Analysis
- max time kernel
101s - max time network
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
09/07/2026, 07:47
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 3.1MB
- Sample260709-jmm7caet4j
- SHA256 6dfb4891e2ae5622d53a9753dad51b9974c9d44ce8a0294256151a3685f5bfa8
- MD5 eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0
- SHA1 bc0bb7eb3972a46c60af2cdaeee4dc039d7968b0
- SHA512 6f9dfa34043903595100b9d2a4e7e3894a85212a81c86cb0d58c770ab6fe99e91a3f039b35403cc3892be06cb71fc2644e1b91fc3dc127d5557cb7c3feec865d
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJARJvqJtb2IWeW4SkZP4sz9MbDqJtb2Ij56rX:A3k03kHR+RRzfkZcDJrX
- TLSH T1D3E52A16F6788762D077C079C5D2AA9AFA3238425F308BCB0345D72C2E277D5993A736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2920-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000600000001b6ec-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0009000000016bcb-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2920-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4312-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019cef-1256.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c541-1594.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000600000001b6ec-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0009000000016bcb-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019cef-1256.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c541-1594.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4312 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" 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_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 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_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\iediagcmd.exe 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe$ 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe$ 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe$ 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe$ 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_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}\osmadminicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\mpextms.exe 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe$ 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\TabTip32.exe 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe$ 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe patcher.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\bin\jdeps.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe$ 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe$ 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe$ 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.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.Loader.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification 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\javac.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\dbcicons.exe 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_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}\lyncicon.exe 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_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}\ohub32.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)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe$ 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe$ 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_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}\wordicon.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created 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 (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification 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_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$ 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe$ 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_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 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_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 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2920 2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4312 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0_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:2920
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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:4312
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 3.1MB
- SHA256 6dfb4891e2ae5622d53a9753dad51b9974c9d44ce8a0294256151a3685f5bfa8
- MD5 eefcb85ad0210aab454c54d515968dd0
- SHA1 bc0bb7eb3972a46c60af2cdaeee4dc039d7968b0
- SHA512 6f9dfa34043903595100b9d2a4e7e3894a85212a81c86cb0d58c770ab6fe99e91a3f039b35403cc3892be06cb71fc2644e1b91fc3dc127d5557cb7c3feec865d
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJARJvqJtb2IWeW4SkZP4sz9MbDqJtb2Ij56rX:A3k03kHR+RRzfkZcDJrX
- TLSH T1D3E52A16F6788762D077C079C5D2AA9AFA3238425F308BCB0345D72C2E277D5993A736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe
- Size 3.3MB
- SHA256 b2c6c08cc7686cac732f5762dad96cd393802d3438009a0017ddf17c729be96c
- MD5 af0f52f323b68987d0723cd3f2a724f4
- SHA1 60141dd4f6784d792d10567b95253447e4537a75
- SHA512 8e08ae3fd675bc002c6eadaae3048628bbddb1d32de4a09a6849a8eade32242776a9c2ac2d7aca60105d41b97993b9e7c6f8a01f0e2c5f16a682a563ac6cad44
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJARJvqJtb2IWeW4SkZP4sz9MbDqJtb2Ij56rNw:A3k03kHR+RRzfkZcDJr2
- TLSH T1BFF52A16F6788766D077C079C5D2AA9AFA3238425F308BCB0345D7282F277D5993A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.7MB
- SHA256 63d955cb84b1c04bb7421d8957027717bcc31b84552d4b105c19c0a357fdfdec
- MD5 6ec6e23dac840144d8e132563fee53fb
- SHA1 4fb69b09701a0a19c5a879e874e37b64fdc5f3f7
- SHA512 b607c9f464a5f69c2c77afce31d1e1397f707e2cb7c8b2c4d959effe0ce21a77db5eb545a32e3a5f801c016d208cf24c11027e259517c0b3c4e12eb0508500fe
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJARJvqJtb2IWeW4SkZP4sz9MbDqJtb2Ij56rTPji0Aj:A3k03kHR+RRzfkZcDJrLjo
- TLSH T13C062B16F6788762D077C0B9C5D2A69AFA3238425F308ACB0345D76C2F277D5993A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 3.2MB
- SHA256 c16c6a554324710a5a1bb103b80b9e231741d84b7d287ffdc7ffc9cf722209d0
- MD5 55da67baeb53418e1531321d1a015967
- SHA1 6ea80e35b464c5f22cfdba42802fe724b5d7b200
- SHA512 ca0f106a317f73e4fab9c285c644ce20f88926efc6e976adb2453c7a2c0bd5d157f693dfd744b04305e5683b68ca983c0787d257680ed7756410c7839b295c8e
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJARJvqJtb2IWeW4SkZP4sz9MbDqJtb2Ij56r9:A3k03kHR+RRzfkZcDJr9
- TLSH T1F9F52A16F6788762D077C079C5D2AA5AFA323C425F308ACB0345E7282E377D5993A736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH