Analysis
- max time kernel
110s - max time network
149s - 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, 20:12
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- Sample260604-yytwlady5x
- SHA256 9348a3d881c26778b2dbe9d52033f3e98f4434039bd78d677baa29a24fba41f6
- MD5 471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9
- SHA1 6cf725736ae627cc4ccf443a2e7f67fb81942e83
- SHA512 7c9d742350d476c1b81a46aa5995934c29b14ec7305e51ee69c16205ca386894dc11cf47a66163b526c987d8b37c0812a14293a5456a7649f2da89a6a1de2b72
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiKe9LavdJ0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJzPji0Aj
- TLSH T1E3658C17F6A402B5D027C1B9C6D6966AEE7138821B3086CF1359C7283F63BD19B3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5184-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b4a7-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2440-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000002a34c-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5184-70-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2440-71-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0002000000029dfb-1288.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001900000002b4c3-1699.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0013000000000673-2081.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b4a7-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000002a34c-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0002000000029dfb-1288.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x001900000002b4c3-1699.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0013000000000673-2081.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2440 patcher.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- 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_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_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_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_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\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Getstarted_10.2.41172.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WhatsNew.Store.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.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\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\dbcicons.exe$ 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_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\ONENOTEM.EXE 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe$ 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe patcher.exe File created 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)\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe$ 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe$ 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_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)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe$ 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe$ 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_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 created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe$ 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\identity_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe$ 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.0.42251.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppInstallerPythonRedirector.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Getstarted_10.2.41172.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WhatsNew.Store.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.6.10571.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\wt.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.143.57\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe$ 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe$ 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_4.0.2.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\StickyNotesStub.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\pwahelper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe$ 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\pwahelper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.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 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_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_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 5184 2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 2440 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-04_471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9_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:5184
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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:2440
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 9348a3d881c26778b2dbe9d52033f3e98f4434039bd78d677baa29a24fba41f6
- MD5 471f9aa0de54093c7a83a5fba6b465d9
- SHA1 6cf725736ae627cc4ccf443a2e7f67fb81942e83
- SHA512 7c9d742350d476c1b81a46aa5995934c29b14ec7305e51ee69c16205ca386894dc11cf47a66163b526c987d8b37c0812a14293a5456a7649f2da89a6a1de2b72
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiKe9LavdJ0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJzPji0Aj
- TLSH T1E3658C17F6A402B5D027C1B9C6D6966AEE7138821B3086CF1359C7283F63BD19B3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\notification_helper.exe$
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 8714396861239fb0222a7fe302fdc591fb8075af86e773f5fd5f0d8cb1f2734d
- MD5 7eeac6fccd8d7fd6001f8e22d1886d95
- SHA1 00669329d5ea05dfcd33cc3ec9a7c3bb4331a43c
- SHA512 89286e1ad17ffc4329420a6378d0fe7faf6f838821cae9fe6079f1873b53331ff15527230ba938ae8c9d86388fffd4c9af8e880595c3060420c0bea2a37a714a
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiKe9LavdJ0Le5ji0hmxNrMeGen:A3k03kHRJzPji0AjMI
- TLSH T123757C17F6A402B5D027C1B9C9D29A5AEB7238421B3096CF1359C7282F63BD19F3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 d5c763ecaea84d6274af274317305681af1cce692cfea2e312065861b6f79125
- MD5 9556684037b38db5dee5bf0e53b2e26a
- SHA1 3268f10f35d4b54b32178d2a010408cf34958491
- SHA512 a3073d5aab89fe59c28d93d517b241a97ac970ade60b0f0642f77ad3c43c46414b3ce13cdbf3e635047b9c976b6a8726f552774881f5951c7023547a41efafe6
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiKe9LavdJ0Le5ji0hmxNrMD0Le5ji0hmM:A3k03kHRJzPji0AjKPji0Aj
- TLSH T197A57C16F6B44375D033C0B9C5D2A69AEE71348217308ACB1359C7283F67BE69A3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 cd0805848521262c035a4ad1132339c4baadaf0a9076ef8aa6680b4610b8f2b7
- MD5 78e7b5c29defca57a697271b7ae595ac
- SHA1 006372133eaf45b3730f9afa6b3d04de27c2ae56
- SHA512 a8424401005477d623ceae0bfb233a176e924c681345a0352e7363ee68dbd049d728d2792cfcbeafc21159cd1bcfbd2fdb46a09ed087af701ce264e711c263ac
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiKe9LavdJ0Le5ji0hmxNrMPF:A3k03kHRJzPji0Ajq
- TLSH T1C6756B17F6A402B5D067C074C9D6965AEA713D821B308ADF1358F7282F73BD1AA3A770
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge.exe$
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 5cce75a6f2fc9845640c07cf5fe6e48d6592e6dc6498fad97cad96d621e8896b
- MD5 8041d24c7350019ba2cfa2f8257eaf89
- SHA1 2115cc0487d92ee6d33d258539ee920e42827567
- SHA512 99b2bb5206d1160b05756da7b627222ed9c595446173bed062724a02fe7bf06262bba5dcd133f76ce1578447f2f26349cabfeca3079c86bcacd075a10d134f02
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiKe9LavdJ0Le5ji0hmxNrMfV+PAk2hMH3:A3k03kHRJzPji0AjYi2WH3
- TLSH T18C859D23F6A402B5D027C175C9E6966AEA7138421B3086CF5358C72D3F67BE19B3A371
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH