Analysis
- max time kernel
111s - max time network
125s - 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, 07:50
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260709-jpp4qaev2j
- SHA256 92f3be2ffac8bca34c749fd8cf0ceb15dd8daf9c53b78667de9f067ec062684d
- MD5 e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45
- SHA1 40006faa2680c6c158b824c470ae1068297c9430
- SHA512 387e478eaa87e831ebb6b920361c73424ae51571bd193d49b074ad9fce2eec9228d304f1bce5587727380fbfc29ac658b454d9535b0b40651ecf523891f29744
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdCKaEBiXAbEt43mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Ts:A3k03kB56rE3k03kB56rZ
- TLSH T19E957B13E6840FA4D10F81749A968662EA777C025F6093DF2358AE153F72BD06B3E397
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2000-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000600000001b803-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b302-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2000-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/780-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a98f-928.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019e37-1028.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019ca0-1289.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000600000001b803-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b302-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a98f-928.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019e37-1028.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019ca0-1289.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 780 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" 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_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_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_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\jre\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.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\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe$ 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe$ 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe patcher.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 (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_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\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_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)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.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\ONENOTEM.EXE 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_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\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCopyAccelerator.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\msouc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\visicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\pipanel.exe 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.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 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_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_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2000 2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 780 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45_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:2000
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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:780
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 92f3be2ffac8bca34c749fd8cf0ceb15dd8daf9c53b78667de9f067ec062684d
- MD5 e436d78161d64a4dd856693b107bcc45
- SHA1 40006faa2680c6c158b824c470ae1068297c9430
- SHA512 387e478eaa87e831ebb6b920361c73424ae51571bd193d49b074ad9fce2eec9228d304f1bce5587727380fbfc29ac658b454d9535b0b40651ecf523891f29744
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdCKaEBiXAbEt43mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Ts:A3k03kB56rE3k03kB56rZ
- TLSH T19E957B13E6840FA4D10F81749A968662EA777C025F6093DF2358AE153F72BD06B3E397
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.4MB
- SHA256 b7908847e98eb5c503ba7e17698541c1c32068f72da83f33a112a2beca132943
- MD5 548d483f6a99c112bb0e297da30dbcfe
- SHA1 505995547cbc4ad4f01b5b1f6b95a8eca85f12c7
- SHA512 90d2158252d25f6fb125a5b78ed34bf1289fe9984bbd951304d19d339b782247442719203d23b3906da417abba14559441509af0d03a5f46b5163efa96ba202c
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdCKaEBiXAbEt43mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5T:A3k03kB56rE3k03kB56rFPji0Aj
- TLSH T1D6B55B17E6940FA5D02FC174C5D69666EA733C421F2097CB1354AE283F72BD0AA3A367
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE
- Size 2.5MB
- SHA256 082078a55819206594e43b7a5f6f030b5fd9b4c621106a253c9130baded5add5
- MD5 6987627b5cc6fb59d9c9cc944c1fb246
- SHA1 741d6fc6a786143a11134e7e0a9a3b306938a713
- SHA512 cba57145239377160ec1476937689e74de272ae9dc2dac2d2b8d90166aa0634dfcaeb08a0706f77053b0c08726eeb34be03575cdd39542817c79865b791b19c8
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kB56rE3k03kB56rmIWmKmd7DAS0S:A3k03kCrE3k03kCrmxGX
- TLSH T1E6C56B03E7940EE5D51F81748A968632EA737C062F2097DB5354EE163F32B906B2E35B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 17ef9796e9beccb113af447bfd5448673cca7500091f4f9cacd61772d030bbad
- MD5 589364b76669456d94f77d4432538801
- SHA1 ba8bbf23afecd5dbd35193984bdc04f7a90e3f3a
- SHA512 496d27c8d712bbf0e886f9d7fd2e7c6b282a7b8558f5506d8aeb91435d7843bdb41243c2d8f720063e21615f67bd78bd887c46cd785560b845514af760a39295
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdCKaEBiXAbEt43mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tx:A3k03kB56rE3k03kB56rK
- TLSH T1D2957B03E6840FA5D10F81749A968662EA777C425F6093DF2358AE153F72BC06B3E397
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 1db2e63d7effb27415e1575a7c6cc3f24b67a1ad7fb9c96face6fb54dc809627
- MD5 83a5a9c263e0be41d1cda8775b62841a
- SHA1 75581fcc37c8a9a34b808b2c023da3888ee09604
- SHA512 91cba374f4d1e99cfb82de50dccd73465d4c539c424230496341b281a16a913764cb452c59f3acbbaefa7eb5a4e1398ba0ff0d5e5e30697ac063d32479f3120b
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdCKaEBiXAbEt43mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tc:A3k03kB56rE3k03kB56r/
- TLSH T180957B03E6950FA5D10F81749A964662EA777C421F2097DF2358BE253F32BC06B3A397
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH