Analysis
- max time kernel
108s - max time network
153s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
02/06/2026, 12:29
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.8MB
- Sample260602-ppdnksds8w
- SHA256 e275c3d866f568245e99659c700f77763a3a5b855df60adf633372e4ccccc3c2
- MD5 7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e
- SHA1 e693f2eb79fa1fdd5d3caf37bf70304b386e3381
- SHA512 e341448d3dcf7db51184ededf8593732a5a8d9962f32f8f375c47aefda83bbc8e9ba3a7d22b6423756c49f7bded0c72b217a4b07328e0cb43fc2c056ad690039
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJ656rbeW4SkZP4sz9Mb5eW4SkZP4sz9Mb:A3k03kHRZr7fkZcNfkZc
- TLSH T1D7D53A16F5788723D0B7C0B9C5D6AA5AFA3238465F308BCB0345D7282E277D5963933A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2368-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b40b-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000002a216-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2368-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3288-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0002000000029c46-1218.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000028d34-1291.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b429-1778.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b40b-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000002a216-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0002000000029c46-1218.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000028d34-1291.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b429-1778.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3288 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" 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_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 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE$ 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_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\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub_1.2103.1172.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PilotshubApp.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.EXE$ 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_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\unpack200.exe$ 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe$ 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe$ 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe$ 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_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$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_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}\accicons.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE$ 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe$ 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.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\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension_1.0.40978.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.heif.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.6.10571.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WindowsTerminal.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\jmap.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\EdgeGameAssist.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider_12.50.6001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\XboxIdp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE$ 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification 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\appletviewer.exe$ 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_2.2106.2807.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Win32Bridge.Server.exe 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_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 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2368 2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 3288 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-02_7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e_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:2368
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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:3288
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 e275c3d866f568245e99659c700f77763a3a5b855df60adf633372e4ccccc3c2
- MD5 7ffba388798e98019040896c17252b8e
- SHA1 e693f2eb79fa1fdd5d3caf37bf70304b386e3381
- SHA512 e341448d3dcf7db51184ededf8593732a5a8d9962f32f8f375c47aefda83bbc8e9ba3a7d22b6423756c49f7bded0c72b217a4b07328e0cb43fc2c056ad690039
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJ656rbeW4SkZP4sz9Mb5eW4SkZP4sz9Mb:A3k03kHRZr7fkZcNfkZc
- TLSH T1D7D53A16F5788723D0B7C0B9C5D6AA5AFA3238465F308BCB0345D7282E277D5963933A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe
- Size 2.9MB
- SHA256 d6cb1df076af866158296cd08a7cf7cabd74639eb8254669ffa6528a37a43437
- MD5 3643724f87a175d9a917173994498dd6
- SHA1 0f36aceefe57a644650815cc7d0856a8aa25bb84
- SHA512 d7fae2018394eeef6ed751c2c8a60da06e7e61294d506fee9f58911ba3762e1df0f8debc544bbd0b90a5aae7713efa61bd0e1241a13b5b284379845e12b940de
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJ656rbeW4SkZP4sz9Mb5eW4SkZP4sz9Mbjw:A3k03kHRZr7fkZcNfkZcs
- TLSH T108E53A16F5788723D0B7C0B9C5D6AA5AFA3238455F308BCB0345D7282E277D19A3973A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.3MB
- SHA256 e0388466b7cd34d615ee6fc062281cae191402499a6bda3998838a353d98aaf7
- MD5 8217a9f73af6a3deab301c53c7f45cd1
- SHA1 ab13266fd65c1a95c6a745384ee3914a73a66a7e
- SHA512 caecd1d005c15caef6f1704f2cdcf5d11489642a1516c5baca1371d38d825a80763ad4bccbaab6e4bb64f87cc2ef26db380ef3e9a874d192f036e9669456f8e1
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJ656rbeW4SkZP4sz9Mb5eW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj:A3k03kHRZr7fkZcNfkZcRjo
- TLSH T103F52A16F5788722D0B7C0B9C5D6AA9AFA3238465F308ACB0345D72C2F277D58636736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe$
- Size 3.3MB
- SHA256 d36123f8fad7f7f7eb3e82869c75755821134d471a3e230138067afe4af3e60c
- MD5 74e0efe86fc899726b14a5fc8840a1b6
- SHA1 44d09a16ada7e911caf8cdf72f98448df5c532f3
- SHA512 f952ce1e41cdce51f83eb4f1876fb33102d349216cf84cac308d0aaa87a87d6d8846617bffef6025a168b62b57f411f9435c3d401adbd6f11a2aec1819fe0bd1
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJ656rbeW4SkZP4sz9Mb5eW4SkZP4sz9MbDi6:A3k03kHRZr7fkZcNfkZcDi6
- TLSH T185F51956B7788F32F06AC075C4D26669F9333C490BE246CB024EAB182F376D596F5329
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 2.9MB
- SHA256 289674d2a59a95f90f2362634435cf3fe1a532a7a8762a57a7fc9e074858be33
- MD5 59f05ab29c6710aae196a5b0d8b4264e
- SHA1 d20dc9e130d298a5efe6810bb32f79470e53740d
- SHA512 3204082a8b179468a190edfa1649948add6815c92054025e92effd0480b1a7c39636bd2dd588ec370e772daba681c16538ce995b2a54ff921939cbd3f1fcd398
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJ656rbeW4SkZP4sz9Mb5eW4SkZP4sz9Mbj:A3k03kHRZr7fkZcNfkZcj
- TLSH T1ACD52916F5B88723D0B7C0B9C5D6AA59FA323C451F308ACB0349A7282E377D5963573A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH