Analysis
- max time kernel
127s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260618-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260618-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
28/06/2026, 17:40
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 4.2MB
- Sample260628-v85jasay2q
- SHA256 a19619023a9842cb2165c73fd632638e2e8dc9f1b4c5e56387d08b05ee088937
- MD5 ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5
- SHA1 8b93c6852ca2cb27d861c02d3cc8d7040a898e28
- SHA512 5e001199a7457b175c045a19cb3a76be1c531b568167a0afd1b09e626bebed1c57bff05faca23506fb664565dc4ea92c6324b86e02762e13079a0cc103441150
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJV56r+qJtb2IdqJtb2IU56r+qJtb2IdqJtb2IdqJtb2I:A3k03kHRMr+c6r+cc
- TLSH T135162925F6688B61D077C079C5D2969AEA333C425F308BCB12469B2C3E277D5D93A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3244-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c506-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2d1-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3244-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2068-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0006000000019e23-1027.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c506-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2d1-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0006000000019e23-1027.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2068 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" 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_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 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_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\rmid.exe 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_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$ 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\grv_icons.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_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\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\accicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_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}\wordicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe$ 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe$ 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\notification_click_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.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 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_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 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3244 2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 2068 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-28_ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5_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:3244
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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:2068
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 4.2MB
- SHA256 a19619023a9842cb2165c73fd632638e2e8dc9f1b4c5e56387d08b05ee088937
- MD5 ff918b9c3aa59ac364c4c27ac859c8c5
- SHA1 8b93c6852ca2cb27d861c02d3cc8d7040a898e28
- SHA512 5e001199a7457b175c045a19cb3a76be1c531b568167a0afd1b09e626bebed1c57bff05faca23506fb664565dc4ea92c6324b86e02762e13079a0cc103441150
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJV56r+qJtb2IdqJtb2IU56r+qJtb2IdqJtb2IdqJtb2I:A3k03kHRMr+c6r+cc
- TLSH T135162925F6688B61D077C079C5D2969AEA333C425F308BCB12469B2C3E277D5D93A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 4.7MB
- SHA256 bff5fc1428569d3e83d6f32cbad2dc8b8bbee74787a0fb9f26195b48cdcb2310
- MD5 8993d5592391bbf6a22d9bfdef213f96
- SHA1 1357d1f860d5d7f11bf41dc9f132eed9932e49b9
- SHA512 d444092fe95cf6cb75dae36a03be623df5463d6d218ed08bd58607418d3f940b95431397b413c8682e9e9e68ed16600e4f472d5d7267ee2a82632ddfe96b1151
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJV56r+qJtb2IdqJtb2IU56r+qJtb2IdqJtb2IdqJtb2IRPji0Aj:A3k03kHRMr+c6r+ccYjo
- TLSH T1D7362A25F6648761D077C0B9C5D2A69AEA3238425F308BCB1246DB6C3F277D5C93A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
- Size 4.2MB
- SHA256 27dc23143d4605a0f3ef619bdfbba13856db096823ef46ecc0a26c5a7d4d0d1e
- MD5 a7b13a371a917d85768bc65a0ace957e
- SHA1 ec3136a6f4f46e66bda1028b0a631264b41c175b
- SHA512 61c3b06c1b23c730175c990f9ffbcf643d3382da2cc70271eb5a869d7a5384f5e55b155e461adde2cd0ff4433fefb5698b9aed03c6167f84b4631be3ee88c8d3
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJV56r+qJtb2IdqJtb2IU56r+qJtb2IdqJtb2IdqJtb2Ie:A3k03kHRMr+c6r+ccz
- TLSH T10C162925F6688B61D077C079C5D2969AEA323C425F308BCB1246DB2C3E277D5D93A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH