Analysis
- max time kernel
124s - 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, 13:32
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- Sample260707-qtebcaaz8w
- SHA256 79ddb403677cec7dacd9782873b7610bb2863ad78de032d66b23696535fcec27
- MD5 083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb
- SHA1 08c4a83c9070a11087e7c03b501b14d7fcbff96c
- SHA512 de81f75c44f5eca3678409aabfa845e2e1ff10cbe06238c075b6c530c1d4ddaf2772253598327aa53217d62ad011f35d69bb243a8abc050c3c92805aefa33963
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFsLJSTaMD5TvinrmVD5TvinrmVD5Tvinb:A3k03kHRJARJp56ru56ru56rX
- TLSH T1CE754916A2980FA8D15FC1788A924566E7737C165F2097CF1350BE2A3F72BD0AE39353
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3496-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c5c5-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b302-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3496-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2856-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198f5-398.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198f6-396.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c5c5-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b302-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198f5-398.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198f6-396.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2856 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" 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_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 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe$ 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_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\SELFCERT.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe$ 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE$ 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\MsSense.exe 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe$ 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_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 (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe$ 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe$ 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_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.Loader.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe$ 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe$ 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCopyAccelerator.exe 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{EFD98E82-C6ED-40C0-9ACE-ACBA38110D41}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_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 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_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 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3496 2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 2856 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-07_083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb_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:3496
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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:2856
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 79ddb403677cec7dacd9782873b7610bb2863ad78de032d66b23696535fcec27
- MD5 083c816f58400af9bd12d72e8781d2cb
- SHA1 08c4a83c9070a11087e7c03b501b14d7fcbff96c
- SHA512 de81f75c44f5eca3678409aabfa845e2e1ff10cbe06238c075b6c530c1d4ddaf2772253598327aa53217d62ad011f35d69bb243a8abc050c3c92805aefa33963
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFsLJSTaMD5TvinrmVD5TvinrmVD5Tvinb:A3k03kHRJARJp56ru56ru56rX
- TLSH T1CE754916A2980FA8D15FC1788A924566E7737C165F2097CF1350BE2A3F72BD0AE39353
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 d6a64e598eb16a43d94ba95696037dd216d983347047482870fb185b6bc30426
- MD5 75795f412367fb6bc4595c26f773f918
- SHA1 100f8a84c52a326ec7b7388be0079b33a5fc9ce6
- SHA512 1d9b45a3f398671ac3e94573b85af891c01aad2a9a425653a771db8557d203281245351cfc7403b7df24e4e151259421b72efc02567274e72795d4c53ce96f1f
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFsLJSTaMD5TvinrmVD5TvinrmVD5Tvinj:A3k03kHRJARJp56ru56ru56rTPji0Aj
- TLSH T1C1A53916B6A84FA5D06FC178C5929656EA733C424F3087CB0354AE293F376D19E3A363
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 1269a14c1d3d0f55c4559eb903c7e914102ca4035f21991f602ee6761f032c74
- MD5 ccf869fc5d8d36cde340e3b07c16b820
- SHA1 6e870fb32ce35c09f4e835702a06eea8a50fb538
- SHA512 7a306a08e03a7103ea4cd438a8949608d91b18bfe1ab5919d64b93647dfad0ef63c32dd856e38b96c1c3883c6c9cb62680b8e5793fde726941ed9bda5838ab18
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFsLJSTaMD5TvinrmVD5TvinrmVD5Tvina:A3k03kHRJARJp56ru56ru56r+
- TLSH T1E8754916A2980FA8D15FC1788A924566E7737C125F2097CF1354BE263F72BD0AE3A353
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 3f7a47cf23cb1e1ea5740efaf7a60f50bf89966fe580b33ba9d42fec8b28341d
- MD5 2f80ce12d22c14986eb986431a636958
- SHA1 10ef9a9a8f56efb7d502e943fd67cb9afbaa50f5
- SHA512 9b6a8a2cd9c074b1ad7f26b5b0f27318c52f0609885895b5141f06750bdf5ced45325fb4a1f9eaf81997aa7f9711a47a5e58c090899739b436feefbf793d00ae
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFsLJSTaMD5TvinrmVD5TvinrmVD5TvinX:A3k03kHRJARJp56ru56ru56rL
- TLSH T1A9754916A2980FA8D15FC1788A924566E7737C125F2097CF1354BE263F72BD0AE3A353
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH