Analysis
- max time kernel
125s - max time network
123s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
01/07/2026, 13:32
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- Sample260701-qs6dfaft2m
- SHA256 57c1f04921caf5c3010c4b371f831f8938c446dec17f50f06007645b89c5d9cf
- MD5 6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd
- SHA1 30f2fc96e657c2a18de72f8e37e404194651362d
- SHA512 42de3ccb6ee27f9facfef4573ef9d48e3fd70ebe2c31ecd6d8d9b1a260ae720a722fad421523894fb7724aaff2a4f6c5bf51292a8e8fd4eb7512037741164301
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEacLaERaEQvD5Tvinrmr1Ze0p4Ek4niO+:A3k03kHRJARJZ56rgeW4SkZP4sz9Mb
- TLSH T19FA51816F2684766D06FC079C6966A56FA333C454FA087CB0384EB3C2F276D19A79327
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2608-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001200000001c32f-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2b7-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2608-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2732-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00120000000198f0-567.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019976-565.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019c88-1276.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001200000001c32f-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2b7-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x00120000000198f0-567.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019976-565.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019c88-1276.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2732 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" 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_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 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_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\jsadebugd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe$ 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe$ 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File created 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 (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_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}\pubs.exe$ 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe$ 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\accicons.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe patcher.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 (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe$ 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe$ 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{61D7035B-BA7D-40D0-A332-CBE11E8DDAF4}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe patcher.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 (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe$ 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe$ 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe$ 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_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 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_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 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2608 2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 2732 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-01_6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd_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:2608
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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:2732
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 57c1f04921caf5c3010c4b371f831f8938c446dec17f50f06007645b89c5d9cf
- MD5 6478ae7f51a66abac0e8bb9b02cb6afd
- SHA1 30f2fc96e657c2a18de72f8e37e404194651362d
- SHA512 42de3ccb6ee27f9facfef4573ef9d48e3fd70ebe2c31ecd6d8d9b1a260ae720a722fad421523894fb7724aaff2a4f6c5bf51292a8e8fd4eb7512037741164301
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEacLaERaEQvD5Tvinrmr1Ze0p4Ek4niO+:A3k03kHRJARJZ56rgeW4SkZP4sz9Mb
- TLSH T19FA51816F2684766D06FC079C6966A56FA333C454FA087CB0384EB3C2F276D19A79327
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.6MB
- SHA256 156416a157db64de9b8336b5df2dfc9075985d019a20dda5e89454214618d3c1
- MD5 47b0ed4dea8285467aa2389c1b44175f
- SHA1 a9b15686cd91817ead9116cf1b25d7864ddcd2b0
- SHA512 09cf86049409fb428f5b145dc5d70574241f5f03e645e6cfa7b53f6d6185c93044c7a99794c48fe5895d5c9df34e10760515688af4f97b7702d3c92d7320b0db
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJARJZ56rgeW4SkZP4sz9Mb6Pji0Aj:A3k03kHR+RorsfkZcQjo
- TLSH T1A9D51816F6684762D07BC079C6D2A65AFA3338450F7087CB0285DB3C2F276D59A7A327
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 742f47cb566af65b134557d2b85ca132af4810ec460d3948428ad7c041748532
- MD5 b35f4db9a4709b37aefb616bc35fbb3e
- SHA1 5f2a0be66b6d490199ebf9cd7cef81f254840b84
- SHA512 61d5d574cd25f29980428ecb7c5848d195a800f42799d60c923a788f79790fce8e61af885f16c1e900325aff3b3b8babde6381a45d0b876e3e3b7d6e53b76194
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEacLaERaEQvD5Tvinrmr1Ze0p4Ek4niOs:A3k03kHRJARJZ56rgeW4SkZP4sz9MbE
- TLSH T17EA52816F2684766D06FC079C6966A56FA333C454FA087CB0384EB3C2F276D19A79327
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe$
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 a4648ddad0d63e0a1689f1eb126e000c10fe52295d3f23d949f59c3d1810c8c0
- MD5 93387cdfcfc1b68fbd82bda314cf4ea9
- SHA1 f48318dca63c117dd4ff837e844e9466117a7288
- SHA512 d05ec16f0610034aa990a9f45d372d3ddfb2db90dffe8677a0afd20a8f5ad0c77deb0e5b3cad31a317b5f950e8695546ab9079f73af488a9fd84ff8b0308c9dc
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEacLaERaEQvD5Tvinrmr1Ze0p4Ek4niOk:A3k03kHRJARJZ56rgeW4SkZP4sz9Mbc
- TLSH T14DA52816F2684766D06FC079C6966A56FA333C454FA087CB0384EB3C2F276D19A79327
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe$
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 a134c5ee2e007138433fa41577beaed830ad8e1b3ab45cbcaecacdb72480f22f
- MD5 46356b598347919941220442ee137142
- SHA1 93f536ea71982fd3e0b87b84a38b035b732d8fbd
- SHA512 9365fc0c08bd4162b299b8809ceb9724d88fc7fe0cdf53f13d534e5387f535024a00fb3d63d429cd889e273c6f50679fb1a9bcfcffac3b0c673f07ae479906bb
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEacLaERaEQvD5Tvinrmr1Ze0p4Ek4niOi:A3k03kHRJARJZ56rgeW4SkZP4sz9Mb6
- TLSH T140A50816E2A84762D0AF8075CA965A56FA333C450F608BCB0384FB3D2F376D19A75727
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH