Analysis
- max time kernel
115s - max time network
97s - 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, 19:43
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_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_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.8MB
- Sample260602-ye8weadv2y
- SHA256 8d3514cbce9df4d39fb242bbbfcb807d1ab34fdb0a668d924cd994982371eae6
- MD5 85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c
- SHA1 7f5beaea9a378356fcd0be75361c78fddd6dec43
- SHA512 66c8663b2b93cf6577d0041d0b99e6d5532626e8cbb73c95d621c8027cd88f2c922e5e2bad9e1e7cbd3c650245a4827713f95a467b7830d93dc2d90521fb01f9
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJgpYqLeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj:A3k03kHRW6YfkZcRjo
- TLSH T165D53A16F6788372D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFE31344657308ACB1349C7282F277D69A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4488-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b4f0-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/640-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000002a408-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4488-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/640-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0011000000028bfd-1252.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0014000000000478-1880.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b4f0-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000002a408-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0011000000028bfd-1252.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0014000000000478-1880.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 640 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_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_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_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_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\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.0.42251.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppInstallerElevatedAppServiceClient.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pj11icon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.12827.20400.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\HxAccounts.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroLayoutRecognizer\AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\ShapeCollector.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe$ 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe patcher.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\jabswitch.exe$ 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.12827.20400.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\HxTsr.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\javaws.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_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\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe$ 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_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.exe$ 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension_1.0.40978.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.heif.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.6.10571.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WindowsTerminal.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.6.10571.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\wt.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\AssertWatch.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Todos_0.33.33351.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Todo.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification 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\bin\orbd.exe patcher.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\CNFNOT32.EXE 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_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_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_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_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_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_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4488 2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 640 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-02_85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c_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:4488
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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:640
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 8d3514cbce9df4d39fb242bbbfcb807d1ab34fdb0a668d924cd994982371eae6
- MD5 85c682dac3e22d5963060a6c634f046c
- SHA1 7f5beaea9a378356fcd0be75361c78fddd6dec43
- SHA512 66c8663b2b93cf6577d0041d0b99e6d5532626e8cbb73c95d621c8027cd88f2c922e5e2bad9e1e7cbd3c650245a4827713f95a467b7830d93dc2d90521fb01f9
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJgpYqLeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj:A3k03kHRW6YfkZcRjo
- TLSH T165D53A16F6788372D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFE31344657308ACB1349C7282F277D69A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{98BD060E-1D1C-40BF-8DA9-CB787874DFC8}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe$
- Size 2.9MB
- SHA256 d540393642f3d575927ad7b92ddb8798dce5a9c88e7cdc47eb365439ca4e9e87
- MD5 49a91460b1ed335f0a176cde0d5770f5
- SHA1 d928d87848899f462b482248bd1e955f9ec56565
- SHA512 67c0c62a0c966c4bdf10a2e9c8ae183be245b93d55958b6ba8a65db9ab571ca3126d2d68421d727f9cf7dfd9c258dab33b1a205221b7151d8a84239c9f9b28db
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJgpYqLeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj+BPVAU:A3k03kHRW6YfkZcRjoSBPVl
- TLSH T16FD53A16F6788372D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFE32344617308ACB1349D7282F277D59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.3MB
- SHA256 45b27fa8bd578c3c4a325b8db63d5b6dd6fc87f315bb23f692387af1e311f0f6
- MD5 2bd12fa146b1b89cb92cc73ba0b9648d
- SHA1 a04927910873e4fcd62bc3e342d96bc4024f0397
- SHA512 8d90371872521df49a6ad1c5925cb39ae433ad0ec029c210c9e18c16e0c248a1012843f5699e50deef1deb37c194f2bc10d04d7e3c93867670a2a1ed7635fab6
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJgpYqLeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0AjKPji0Aj:A3k03kHRW6YfkZcRjo0jo
- TLSH T1E2F52A16F6788372D073C0B9C5D2AA9AFA71344657308ACB0349D76C2F277E6863A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 a7f785b7c29e4ca4e6a55928fc20e3d22ad15ab2ffb6340ae9702c1fb3b291c5
- MD5 0d199b7647f43183d3b0499377073c9b
- SHA1 dcccd86f0a320f4a84222e451663b681ed96fa7e
- SHA512 2aa25135225df23bb8789f6827fa744bae666084fd62182426a5bbe5da72775bd33ea9ac3c775a835786ed7d8dc48f492b7ea0802b8c0c48b62b4b51849df9e5
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJgpYqLeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Ajq:A3k03kHRW6YfkZcRjo2
- TLSH T106D52A16F6784362D073C0B9C9D6AA9AFE31384617308ACB1349E7282F377D5963A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH