd13e47b70faeed33fed5860b1c503583a6a85
- SHA512 93bdccc2482624f2443e743b226825205b88d930f5c06663e6db223e263cc60f48f8e92662a615d00c32a8f4870678a1ffc8c7029943781924008544a3b8d89a
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GSW4K2DzaUEZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE8u:A3k03kHRJmeW4SkZP4sz9Mbj
- TLSH T12B955B16F6B84362D0B2C075C9D6AA56FA313C461B308ADB1349F3282F377D1963A779
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe$
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 d74f2189f01058162273efeee4665faab7ee3af082e5d24465fd8e6673fcbc27
- MD5 ae50b313f0de7d205b8e3f80bbd2b133
- SHA1 4d1d4d26823a7222bf58b5785430b5baa581bdd8
- SHA512 01d0d581b68b6a5b454b07e455b9c5d7cec7b58c85530b6af1fce95478db21a1b9036d3032598488abdd2b114aa7ed64427d808bd2e4043642512e5d7b27343e
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJmeW4SkZP4sz9MbjTd9CHKyao:A3k03kHRMfkZcnCqo
- TLSH T1F9B55C16F6B84366E0B3C175C9D6AA56FA313C461B308ADF0359A3282F337D19A39735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 60b3b824c89ada6f72fff2999dcc8651763a510dd94a313bce0608cf611b9ead
- MD5 04d5d71d5bb68f39bbaf0df281c3ee66
- SHA1 fd9660ba51f91a9b1bcf28e2e6d241e71440d4d3
- SHA512 22895399076a7b2b255b409c9685caa4e198768d27fb446d293a74599cf0807dee92610a9b59bd6206cb03b3da1e50758781d96a64969ea076aa85763dcca6bc
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GSW4K2DzaUEZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE8R:A3k03kHRJmeW4SkZP4sz9MbBw
- TLSH T1F7955B16F6B84362D0B2C075C9D6AA56FA313C4617308ADB1349F3282F377D19A3A779
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.4MB
- SHA256 0ab944a388260b61d25492245a2b129e50c8397935c80020e45f037c429bfb15
- MD5 d95d3691b10a4abf319d16ef9a7ef853
- SHA1 7626d4f0198160fb04ee03520fef2f3e31a97404
- SHA512 68e5c09941ab0efb44cf847705ff8e8504429b9b3ac2c70bcd2df02beb9c6c75d3d231919631d3e999084c8fb7db356c14efecc0350391a340aa8f35e36675dd
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GSW4K2DzaUEZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE8S:A3k03kHRJmeW4SkZP4sz9MbfPji0Aj
- TLSH T16EC53B16F6B84362D073C0B9C9D6AA5AFA313C4617308ACB1349E7282F377D5963A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 1267a953aa70ae898e6f45f333f04ecef19bda4aa00ac5ae3b3ce0aa7751764c
- MD5 d0fde33c898c5a4f81779214bd1cb544
- SHA1 433a2bb85978bb6d1a61829990de16b9ae281c19
- SHA512 696153284fdabcfa228cdadc4ccb9913fc13f3971c111795c45d04bf9e44486fd1dca25824b0ec4e47a0b20d7e2f01f09e212a7d108effcad483aca8fe41129a
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GSW4K2DzaUEZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE8m:A3k03kHRJmeW4SkZP4sz9Mbh
- TLSH T123954B16F5B84362D1B2C075C9D6AA56FA313C861B308ADB1349F7282F337D5A639738
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH