Analysis
- max time kernel
115s - max time network
123s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260630-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260630-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
02/07/2026, 11:49
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260630-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- Sample260702-ny8dwahs9x
- SHA256 0eedc58166048642a1046a7b33f5805349b7d965dd366f366546de14e15cb361
- MD5 3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192
- SHA1 11ce3fed6d943091df5e595bde4d13f5e3ffd1aa
- SHA512 21cf7800e0940c84d205f0d641d4c67a8435bea12e4af30d4c9c3dfbad15517016d4f9e760b998d4598d76c7c049e88e61c6885168ad18df3b8ee6515f0858de
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYiw9UNJfZ0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kB56rvPji0Aj
- TLSH T104655A16F6A44BA5D02FC074C5D2966AEA733C421F3087CB1354DE283F67BD19A3A762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1524-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001c00000001c512-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2c5-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1524-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1044-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019c3f-37.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001997c-543.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019b0f-639.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019b7e-638.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001c00000001c512-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2c5-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019c3f-37.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001997c-543.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019b0f-639.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019b7e-638.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 1044 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" 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_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 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_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\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_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}\pptico.exe 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpDlpService.exe 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.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\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe$ 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe$ 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\MsSense.exe 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe$ 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe$ 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe$ 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Download\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\139.0.3405.125\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_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\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_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\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe$ 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.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 created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_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 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_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 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1524 2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 1044 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-02_3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192_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:1524
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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:1044
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 0eedc58166048642a1046a7b33f5805349b7d965dd366f366546de14e15cb361
- MD5 3aef648c4ee31aa862a56a23a3bc0192
- SHA1 11ce3fed6d943091df5e595bde4d13f5e3ffd1aa
- SHA512 21cf7800e0940c84d205f0d641d4c67a8435bea12e4af30d4c9c3dfbad15517016d4f9e760b998d4598d76c7c049e88e61c6885168ad18df3b8ee6515f0858de
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYiw9UNJfZ0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kB56rvPji0Aj
- TLSH T104655A16F6A44BA5D02FC074C5D2966AEA733C421F3087CB1354DE283F67BD19A3A762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 470c0b8434fdcd8cdabfcc42da338ac9793f0ac21c4521ced67dc05f5ce116de
- MD5 3cd8fb1c549ce2293eaec35c05220e0b
- SHA1 7039df84b3e5ddc88c8809dcf66e3c800660e8d7
- SHA512 d3f22f9c02c5d2084a0371d7de7c9b4d209b0b7af0441e21e04422d7fcf0a14efc70e1495e2d551b2e58365caab0a27faa553d7333ef2a9fea7ae1d981120482
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYiw9UNJfZ0Le5ji0hmxNrMD0Le5ji0v:A3k03kB56rvPji0AjKPji0Aj
- TLSH T1D0A54A16F6A44B75D02BC0B9C5D2969AEA723C421F3087CB0345DB283F67BD5963A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe$
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 fa03f568ca4e55bd4ce7c735e90e68c949feb69a21580f18b525b0b0b22fd9eb
- MD5 3289acd6c63bf68d43d74bd40e0a31e1
- SHA1 3d3cd28ab4cd64edbc65ba51a9be3f24cd5ef8c6
- SHA512 c047e6a1c4aa9bed12c718f2a8b6da21063a1d55326a3e822390bb6b9d0775dcc31d48429daa8684fb588fc5df252c464962017905ddfa29386592b5a3605d1e
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYiw9UNJfZ0Le5ji0hmxNrMVasVbqPba:A3k03kB56rvPji0AjcVO88hXl+
- TLSH T1B1A53916F6A44B61D07BC0B5C5D2969AEA323C425F308BCB1345DB283F67BD1963A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 de065d42f72d416558fd03c44312a132541bac465f979ddcbb9dff522dcb85ab
- MD5 8af59261eaa84581a2cc2bc410c81c96
- SHA1 ea04cff28d44464db644fd0f604efc2e89800956
- SHA512 dee8753400082a7e755cb7fc015d047466ea58734ea49c9ad891cd1bf549503b01e4dd15aa7f584787d558f0e61e7c031b012fe9886ebccdd99ea3e5a4f74baa
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYiw9UNJfZ0Le5ji0hmxNrM393:A3k03kB56rvPji0Aj6
- TLSH T174655A16F6A44BA5D02FC074C5D2966AEA733C421F3087CB1354DE283F67BD19A3A762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 496f4c37413b8894e57ee27e616856b0b333076d643df36e9db1da3f6abde5ab
- MD5 928cd5c01857284afa389a04a572278f
- SHA1 f47625cf04c26a7bc3a75319d534dccca2d63553
- SHA512 69f0cefd3c4f7bf75f54f0b89370ba18807094934287c8521d75cb92f4386db0821a364078be789913091849848c70f764ce125c7cb44529135c3dcf44bd7b4c
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYiw9UNJfZ0Le5ji0hmxNrMrY:A3k03kB56rvPji0AjD
- TLSH T19D655A16F6A44BA5D02FC074C5D2966AEA733C421F3087CB1354DE283F67BD19A3A762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 8e36b3e473179a8eba66b9f1481465249ee028dff517ce7af235c08ccd7f335a
- MD5 75198c286a9ebf763b83f40527ca1ff7
- SHA1 0626e848538a359e508a64bff20b7b55eb7796d8
- SHA512 5ca9d8ed6e383e258ba4d9bb1f5a85942c14446b7902667e6761027892a799e9c219e1873714cfdd8eb2a56970cbee379fdb174ece5f6254eb369ee169f5ad76
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYiw9UNJfZ0Le5ji0hmxNrMX3Td9CHKo:A3k03kB56rvPji0AjoTd9CHKyao
- TLSH T1D7955C16F6A40BA5D07BC174C9E25656EA733C461F308BCF13549A293F337D19A3AB22
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH