Analysis
- max time kernel
114s - max time network
151s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
01/06/2026, 13:11
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- Sample260601-qfa2rsdt71
- SHA256 5f3c5a6f60ba4a4acd40b9a46da5f9bf51d83bb54e47e2fbed3c20dfee414a25
- MD5 cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7
- SHA1 570e32ac7284ad77728d0e099420c7fd38347f53
- SHA512 21fce2c6b18534accb74e0d0d17a86770c335c0d854cb6a9f80a7502570256731e9be74a501f7b430b551bfadadfe5b5ccaf84085cb134866a9655be8eb091e0
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoJ5jcAkSYqyEam/ojadYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5tZe0p4Ek4niJ:A3k03k2pYqUqJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9Mb
- TLSH T1DEB51A16F6788332D0B3C0B9C5D6AA9AFE3234455B308ACB1246D76C2E277D6C53A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4348-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b4ca-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1444-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000002a3f9-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4348-58-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1444-71-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000029ce3-1293.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0016000000000478-1891.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b4ca-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000002a3f9-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000029ce3-1293.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0016000000000478-1891.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 1444 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" 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_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 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_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\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe$ 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.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\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\EdgeGameAssist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe$ 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.12827.20400.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\HxTsr.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.BingNews_1.0.6.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\NewsStub.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.BingWeather_1.0.6.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WeatherStub.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\msouc.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe$ 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.PowerAutomateDesktop_1.0.65.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PAD.Console.Host.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pubs.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe$ 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\outicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.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 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_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 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4348 2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe 1444 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-01_cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_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:4348
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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:1444
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 5f3c5a6f60ba4a4acd40b9a46da5f9bf51d83bb54e47e2fbed3c20dfee414a25
- MD5 cd20fba43ee2d1040d262e3c111ec3e7
- SHA1 570e32ac7284ad77728d0e099420c7fd38347f53
- SHA512 21fce2c6b18534accb74e0d0d17a86770c335c0d854cb6a9f80a7502570256731e9be74a501f7b430b551bfadadfe5b5ccaf84085cb134866a9655be8eb091e0
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoJ5jcAkSYqyEam/ojadYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5tZe0p4Ek4niJ:A3k03k2pYqUqJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9Mb
- TLSH T1DEB51A16F6788332D0B3C0B9C5D6AA9AFE3234455B308ACB1246D76C2E277D6C53A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe$
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 cedcaf7fb3e40c5c625820a9b8b286741af90894f0ce0c9769840401b5774f39
- MD5 ebc79dac8a388cad11532ecdef16062b
- SHA1 b7315a387f243a4f194949868e16b344861bf62c
- SHA512 e4ef17e74d17e0d9d0d721fb85b7fcecb83f98a312030fdacd125ff92bd63f6b6f0423fa236924a8796d90178c8830f686da75a8a56b2ceee15cc99434fc77da
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03k2pYqUqJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9Mb9UidGl:A3k03k267FfkZc1dGl
- TLSH T112D52A16F6788376D073C0B9C5D2AA9AFE3234465B308ACB0245D76C2F277D58A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.9MB
- SHA256 dd6acdc7c174356380a5ba36b6ed4bcc9df32d5d448ec5d0fe5bc1d2e9c450af
- MD5 d154e6382a1500625bf0cc6d83fd9e0f
- SHA1 e28fd7b98c5f7922c57b88a8a1b8eb5945a8eab3
- SHA512 4c37ce755edf8128fa5afbdb77d1a83270f74e1a706a3da4d0e5e14ec3bed612233942e142cd2faa62e33958723d111367406c05b51347ea24411cebd5b71e51
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03k2pYqUqJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj:A3k03k267FfkZcRjo
- TLSH T141D50A16F6788332D073C0B9C5D2AA9AFE7234455B308ACB1246D76C2E277D6C63A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe$
- Size 2.4MB
- SHA256 4e612c20fe5194683716282657a90050fdfc598073390c222d48c1ce7908614c
- MD5 bcc27ac3020b66eb6c44de81570e4b2c
- SHA1 194a50baf4924cb22a697b44929b6be68988a11a
- SHA512 d91918a974c3293d65c44ce7c3713d6493a4e3e05ef53e70911b844923fa5b22ab27725f97208ebe072bd19a072ff495824544d44df147e7f650dc07dab4a670
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoJ5jcAkSYqyEam/ojadYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5tZe0p4Ek4niE:A3k03k2pYqUqJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9Mbj
- TLSH T19BC51916F6788322D0B3C0B9C9D6AA9AFE3238455B308ACB0245E76C2E377D5D536735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH