Analysis
- max time kernel
85s - max time network
139s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
05/07/2026, 03:42
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260705-d9d93acy2m
- SHA256 1b23b2c52f394f471c73031db0926fd5c86f76cebf6e20d94fed84d1a3f64ded
- MD5 80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0
- SHA1 31203b30f1b1d76f4c3ba456f38170d121d5a351
- SHA512 24e05c17306ae8b17a1435b40269df4a980805939376aa748e9e79c00c31e68bf7a710a1aac13d7ca89128b9169b0422db835f67c792529495eb4238470555ed
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscEc+RaBCC3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUt:A3k03kHRJI3k03kHRJ
- TLSH T16D85AE03EB9400E9D10AC1749AE69A23EB757C56176097DF2358C6152F72BD0BF3E3A8
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2316-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00070000000243e3-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2536-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00080000000243e4-13.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2316-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2536-29-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000021675-1265.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000a00000002023c-1375.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x001300000001db5e-1696.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00070000000243e3-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00080000000243e4-13.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000021675-1265.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000a00000002023c-1375.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x001300000001db5e-1696.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2536 patcher.exe - 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" 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_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 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_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\WindowsApps\Microsoft.People_10.1902.633.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PeopleApp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal_2000.19081.1301.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\MixedRealityPortal.Brokered.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe$ 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe$ 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe$ 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeBackgroundHost.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe$ 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Office.OneNote_16001.12026.20112.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\onenoteshare.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe$ 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.YourPhone_0.19051.7.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\YourPhone.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_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 created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.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\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_1.1911.21713.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Win32Bridge.Server.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer_6.1908.2042.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\View3D.ResourceResolver.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE$ 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\maintenanceservice_installer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_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 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_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 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2316 2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 2536 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0_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:2316
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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:2536
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 1b23b2c52f394f471c73031db0926fd5c86f76cebf6e20d94fed84d1a3f64ded
- MD5 80840b922a85ac9019db0530165255f0
- SHA1 31203b30f1b1d76f4c3ba456f38170d121d5a351
- SHA512 24e05c17306ae8b17a1435b40269df4a980805939376aa748e9e79c00c31e68bf7a710a1aac13d7ca89128b9169b0422db835f67c792529495eb4238470555ed
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscEc+RaBCC3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUt:A3k03kHRJI3k03kHRJ
- TLSH T16D85AE03EB9400E9D10AC1749AE69A23EB757C56176097DF2358C6152F72BD0BF3E3A8
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe$
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 029f9780f21f09f56a777ac6cdc3a12afa0afccc11acfaa496df87f3f83b16de
- MD5 d9be7793afff747fc98bbb5f6cdc6efd
- SHA1 dd9b76b0484d7994b91c309a7f4ffdebc1284252
- SHA512 e719c88e9a2fa3997cffdac7735078aff25b3c5cf6ee3e799177d4bb89bfc307dbdf93a451e805c7e5190a2b3bb13024a90fb2cef72854d595cdc053c96a02e3
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscEc+RaBCC3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCU3:A3k03kHRJI3k03kHRJLUN+Eir
- TLSH T14AA58D17EB9804E5D11A817859D68722FB71BC511B6197CF2368831A2F73BD0AF3E3A4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\pwahelper.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 c30d82b7f25b2d9e70f99defa416ff64f3aff90313452ed5d824480ff383e5aa
- MD5 ec5817572fd0fb793bf475f922721469
- SHA1 dff24985931de86c15589096718099a9a3c8dc0a
- SHA512 8aff2f4400720637eca1a14c5e0d2bdd9ba749bac329375e307b8b145ed7b97a10f13862eeac3f10e3e15dc01e73ac6859ebb14d484cb5fbe971160e24381e23
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscEc+RaBCC3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUk:A3k03kHRJI3k03kHRJHI
- TLSH T19895AF03E79400E9D10AC1749AE68A23FB75BC56176097DF2368C6152F72BD0AF3E7A4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 2a14221f297d056e644052160119052093f42f64009ba22c0a21d617ad7f05f2
- MD5 f4bbda1c72d48c0dd1c78b62a55faf71
- SHA1 26b84c02627d1748d9734a5b13d02d22892854c9
- SHA512 60f7e9894f49006f1271db16723e1fcab67ea8700414f54afd88a9a3601349c842d85f2caefacd8d1ff4a423eecf48e65cf81af78ca3a90389ac690d14e2b2e1
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscEc+RaBCC3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUJ:A3k03kHRJI3k03kHRJpPji0Aj
- TLSH T1CEB58D17FBA401B5D026C178CAE69A67EA717842173097CF1358C7292F63BD0AB3A365
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 66946615a00e5354a3c2cabdda9485d46881cfaa50cc599211608ba638e28818
- MD5 5185941e87be988dae5f531dd214d789
- SHA1 a86ca480adde3886e5d2c4768c7a6b8fa94eaa9e
- SHA512 891983e006742945b4a1a03855b87dd818fab0d10ff740ae97abef72687483427a8462014dd277e634f1b0bb1f240b8113600ce755d57b309caa19934f0284d5
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscEc+RaBCC3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUX:A3k03kHRJI3k03kHRJb
- TLSH T1C4959E03E79500E5D24AC1349E9A8A22EA75BD52176097DF2368F7152F72BC0BF3E394
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH