Analysis
- max time kernel
114s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
06/07/2026, 14:59
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 957KB
- Sample260706-scyd1agx3x
- SHA256 be2346478409ae72c6ebcc65be5ca0024110c1d636f6e41805f70c740664c160
- MD5 a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64
- SHA1 69eb059d7086b08e391934c46b808474e77fdf24
- SHA512 b870f23e1026a615f4b39ba4fd1cecee0309c2d41911099410c07ba5f2eb24d28eb24ce673ffef62184c2d9de1aaed1f58c770166fb3f1cbaabb2389a75ac77c
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GoSmQINd9:A3k03kHRJ/
- TLSH T1C725AE13EB9504E9D10AC174AAD68A23FB75BD56176193DF2318C2152F62BC07F3E3A8
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4932-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c530-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2b4-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4932-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/968-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2d1-41.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019bcb-656.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0088000000017635-996.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00aa000000017635-1233.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c530-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2b4-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2d1-41.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019bcb-656.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0088000000017635-996.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x00aa000000017635-1233.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 968 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" 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.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\7-Zip\7z.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pj11icon.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe$ 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\dbcicons.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\visicon.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe$ 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpDlpService.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.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 (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\SenseGPParser.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe$ 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe$ 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe$ 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.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 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4932 2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 968 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64_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:4932
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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:968
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 957KB
- SHA256 be2346478409ae72c6ebcc65be5ca0024110c1d636f6e41805f70c740664c160
- MD5 a0ce89a568e8ab88891054138f00be64
- SHA1 69eb059d7086b08e391934c46b808474e77fdf24
- SHA512 b870f23e1026a615f4b39ba4fd1cecee0309c2d41911099410c07ba5f2eb24d28eb24ce673ffef62184c2d9de1aaed1f58c770166fb3f1cbaabb2389a75ac77c
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GoSmQINd9:A3k03kHRJ/
- TLSH T1C725AE13EB9504E9D10AC174AAD68A23FB75BD56176193DF2318C2152F62BC07F3E3A8
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 38b1c9a18f6a7776f4ea5589e82b3e9cb45097a730a1495abc3155a599e86894
- MD5 f82fd6b7b4b14ab1a9bc375b4666dd7f
- SHA1 c39864c44dd8befa34530328f78e2629c988e0b5
- SHA512 626763dabafdee845b910d74e739accf058b8c3eec537ba62c4f2de8a6252f2e604ec3d4c2c059da16283e079d25ee993d95e49f60abdfec229b44761a02a95d
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GoSmQINdJ0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJrPji0Aj
- TLSH T1FA658C17FAA402B5D027C1B9C5D6966AEE7138821B3086CF1359C7283F63BD19B3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
- Size 971KB
- SHA256 0fa57190ee387a7d3616d4298510cf3721d7f9c17a9844f28481f5d6ebfa5cf0
- MD5 9dbfdf76a0fc0df78839f123de87f3a6
- SHA1 5b7eb928f271bb3f69265ae68ab293704fd4ec66
- SHA512 ff96dc0e44f06514e24c6e5886e24ef09e10f36f798518b0af2172588c5ba86c601d50859510999f48035cb0d41b5a6361a33dbe216cc39d346f0228fff13d73
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GoSmQINdba:A3k03kHRJ
- TLSH T1BD25AE13EB9504E9D10AC174AAD64A23FB75BD56176193DF2328C2152F62BC07F3E3A8
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
- Size 981KB
- SHA256 c90c137dd484ae093b3daa125b191fd8d3c4f57fa47d109578294fdd6c7ca822
- MD5 a490ec5eb8a70c1d925a0c9cafed1723
- SHA1 1939dd128af4655f0cbf1e0b67c15d5caacf544e
- SHA512 bb81f2a8d852760624969f24fc4a61c7610d65dd193d1f714c38487dfdc12c5308b7112da202383764c28512fd2c55909b6f8eb084620b4658ad3919c4e2d846
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GoSmQINdrt:A3k03kHRJr
- TLSH T1EA25AE13EB9504E9D10AC174AAD64A23FB75BD56276193DF2318C2152F62BC07F3E3A8
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE$
- Size 1.0MB
- SHA256 547aeecce4919872e9765f5355f2bc13127f1722b28e71222eb09fe001ffdf79
- MD5 3da18347cd3bc799a32c98b852e729e4
- SHA1 8df680a4f0a9436ae181e1e33a486adc799002e7
- SHA512 692aea186601dc6f334b4f8e7087efec87b1aad69b041d39f973a30550480a424654b2a9def90433a47193a117fc7c8273256fd60cd02e68798c0cfedbae1fdb
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GoSmQINd6kUl:A3k03kHRJ0
- TLSH T1A6259E03EA9504E9D50AC1709AD59A33EA74BD561760E3DF2318E2152F72BC07F3E7A8
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pubs.exe$
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 0fcd8022200c9b96edf10882736d87a1a7fb7583398a4d393c9985ff7db208e7
- MD5 c0ed3f23a12214c349b9a6344e370990
- SHA1 9f86b155dda999975bd428fda0856dddfb124323
- SHA512 757d7f5a0aa1a9cd7defaa97e1239bfc9b6a034f40b924a9cae6b4eee211fe9dc590f22b5ed111465052114c4c7c891c5a43f2d50a3a96c5e0c63e20d0e7dc70
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GoSmQINdLi6:A3k03kHRJRi6
- TLSH T129655A83AB469CB5F10C88309591823D96777E2D17E346CB635EBE0A5F3578C2AF8358
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH