Analysis
- max time kernel
84s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
29/05/2026, 16:54
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260529-vekxssh16z
- SHA256 8df9eac289b3f23d151152b2833019384f33b095067f7d0c5f4f521192da756f
- MD5 b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253
- SHA1 5e56f6894edd760e3e7dc40264a1625a11841f05
- SHA512 e39e1a5f02c070d0f475b6f3d52aae6220235311f555f337c72174d10441e72dd44cd9ab5de66e279c5ab71f774f4d7ce00e9c1008ea22ba48c9afd4347475a9
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFjv2IvYHZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKa:A3k03kHRJARJIeW4SkZP4sz9Mb
- TLSH T182855C16F6B84377D0B3C0B9C5D6AA5AFA323446573086CB0349C3282F277D59A3A779
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Custom signatureDetects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2424-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b692-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5976-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000002a411-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2424-70-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5976-71-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000000673-1962.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000002a251-2068.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b692-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000002a411-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000000673-1962.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000002a251-2068.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5976 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" 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_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 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_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\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_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 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\policytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe$ 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE$ 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.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\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_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 patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe$ 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe$ 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE$ 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_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$ 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\accicons.exe$ 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_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.Loader.exe 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe$ 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.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 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_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 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2424 2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 5976 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-29_b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253_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:2424
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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:5976
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 8df9eac289b3f23d151152b2833019384f33b095067f7d0c5f4f521192da756f
- MD5 b6f5a277a3d77d3f6dfb02fdf1ba0253
- SHA1 5e56f6894edd760e3e7dc40264a1625a11841f05
- SHA512 e39e1a5f02c070d0f475b6f3d52aae6220235311f555f337c72174d10441e72dd44cd9ab5de66e279c5ab71f774f4d7ce00e9c1008ea22ba48c9afd4347475a9
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFjv2IvYHZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKa:A3k03kHRJARJIeW4SkZP4sz9Mb
- TLSH T182855C16F6B84377D0B3C0B9C5D6AA5AFA323446573086CB0349C3282F277D59A3A779
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 b1660ff92bea7a14e0cfa2ff59cd8ecb6e4bea6847b75dfe24949b8ed46b2afc
- MD5 d6e3ebaecf3f35a00ad288be56a4e8e7
- SHA1 32a3373b158572c277f746a805b609e658803e04
- SHA512 4e76e64d8d20335e5fea49d65ff733629f7edb5a7f6bfbea9ea76d9760c14e655a68bd310b0ba59b7141f78f754d777fccb4ab910f4370ee5a3028c3a00f710c
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJARJIeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj:A3k03kHR+RqfkZcRjo
- TLSH T19EB54B16F6784376D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFA32344657308ACB0349C72C2F27BD59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\ClickToRun\{9AC08E99-230B-47e8-9721-4577B7F124EA}\integrator.exe$
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 54db531c8b5b6bc2ad5af07cce14a84d8eba21005dae434fc3ca0babf51ea6d9
- MD5 a3559c549e1af5ad9adfc3c2c09796c5
- SHA1 19093ca6b13c2f8051914c007a9a82a23d9f613a
- SHA512 722a1982148f97c72d40bbebe308f5d416dc359f2d1c62ae639233e7efae477dbe640723fc770f334c2f467655f66595ca3fa78fcf298e025f129040ea830194
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFjv2IvYHZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKy:A3k03kHRJARJIeW4SkZP4sz9MbgXpiMh
- TLSH T13BB54B16F6B88276E0B3C175C9E6AA56FA3238425B3086CF1345971C1E33BD1DA39736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\python3.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 2f1f090079c3b088e02c934c13520bc5696a4b093ddda17acba33293c7447141
- MD5 798fa294cd8b719ba75b5160b0eff6ab
- SHA1 f395428c32c4f40269d71f149b05a47eab7b24f3
- SHA512 1ab2855ee65526cfaf218d18590d8fb2f56a5adb9a668b1c0de4d6cedac60981d12711ac8b8a54cd2866084074420bfd0bf01628848c1d518bc910698fb6b9bc
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFjv2IvYHZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKu:A3k03kHRJARJIeW4SkZP4sz9Mbxi2WH3
- TLSH T1F9A55B26F6B84377D0B3C079C5D6AA6AFA323446573086CB0349D32D2F277D19A3A725
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH