Analysis
- max time kernel
123s - max time network
97s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
03/07/2026, 15:58
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- Sample260703-tevlkahs7j
- SHA256 4d0a91c745e202bb14e65899ecb831299f6c93f655c30a0ba3cbe32cb195147b
- MD5 6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696
- SHA1 e88a39bc5d0701a9a5cc78f1b8a46e9c917cc3ec
- SHA512 ad1732809de738561436823abfd79e540f67db36805930b5d98f49362ecb08a3dd5a8ab014d3b77abf04008c87574ed30b76c32a54b0dd2895e43fb922643dae
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYCFBYU0bZZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE8L:A3k03kB56rYeW4SkZP4sz9Mb6Pji0Aj
- TLSH T125B52916F6784722D077C0B9C5D6AA9AFA3238451F308ACB0345DB283F277D5963A736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5728-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c599-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b307-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5456-34-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5728-33-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000400000001ac91-766.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0008000000019d7d-1276.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c599-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b307-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000400000001ac91-766.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0008000000019d7d-1276.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5456 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" 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_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 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_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 created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe$ 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_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 (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe$ 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_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\msedge.exe patcher.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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe$ 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_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$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe$ 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_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 created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe$ 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\notification_click_helper.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\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe patcher.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\7-Zip\7z.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_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 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\jconsole.exe$ 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\xlicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\EdgeGameAssist.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_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$ 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{28479191-18B7-41D3-8BB2-F4D65BA5EE40}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE$ 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.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 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_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 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 5728 2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 5456 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-03_6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696_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:5728
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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:5456
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 4d0a91c745e202bb14e65899ecb831299f6c93f655c30a0ba3cbe32cb195147b
- MD5 6fdf5a54e9e13b04f2d4258060ba5696
- SHA1 e88a39bc5d0701a9a5cc78f1b8a46e9c917cc3ec
- SHA512 ad1732809de738561436823abfd79e540f67db36805930b5d98f49362ecb08a3dd5a8ab014d3b77abf04008c87574ed30b76c32a54b0dd2895e43fb922643dae
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYCFBYU0bZZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE8L:A3k03kB56rYeW4SkZP4sz9Mb6Pji0Aj
- TLSH T125B52916F6784722D077C0B9C5D6AA9AFA3238451F308ACB0345DB283F277D5963A736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 68d1fbd0f758b1051f02a2868f3ab3698d253cf49e3b3f47ee8fd80cd0adddf4
- MD5 29e51ef2eca2bd1e2544ef7315f68743
- SHA1 6a6154d60f01c217734499a38ec890ff004dc1ef
- SHA512 6337b35732d2c1e0cbd9bba1f709a7f7bc2834627781cb07156cf8dca53a5bd74cc2e44066dbbf6952c6c469e5c8fbbead27e43ce6a953f07a40849535e6614a
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kB56rYeW4SkZP4sz9Mb6Pji0AjKPji0Aj:A3k03kCrkfkZcQjo0jo
- TLSH T147D52A16F6788722D077C0B9C5D2A69AF93238465F308ACB0345DB283F277D5963A736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe
- Size 2.4MB
- SHA256 110b85080e25c76345a54079e5483e3a8737a7d9b95674c4ee03d0465bf183c6
- MD5 870693169fa8cfecd844fffaa36b1a06
- SHA1 03b27ea4da9c2b205eea0a8c15f5c0ced6eb6061
- SHA512 03acb4efcd3b416ab9d4d220a8bf27fa8ea0c44bc9973e40ec8e0105a651adad6405d406a574dcc3225b4922b02e881f9bb2faf494b77dff982ecc6de622ead2
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYCFBYU0bZZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE8h:A3k03kB56rYeW4SkZP4sz9Mb6Pji0Ajq
- TLSH T151C52916F6B84722D077C075C9D6AA9AF9323C451F308ACB0345EB283E376D5963A736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe
- Size 2.4MB
- SHA256 ea5ad1e14ded45fd32fabf27ef27ac32c74c942dc40d1096132b80f53d645834
- MD5 b337d4907d1831c0853c6ba6133e3281
- SHA1 32a4804bcd1f9537eb24906925cf7fc3e73bd980
- SHA512 457b75489dbdbf99724fec13d8c0efba13e938f79f16d805c36bcd2811c988dcabb0091d47d6254b307bed4ef2becc6da29de55b503dff9bcb19e6e3333adf70
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kB56rYeW4SkZP4sz9Mb6Pji0Ajp:A3k03kCrkfkZcQjo
- TLSH T169B53916F6784762D077C0B9C5D6AA9AFA3238451F308BCB0345DB283F276D1963A736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH