Analysis
- max time kernel
116s - 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, 12:34
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_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_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 3.4MB
- Sample260709-prv1msav4n
- SHA256 744735c6026fd0360841c1b971d4c3d1ac25bc587f8061ffac9460fd0ff3ec9d
- MD5 9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94
- SHA1 436063f85bea11e7e889ae9316384ac360bd243e
- SHA512 7233679d074b8caf0ea7f230f9809063cc652750d11a85f960de2389f222f62ced6873eaa555d9a0749482e93c68c19d136d7831581971990f6b67bd35881ed4
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJ8qJtb2I4turNp5oqJtb2Is56rH56rX:A3k03kHRG76dosrIrX
- TLSH T166F54B12F6A44BA5D06BC074C9A25696EA723C414F309BDF0358BF293E337D19E39762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2772-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c5c5-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b302-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2772-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2856-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001998d-561.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0006000000019cee-1265.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00200000000188ae-1530.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c5c5-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b302-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001998d-561.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0006000000019cee-1265.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x00200000000188ae-1530.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2856 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_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_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_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_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}\pptico.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe$ 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe$ 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\PPTICO.EXE$ 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\DlpUserAgent.exe patcher.exe File created 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_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe$ 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe$ 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe$ 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe$ patcher.exe File created 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\javaw.exe 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.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\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpDlpService.exe patcher.exe File created 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\javaw.exe 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe$ 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\xlicons.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-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\javaw.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.exe$ 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE$ 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_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_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_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_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2772 2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 2856 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94_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:2772
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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:2856
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 3.4MB
- SHA256 744735c6026fd0360841c1b971d4c3d1ac25bc587f8061ffac9460fd0ff3ec9d
- MD5 9b330b533b704fc1c5a661b66197ed94
- SHA1 436063f85bea11e7e889ae9316384ac360bd243e
- SHA512 7233679d074b8caf0ea7f230f9809063cc652750d11a85f960de2389f222f62ced6873eaa555d9a0749482e93c68c19d136d7831581971990f6b67bd35881ed4
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJ8qJtb2I4turNp5oqJtb2Is56rH56rX:A3k03kHRG76dosrIrX
- TLSH T166F54B12F6A44BA5D06BC074C9A25696EA723C414F309BDF0358BF293E337D19E39762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe$
- Size 3.6MB
- SHA256 ce3d58c79097283a762d9a99b86611b3dde8e2768784becdf69593853c9b53ff
- MD5 168fc0297665ef3333267f9fc25473ef
- SHA1 ff825450e95c33661769d54e824352249a2f2d31
- SHA512 e97f39e1c3e287b5b660fa7f961263909049631301593fc4ab3374b6c61146861f42c5d905805b3815f00ae32a3dd2f0ee6c0386b1eb2330eaf419ee60d0ccfa
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJ8qJtb2I4turNp5oqJtb2Is56rH56rcT1Llje:A3k03kHRG76dosrIrMLte
- TLSH T1BE065B12F6A44BA5D06BC074C9A25656EA723C414F309BDF0398BF293E337D19E39762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.9MB
- SHA256 60beb6d839bec1c8b59f0ee2977970ef5ec52fbc3be31454060cef568e020b59
- MD5 08c09c97884d03fcedfd26a85b7c203d
- SHA1 8d10bd007bf1ef8f81f43741c9514c89834174e9
- SHA512 fd1512372eaf4710bc69cdf149b5fc4e93f48e63d6f23adf152d11276862f9a71a64f3253e87cb01e4e80d3b7db2b3447908979cd32808e8d22ec46615f8ea99
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJ8qJtb2I4turNp5oqJtb2Is56rH56rTPji0Aj:A3k03kHRG76dosrIrLjo
- TLSH T168164B12F6644BA5D06BC074C9E25696EA723C414F309BDB0349FB293E337D19E3A762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe
- Size 3.4MB
- SHA256 e4ec15b102cd3eec5a387dc72d41cc456a62bf24db6d13e63923668d86dd9cea
- MD5 c9fd73d2f87905e4cdb41c206ce607b4
- SHA1 9e4ec9dc700026e92b01fbd8529987f1b5657952
- SHA512 68b16c3966900ac23da23e80db2d10d42afddd2b0144314ce966e98e97f0ef26f5298248dde14b63fc35a44b743aceae480a8e0c46027deeff261a2e11bdbfc8
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJ8qJtb2I4turNp5oqJtb2Is56rH56rD:A3k03kHRG76dosrIrD
- TLSH T1AFF54A12F6A44BA5D06BC074C9A25696EA723C414F309BDF0358BF293E337D19E39762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 3.4MB
- SHA256 a61a015c6c64e7bc26767f83373a226f4394f2bb21c0e48b43d6658e8e752be9
- MD5 fc3b636ac81555f0534e4922e2081a16
- SHA1 437f1410ea3b39caf462b4b25f0cd2d5017dea5c
- SHA512 ba0b52d48fc0c6dd22b67b6922b4d2798c57301212866d6c2c5f342bc8a53af6a50b9cf640bd03bae4b4e98222aab49038a134390e311dc1e7b147680338ce3b
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJ8qJtb2I4turNp5oqJtb2Is56rH56r9:A3k03kHRG76dosrIr9
- TLSH T15BF54A12F6A44BA5D06BC074C9A25656EA723D410F309BDF0358BF293E337D1AE39762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH