Analysis

  • max time kernel
    105s
  • max time network
    122s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/07/2026, 01:15

General

  • Target
    2026-07-05_b2cfac905843a5ba9676f1e8f9e10450_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
  • Size 947KB
  • Sample260705-bmlphsfz4s
  • SHA256 528f15026390ecaaeb1dbd1ea56cf4c52dae20d9712e455b87711e9fe9588575
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 46 IoCs
  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 43 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 44 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_b2cfac905843a5ba9676f1e8f9e10450_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_b2cfac905843a5ba9676f1e8f9e10450_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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:2092
  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    1⤵
    • 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:2628
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5924
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
      2⤵
      • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1260
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:620
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5396

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 947KB
        • SHA256 528f15026390ecaaeb1dbd1ea56cf4c52dae20d9712e455b87711e9fe9588575
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 ef6c409b3b4df939c9fdb73a76d33c5e9cedde4b60dfdfdd7bc5e8a769fcf7ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 962KB
        • SHA256 9b2923e1ba321d4a713e1408fbaaecf56e79c06309ac9d4204575aa9a025c577
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 c49c5226153c612136a4cae35e23587e3151e33b94900b9244451d11fd383859
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 9b9987284848c479314ed2ed87f306a21a3aa186c226bf1c943f1064cb873635
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 8b60b295a3e650daeb835a2f25729934e54157495a68fb3a259de1d5b70651b3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 b7f7587d5dd85b8fcc1a23443d9effa9cfa9e998acfd29de99a0cc274e333956
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 01ac111f8bc98db5274dfb8489aea483c5bf4c62b4c581139012752a1bdbd05a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 28d6676c75341f5c6ded6229e4894561af7b5e563d1bde50fe5004606ea342b9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 8c1d5357ab0a46cb58fdbcc65a61ad42666a01334b2f13dcb8808930c4a6cda0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 d71d9bc3e1ce7105cca6f70436be156c1d2d357016dfc3dfee68eff3ec2af5c5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 6fbb7f14c024447927502e462b18ebf755e0b985f4f5cbecaf2541626a615781
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 ec1c821c8b99b393c0ff1712adc03333bf77aa4805b6d3bfd539b5449caf73f0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 1fcb5f09c3237af808be864e22202a7fe7f65a1a44e47d1fcaaef584cec49d5a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 33dc96d26fb3d68b6e39a1091bafe9b31ccb1f61e54dbfec15a6029292f9931a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 7e6a3632535fda049654a58aa66c7d40a90dbf02b90fe8eedae706fbd8243274
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 968e5ffee8cc002e40441038b91b4408f15c0bd293a5ff5dbdfecac7e2059bb7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 fd0f712cf62ccffe416c82e36eebe51a876451db2b5caf4c2fb03072e08102ed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 4d9ac29aa1bd9960e42519e05b73c480a38a3ea633c87a167185a270e87495fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 ecf9411b584b284b178b74cf22487c811aead5cae0e62dfc562777095ffd6f5d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 d48d4c87f653d52d9475e02b51a995c0e2f364b271f089bc1ef70d05a71afdde
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 f87c1f5e9e07439b58ddf00379a3740a98dfac343ed48893ac537b2108140846
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 77825874e512b1a8d7127713b3c7a23103dd2712b0b2c62ba5c14cb34aa745ad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 170e505b52aec9a4da445bf67b5ff8cb57af934da99b28b0584a0df3fcd45ba1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 56260e8b5d019da7b6ad449d762ddaf8eba28358ea71810e9429c93d660d0ce3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 77b31f11f89a7663c16e854a7e96be9a01ce479d847a0c4784d406a421c74246
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 b2c48b890ad9a190ce69dad5c0b2f3aea283821c19bac37118c6fcf757bb0b7f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 15868d48473109f1f179dcb2e49ec2d8a47a712a3588f3755df79d8566e2ca60
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 8e5a0af58e4357f015ac854c4e72e25004ff8083648b0ff489c52eb3bcaa5d38
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 2bf16c2ee9e2762bef4d07db88a91b89a09253f8decd9ec237e16f6b78a735bc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 e3e40cbe83e796703c6919181e4f3848d44f84bbc2f3945e6fcc18cd069d8479
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 eb368cac05850f5be9d5bb5526d295715e391f4220fccdb26a41a48ec5f7ee53
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 8c06743026869068998bd4bc312d873f0ff95dc5c562a9218effc035e251241d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 b2e4990d3b6c4ede0198b94a035869c5acc463cd2bf4098c35e542035ace2661
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 6ba8f003afd1b09bee982ed3bfa51efbefc4e26492423cb6e53669800e95f64a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 5542b70e064adf37f1041afffc4d85f27f3f4db8dbc339e9bfacec8d0418f562
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 500f61c505c0ce1969f5c82e925c06210295eb3d408cda5eeb22cd8d2733485b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 52495da34e67c880ef6e10dd0455ec8092f9af45a6e3f2d392cea02de03a1db9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 9eaaaba5e4a16f1ded1bd8735e9615971df5f61a09346a430517447eb56951aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 25e6c656a34915746dc4331eb647b0d2cb62569a00dbf61612199d2581df0d6e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 0190f7c9dc180ee4e815d6f12274fb0a0ec83b5e2f059fa4154e1e2900219983
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 79d5fa4ee086b9a26da0f339b1eac3cbfebfec1f8bdd3564758c35f43956805f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
        • Size 599B
        • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
        • Size 595B
        • SHA256 d4e60617c2afab8263febabe7f14f18595715078d71307a8cefe0707dae76dee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        SetFind.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\SetFind.exe
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 6d073ee3a784bd271caec4c4b0b7475dfef1f98f63d152e7a9259f745823a582
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/620-722-0x000001FE13D70000-0x000001FE13E70000-memory.dmp

        memory/620-762-0x000001FE14170000-0x000001FE14190000-memory.dmp

        memory/620-720-0x000001FE03B70000-0x000001FE03B90000-memory.dmp

        memory/620-707-0x000001FE001E0000-0x000001FE002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/620-737-0x000001FE03C70000-0x000001FE03C90000-memory.dmp

        memory/1260-974-0x0000000005BB0000-0x0000000005D7A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2092-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2092-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2628-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp