Analysis
- max time kernel
124s - max time network
123s - 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, 18:08
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.9MB
- Sample260707-wqvrtabv7s
- SHA256 e90b37f758090706596b93dfff211def08cd0ed512731dfebe825eb56a5c65b6
- MD5 6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6
- SHA1 c8e3ac2d802d0ebbc96e4fef426b00e4e0a42d9f
- SHA512 2e8318c5e8ec9341db8c90c962b9a9f6b60215af4992fecb51ae32e5c9fb34dd75a05ffd1b0f0600976d5276cc4093a93c984ab72fb704c579e2cc80416656e6
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOai45EWY4t3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliS:A3k03kHRJk3k03kHRJ5
- TLSH T10E95AE03E79400E9E10AC1749AE65A23FB75BC56176097DF2368C6152F72BD0AF3E3A4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 5 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4236-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000400000001b6f8-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4236-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b316-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/6032-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000400000001b6f8-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b316-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 6032 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" 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_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_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_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\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe$ 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe$ 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe$ 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE$ 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_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$ 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_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$ 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe patcher.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\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe patcher.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\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.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 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_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_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4236 2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 6032 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-07_6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6_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:4236
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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:6032
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 e90b37f758090706596b93dfff211def08cd0ed512731dfebe825eb56a5c65b6
- MD5 6a747b6df7f9bd7ba80667af568275c6
- SHA1 c8e3ac2d802d0ebbc96e4fef426b00e4e0a42d9f
- SHA512 2e8318c5e8ec9341db8c90c962b9a9f6b60215af4992fecb51ae32e5c9fb34dd75a05ffd1b0f0600976d5276cc4093a93c984ab72fb704c579e2cc80416656e6
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOai45EWY4t3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliS:A3k03kHRJk3k03kHRJ5
- TLSH T10E95AE03E79400E9E10AC1749AE65A23FB75BC56176097DF2368C6152F72BD0AF3E3A4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.4MB
- SHA256 98b26d24ef0a685fe613bfd46ddf714042513c401a03d620f067d50b98e61b77
- MD5 de4c5381bd38c593746f95544dba52df
- SHA1 c1fbfbdeb63bd01f0709120d9dc5cce22d2d8d85
- SHA512 412ed179e7a512c083a63cfdd7dcbc185e36f3601929e994235f0287c8a528fd1e5b40a8e2e4ebeba7b03ea47339e26113f16cb88e22469097faef109027e060
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOai45EWY4t3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJli2:A3k03kHRJk3k03kHRJlPji0Aj
- TLSH T1C0C58C17FBA401B5E026C174CAE69A67FA717842173097CF1358C7292F63BD0AB3A365
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH