Analysis
- max time kernel
121s - 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
08/07/2026, 15:13
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 960KB
- Sample260708-slxttsg171
- SHA256 beb2cf50973d7eaa097a3c97ebd461adc9ce1c6ce049e7c6209280a383c89600
- MD5 3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281
- SHA1 76b2b4cb984a7b08a3cf7ac06eccb5a4a116cbf4
- SHA512 878c28b3b647c8b486433b74b0ff8b5e56c8abfe9cf8caaf43f2ba1e4be2f0e7cc5dfa95e2fcc16786a23b0ecf916583f5f5bd5d4c0fec3495c95c3ba3d4c16f
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPoojQyaRasYiLa:A3k03kHRJARJ
- TLSH T1B4259D03F79800E8D25AC1789AA69A22FB757C56073097CF1364D6162F72BD0AF3E395
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3148-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001100000001c4ab-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b316-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3148-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/6028-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b31b-41.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00020000000066aa-1822.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001100000001c4ab-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b316-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b31b-41.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x00020000000066aa-1822.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 6028 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" 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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\jre\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pj11icon.exe$ 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe$ 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe$ 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification 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 (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_click_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe$ 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\pipanel.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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.NetFX40.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\IEContentService.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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_click_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX40.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_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\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_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 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3148 2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 6028 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281_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:3148
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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:6028
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 960KB
- SHA256 beb2cf50973d7eaa097a3c97ebd461adc9ce1c6ce049e7c6209280a383c89600
- MD5 3881d4f3bb3d764ab7eef0337fd96281
- SHA1 76b2b4cb984a7b08a3cf7ac06eccb5a4a116cbf4
- SHA512 878c28b3b647c8b486433b74b0ff8b5e56c8abfe9cf8caaf43f2ba1e4be2f0e7cc5dfa95e2fcc16786a23b0ecf916583f5f5bd5d4c0fec3495c95c3ba3d4c16f
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPoojQyaRasYiLa:A3k03kHRJARJ
- TLSH T1B4259D03F79800E8D25AC1789AA69A22FB757C56073097CF1364D6162F72BD0AF3E395
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 81cd96cd4e5cedb31932470ba7c132238b4749676f8aaab6825aaa0a8e4caf52
- MD5 9c17af052a4c73a881cd91e01349f1e8
- SHA1 a6e2f17237847563b890f020bd6dd1a413edb65a
- SHA512 4c616727c96c6aef4fcad6a3843018abe56ee58ee1a6bc9e4685c81e645338d0a4940345c3d117e3b9b6856faabea2ca1aa86a587a24269143b635b498733509
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPoojQyaRasYiLaMtlbdAaBXw:A3k03kHRJARJIlJAKXw
- TLSH T18F457D13B7E800E8F5A7853459B58A22EB3ABC215B30D7DF135452192F32BD0AF39766
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 83758396a7e2b6d585e9d93635f9b884034d599d0b11d999ffa702d6ecbab57a
- MD5 0a1cfe6fdcdc40ad9dc4e9cb717d6f34
- SHA1 1c3f200b249ea7d9babb1a8753e8dec35d080e9f
- SHA512 138dd6fa52e8a16fba54de15a85e1af564a3044d776d041d5fc726057e16fa54229ba37292c69db6b37e07376eed14be37fe6dc0b3107af055cf5a5473bd69b9
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPoojQyaRasYiLaP0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJARJbPji0Aj
- TLSH T163657C17F6A802B5D067C178C5D29A5AEA72384217309BCF1394C7292F67BE19F3A371
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
- Size 975KB
- SHA256 5aaee5111a754d8b684399f762a8b16693ae01437452931d55cf57494a73a860
- MD5 ed1eb518c83d2120f51e91eaa724b664
- SHA1 0092e6577ebbfc51f8e688fb55dafa64009270bd
- SHA512 6c9e9d43ee53fe821cf3b3415237fda028ba7c4b41f414a4ad21cf77bb35a8cb0c09d94847a8f290f84c90196584f9edb685ba4989ce94407c5a630ed1f13e53
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPoojQyaRasYiLaRa:A3k03kHRJARJ
- TLSH T1D7259D03E79800E8D25AC1789AA69A23FB757C56073097CF1364D6162F72BD0AF3E395
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH