Analysis
- max time kernel
114s - max time network
125s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
02/07/2026, 17:50
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe
- Size 964KB
- Sample260702-we22ragt2r
- SHA256 f079c9f47b83c945ce8b7ae0180e5abee2e02cd04603184930d35b0a5426a4ef
- MD5 43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737
- SHA1 b7ab44fd1ca1ec86445aa7191bd96afbad57074b
- SHA512 c1c20c4f9a79d8b3cc5cc8143d514fe30e2d28e60ca5851713f87318405876cae7f96ed053e23e7979ca821326897835147ec4a542098322ed740967495153c1
- SSDEEP 24576:J//IifqFuyDA54GX79l5jcAkSYqyEeDa:9qFUH1pYq
- TLSH T10A255A16F6608679D073C075C5D2A7B6EA31384547309BDF1389E7382F23BE69A3A721
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5916-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c55e-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2b7-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198e2-378.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198e1-380.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5916-1359-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5344-1360-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5344 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" 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_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 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_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\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe$ 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe$ 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.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\servertool.exe$ 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\EdgeGameAssist.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\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\mpextms.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe$ 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.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\Windows Defender\Offline\OfflineScannerShell.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe$ 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\TabTip32.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe$ 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe$ 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE$ 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe$ 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 7 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_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_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_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_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 5916 2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe 5344 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-02_43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:5916
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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:5344
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 964KB
- SHA256 f079c9f47b83c945ce8b7ae0180e5abee2e02cd04603184930d35b0a5426a4ef
- MD5 43be9350ed7ae5afece8e58f94e40737
- SHA1 b7ab44fd1ca1ec86445aa7191bd96afbad57074b
- SHA512 c1c20c4f9a79d8b3cc5cc8143d514fe30e2d28e60ca5851713f87318405876cae7f96ed053e23e7979ca821326897835147ec4a542098322ed740967495153c1
- SSDEEP 24576:J//IifqFuyDA54GX79l5jcAkSYqyEeDa:9qFUH1pYq
- TLSH T10A255A16F6608679D073C075C5D2A7B6EA31384547309BDF1389E7382F23BE69A3A721
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 a15d33fc352f5d0415cf048a909350e0a4bacd53a1650d791f7bcde6ad77e270
- MD5 f7eaf08abfe26cd774f420ba848b599b
- SHA1 25a96a8e939d6470c22493831d4f7d4ff62bdc80
- SHA512 637f2553e554db71d194a602a68a12ae7b22bbf2a2bc9debbe72ae5edcaee033101fee8b96fc886717da8118ca411617d9a627eb9d765db38b4b617cc0551a31
- SSDEEP 24576:J//IifqFuyDA54GX79l5jcAkSYqyEeDaP0Le5ji0hmxNrM:9qFUH1pYqXPji0Aj
- TLSH T137754A16F6748675D073C0B9C5D2A7AAEE72344117308ACB1385D7782F27BE68A3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
- Size 988KB
- SHA256 cb9916c9ba17b8ebb4a60a2f335834626c52b032481ff280b7d2ca618569d78b
- MD5 a1575f7fbbbd51d4ee10e0bb8176f5f2
- SHA1 0ac0d367132c78a2e9dccf4f5c484e88de1bae47
- SHA512 1998747e29d8769d6069c465cf0f91e97610c91ba8ce9eb376883f9ea25f226c8432f4a502a1725d3746f8cbce95995e567f85ab752afb6b71f11fcd923a1122
- SSDEEP 24576:J//IifqFuyDA54GX79l5jcAkSYqyEeDal9Q:9qFUH1pYqM
- TLSH T154255A16F6608679D073C075C5D2A7B6EE31384547309BDF1389E7282F23BE69A3A721
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe$
- Size 988KB
- SHA256 78c252d059788f41259f78d4fcd269c538f249d3149a0b1f182357cb6c69d3f4
- MD5 8fcbfbc55442ee09093c35ee32460251
- SHA1 744b0e9de3a4f48356bd276bd0ce124893918fc6
- SHA512 436507f80f7ee06858213ff4a28ad7014f003538808672088726fe438f98ffe9c92f52dd8f5df71ce697424c87e7c97d67b63023d6da6dcd5e0cbfe8933340f9
- SSDEEP 24576:J//IifqFuyDA54GX79l5jcAkSYqyEeDa8A:9qFUH1pYqd
- TLSH T1FB255A16F6608679D073C075C5D2A7B6EE31384547309BDF1389E7282F23BE69A3A721
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH