Analysis
- max time kernel
101s - max time network
94s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
04/06/2026, 15:28
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- Sample260604-swe2rsat3r
- SHA256 9c95ba94e1dd19a5c82797440924cee58ae97849b735954bfa8bad93416fa1c3
- MD5 7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec
- SHA1 ce5e6e1ccc232f12df6c9d288189111451a5e6de
- SHA512 d8af2162c93f46133cf77891ac76eee57806856e8da52e077d545e9258939a6aa50cbd9721f9b169981791e0b2a645fcfb337c901c99f71209c296c88d18e70b
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l9TRzy0XTF+CSSYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5sD:A3k03kHRJYqJtb2It
- TLSH T1DF856B16E6A442A5D06EC075C7D29A56FA33384257F086CB13C9D23C2F337D19ABA763
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3668-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x002a00000002b390-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3320-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000002a33d-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3668-70-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3320-71-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000002a3e8-1529.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0012000000000673-2057.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001c000000000673-2163.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x002a00000002b390-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000002a33d-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000002a3e8-1529.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0012000000000673-2057.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x001c000000000673-2163.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3320 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" patcher.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmclienticon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe$ 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_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 patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub_1.2103.1172.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PilotshubApp.exe 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_12104.1001.1.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WinStore.App.exe 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroLayoutRecognizer\AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe$ 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe$ 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_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 patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_1.0.36.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Time.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.143.57\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.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\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_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}\sscicons.exe$ 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.People_10.1909.12456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PeopleApp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\notification_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_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\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe$ 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe$ 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_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\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_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 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_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 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3668 2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 3320 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-04_7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec_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:3668
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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:3320
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 9c95ba94e1dd19a5c82797440924cee58ae97849b735954bfa8bad93416fa1c3
- MD5 7618725347087ebb25d8bdf89a8c62ec
- SHA1 ce5e6e1ccc232f12df6c9d288189111451a5e6de
- SHA512 d8af2162c93f46133cf77891ac76eee57806856e8da52e077d545e9258939a6aa50cbd9721f9b169981791e0b2a645fcfb337c901c99f71209c296c88d18e70b
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l9TRzy0XTF+CSSYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5sD:A3k03kHRJYqJtb2It
- TLSH T1DF856B16E6A442A5D06EC075C7D29A56FA33384257F086CB13C9D23C2F337D19ABA763
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe$
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 ef0324231f8191eaf9e441910f16159c83a167043388024301ab8592e2ac3f59
- MD5 4c9480a1d6cfd7919914ac398807242a
- SHA1 dfcf4b1203ac2a5b13d4c065eac6e09fc48a985c
- SHA512 e49f9061e3eab65d6ae7e476a52242178343a777b647622867f1ecaa2c761dae7cb6f5c3c1736cbef6502abe2b9724fd894af915411518666f8cddc8e6893d64
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l9TRzy0XTF+CSSYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5sj3U:A3k03kHRJYqJtb2I9Td9CHKyao
- TLSH T1FDA54A12E6A401A5E06FC175C7A29656FA7338465BB086CF13C4D23D2F337D19ABA723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 fa098ca4196076f87c4d953c0b0d1423e043f64ef17f831fcc9d0e7c7062fcdc
- MD5 ec217a6db3e56cd9daf4990659bd03cc
- SHA1 8394dd60356ddc7be1c7767c7545eed4378b1396
- SHA512 0187510bfd4febe04919c08f07de3d60a0a953276be51c6b06e4e99e9563214f589f667d05d691f65bb84ccb7928ed200a8d184694642a86e17a28d55e5f6534
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l9TRzy0XTF+CSSYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5s/0C:A3k03kHRJYqJtb2I5Pji0Aj
- TLSH T140B54A16F6A44265D06BC079C7D2965AFA3338425BB086CB13C5D23C2F277D19ABA733
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\python.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 04cc79d89aafd397823bf5d39bfd1966667f21b80202ee083702f040854add6c
- MD5 c18c05a11c4291774818e64618c3126d
- SHA1 d6ddeabdecab3d5632dafa1dbdab9aa03c0ae383
- SHA512 96206bf46637f04e6984df8e6f9ae0d38f216f8d50a552334c93c8d916f835247ccd96aab2a9cd62eca23b4e6bf18de9bce9948693c0ccb8a4b86da8b2036c91
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l9TRzy0XTF+CSSYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5scVW:A3k03kHRJYqJtb2Iii2WH3
- TLSH T180956C22E6A44275D02FC175C7D6966AFA33384257B086CB13C4D23D2F637D19ABA363
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFontCache\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFontCache.exe$
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 4ddb13aa928f2d8aa433705884a4d66f3ca4416ee436c7a756bdecaf17cac3c6
- MD5 87cc29b8c2b14cc730eb877e94b7e599
- SHA1 b39bc14017e17e51d40dbc0fd55b3666cc15abe9
- SHA512 bf56e390c83a045cd5ccaa8746eb09a182f536609c9cad6971fd604d63e2c660bc7281f7dc9c67a7da96210c83363a5d360b0334a85c93f2acb5408739d67d23
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l9TRzy0XTF+CSSYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5s5:A3k03kHRJYqJtb2IT
- TLSH T16E856B16E6A442A5D06FC174C7D29656FA3338425BF086CB13C9D23C2F637D19ABA363
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH