Analysis
- max time kernel
113s - max time network
122s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260706-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
07/07/2026, 05:09
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- Sample260707-ftm85sat9v
- SHA256 9d36e93b3feddfa0474dbacde2e992313b94fee489bc072d3c796aed46e2b900
- MD5 1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842
- SHA1 dfd609914408aa60db692a4e60b1496a6733b8a7
- SHA512 2c577c7c773c773d780a1f29d9ff52ec38f922e689373e1d8e6f65b0eebb032946b1a2bca467136ccb62b6f396abf621fee4b97aad0ee7df5d7baa9c3c9de537
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsi0LazgDhG25jcAkSYqyE:A3k03kHRJvpYq
- TLSH T1CA658C17F6A445B5D023C1B9CAD29A66EE713846173097CF2359C3282F63BD1AB3A371
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2112-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c5b4-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b316-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2112-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2436-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019ee3-834.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001bb2f-832.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c5b4-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b316-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019ee3-834.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001bb2f-832.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2436 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" 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_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 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_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\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX45.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE$ 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE$ 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_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}\msouc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe$ 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpDlpService.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCopyAccelerator.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_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\keytool.exe$ 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE$ 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\DlpUserAgent.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_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 patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe$ 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe$ 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe$ 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe$ 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe$ 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE$ 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE$ 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE$ 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_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\keytool.exe$ 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_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 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_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 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2112 2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 2436 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842_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:2112
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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:2436
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 9d36e93b3feddfa0474dbacde2e992313b94fee489bc072d3c796aed46e2b900
- MD5 1800a6845dc5466f07e51cda5fe61842
- SHA1 dfd609914408aa60db692a4e60b1496a6733b8a7
- SHA512 2c577c7c773c773d780a1f29d9ff52ec38f922e689373e1d8e6f65b0eebb032946b1a2bca467136ccb62b6f396abf621fee4b97aad0ee7df5d7baa9c3c9de537
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsi0LazgDhG25jcAkSYqyE:A3k03kHRJvpYq
- TLSH T1CA658C17F6A445B5D023C1B9CAD29A66EE713846173097CF2359C3282F63BD1AB3A371
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 5930b5f6bf660c7cbed4b82bfe26b039c1958b25a9fa645743941d10e7b309ed
- MD5 d714b2d93f5f4fbce502010614697647
- SHA1 a93d72e5a2c7ea40ecb1e4b1238dba6bf95a1bd3
- SHA512 8b79454975362785efdfffb145af4992e8e0d02a45bdb5dc81bce696696b3dde654eff39711577c09a67d2b20b742da0b95e06d60e684aa0aff4d03991a9bfab
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsi0LazgDhG25jcAkSYqyED0Le5ji0hmxNw:A3k03kHRJvpYqjPji0Aj
- TLSH T16D957C16F6744275D073C0B9C5D2A69AFE7134861B308ACB1389C7283F67BE19A3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 78e425b8438fe593675370e2d5e46aa5bdb4df04824439134c75ffd32087abba
- MD5 f5880f867982c1627fde266297b4217b
- SHA1 e9abe114a61479c9954a309188c56b685dfe4cb7
- SHA512 8631a08e891a43f42285faf02fad44556a620055d23653e04ecd277e3ae89d4b3d46735a0f47420ecf1f7533b1d7f9c5143d58cfebf99517e88617a82759ec6a
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsi0LazgDhG25jcAkSYqyE/ZuqZM9RfkX:A3k03kHRJvpYqlZkk
- TLSH T168857C17FBA445B5D063C178CAE69676FA7178861B3097CB1359C3292F23BD0AE39360
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 5dc8f41b7a56aa3dc246fe5f08371c434471912afbf4fa9dafe317de1129b500
- MD5 16142b023055311f5bd9509109962e9d
- SHA1 a3c31ab19870b60646cf266e7b90b2676af4c5b5
- SHA512 95fe842b8d548df237156c6f008c87d7dc1811add70ddaedeee5d63fc5ff49dd197a6d2b84b7eb2ba1f2052b2b7b5c66dfe3735ba9f524847848648095abf226
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsi0LazgDhG25jcAkSYqyE4cl4yGcgWhuyA:A3k03kHRJvpYqL4dcgWWMi
- TLSH T15E954906E6A447EDD822C078C9969676EA717C451B20F6CB135CE2292F33FD09E3B761
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH