Analysis
- max time kernel
133s - 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
09/07/2026, 12:18
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- Sample260709-pg2qfah16p
- SHA256 f202fc64f0364da21a1a3301cb75b686d1a1745001f2dd77e54c7bc54a836fe4
- MD5 b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2
- SHA1 43eec74538148b532f8f0bcd803d362aaeb13702
- SHA512 812dab4a60850f7ed40220b07a2ee3452595f3efb05996102d8fadba4e27568a98fd83ee719a91ef87b860eec4e37371d6927ce9819e529a1cecdcf9f3c22e1b
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZB0Le5ji0hmxNrMJaEoFhxNaMD5TvinrmC0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3kqPji0Ajr56rTPji0Aj
- TLSH T142751916F6644B75D07BC0B9C5D2969AEA733C411F308BCB0285DB683F276E5863A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3268-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c51d-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b21f-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3268-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3860-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x002a000000018892-407.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019ad2-688.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019bf2-1289.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c51d-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b21f-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x002a000000018892-407.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019ad2-688.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019bf2-1289.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3860 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_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_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_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_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\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.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\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe$ 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.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\7-Zip\7zG.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_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_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe$ 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\notification_click_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX45.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\Installer\setup.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\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroLayoutRecognizer\AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroLayoutRecognizer\AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_114359\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.exe 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_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}\sscicons.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_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_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_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_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3268 2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 3860 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2_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:3268
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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:3860
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 f202fc64f0364da21a1a3301cb75b686d1a1745001f2dd77e54c7bc54a836fe4
- MD5 b0264f6bff5ece1a7288b981b641d1b2
- SHA1 43eec74538148b532f8f0bcd803d362aaeb13702
- SHA512 812dab4a60850f7ed40220b07a2ee3452595f3efb05996102d8fadba4e27568a98fd83ee719a91ef87b860eec4e37371d6927ce9819e529a1cecdcf9f3c22e1b
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZB0Le5ji0hmxNrMJaEoFhxNaMD5TvinrmC0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3kqPji0Ajr56rTPji0Aj
- TLSH T142751916F6644B75D07BC0B9C5D2969AEA733C411F308BCB0285DB683F276E5863A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 36cbd409ff939f8452ffa4cc35f1206e29caf6b87683af7063663a8c88599249
- MD5 73302c2388f19879c4557fa82ccff336
- SHA1 23e272032c097c9e3e9e3a80f8fcb322e30d48e4
- SHA512 c299bbb7259a7c67d182226b6808e589dc409c8c27dceb2df8f06d6d3c47c58d1eb7a96f584bb890d29615021142fad7a0706384fc8118748043a9417f7a8b97
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZB0Le5ji0hmxNrMJaEoFhxNaMD5TvinrmC0Le5ji0hmxNrMD0Le5ji0hmM:A3kqPji0Ajr56rTPji0AjKPji0Aj
- TLSH T1EDA52A16F6744771D077C0B9C5D2A69AEA7238411F308BCB0285DB6C3F676E6863A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 8d883fd0dc96408e49a31b2911e87072be8f6fe0f392729cfdd2fe833daba564
- MD5 8f8a0a5696bb4646216dd38892cf0107
- SHA1 9824a061ed9100465ab0a5bf510ad3f88ad7db31
- SHA512 c854e2ccff236af964f2578dbff6bda4fec886348771741bb49bf8522973a5332d0dacbae3948319077966104d404851b37d57782983c77a73b1e72b5d4d7dd4
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZB0Le5ji0hmxNrMJaEoFhxNaMD5TvinrmC0Le5ji0hmxNrMPg:A3kqPji0Ajr56rTPji0AjX
- TLSH T1FF752916F6644B65D07BC0B9C5D2969AEA733C411F308BCB0385DB683F276E5863A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 61b10dc111bb7994d8ff524ab2c1e32e40d69d1169f156a7c442ef7e45f4f7d8
- MD5 93446a835274e9b8182354beced35f67
- SHA1 4203322cfd9d63b0bb1a26c58c0ff60fcc58a863
- SHA512 ca7bbfd96e64abaddce74f88b3e69ce1c34ab751d48c08826bbc410e09db10e1bf3d3d0a0ff5694a7341df7fd9bc255fbcb9eea462fd92ac6faf88c2e24b69d2
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZB0Le5ji0hmxNrMJaEoFhxNaMD5TvinrmC0Le5ji0hmxNrMSs:A3kqPji0Ajr56rTPji0Aj4
- TLSH T1C3752916F6644B65D07BC0B9C5D2969AEA733C411F308BCB0385DB683F276E5863A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 4fc2eeee79b135a3f10e16d5105f218471e6d47cc6b49905bc724cc70e2efe24
- MD5 106e70eed67c373dec1c3bbc89529212
- SHA1 060623a3808867f9c8813caf7d6c57ed11527da6
- SHA512 dfdde5e7d91e1af0dce4c6e6e3a9fe5bbabf3d06c231a1b4ad2a63ecf897af56d964a65308a6cfc43472d47103f3b03c1d32ea93c9840c1b7c43d8bf2ca8a272
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZB0Le5ji0hmxNrMJaEoFhxNaMD5TvinrmC0Le5ji0hmxNrMPF:A3kqPji0Ajr56rTPji0Ajq
- TLSH T1D8851916F6A44B61D07BC079C9D2969AE9733C810F308BCB0255FB683E376D5963A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH