Analysis
- max time kernel
96s - max time network
134s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
09/07/2026, 16:59
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_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_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
12 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 3.8MB
- Sample260709-vhn4mad14j
- SHA256 8ce8a6a1fe2ce07b65f34f1e9ba535de69cd8f360ed674dfc43a9a0e49722a52
- MD5 8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e
- SHA1 8ec2cc26fa71b8c713b09744fc02ac9497fd779d
- SHA512 eaa555dbd41bda073069fb23dba3c4b1e01c7f65dcd90a24aaf95923b99564239520872447f26f0d89e09ccfe1b26720284fdb18079c56c529fede0c522b82af
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJARJopYqLeW4SkZP4sz9MbdqJtb2Ij56rbeW4SkZP4sz9Mb:A3k03kHR+R66YfkZcdJr7fkZc
- TLSH T1C9062A16F6788722D0B7C0B9C5D2AA9AFA3238455F308ACB0345E72C2E377D59936735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/3940-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024328-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4804-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bb0-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3940-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4804-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000021675-1251.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000d00000001da97-1636.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000f00000001691d-1868.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024328-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bb0-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000021675-1251.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000d00000001da97-1636.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000f00000001691d-1868.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4804 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_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_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_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_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\klist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe$ 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe$ 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_101250\javaws.exe 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe$ 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\xlicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_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 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\accicons.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeApp.exe 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Security\BrowserCore\BrowserCore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe$ 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.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\klist.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe$ 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe$ 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\notification_helper.exe$ 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$ 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeBackgroundHost.exe 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\InputPersonalization.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe$ 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe$ 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe$ 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.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 patcher.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3940 2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4804 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e_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:3940
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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:4804
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 3.8MB
- SHA256 8ce8a6a1fe2ce07b65f34f1e9ba535de69cd8f360ed674dfc43a9a0e49722a52
- MD5 8b70478874261c10a18c47915c74ca3e
- SHA1 8ec2cc26fa71b8c713b09744fc02ac9497fd779d
- SHA512 eaa555dbd41bda073069fb23dba3c4b1e01c7f65dcd90a24aaf95923b99564239520872447f26f0d89e09ccfe1b26720284fdb18079c56c529fede0c522b82af
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJARJopYqLeW4SkZP4sz9MbdqJtb2Ij56rbeW4SkZP4sz9Mb:A3k03kHR+R66YfkZcdJr7fkZc
- TLSH T1C9062A16F6788722D0B7C0B9C5D2AA9AFA3238455F308ACB0345E72C2E377D59936735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe$
- Size 4.3MB
- SHA256 d0eb2183cb63951f92bf74ff179cb03227686853f6b716f1f4f781d9830277c4
- MD5 33f42ee0cbbda9ca93e825fa43412bda
- SHA1 79517780b14b6fae6135bc9e4ec3d0af0ec51cbe
- SHA512 8cf4f727d57c722c5d2f83898e353282dfb0eac099dcc9a8c65a676b560ec202b1f23f48670374d3e3d7a1c7b0261c921480fa8b5c6b25300d80d5aaabeac626
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJARJopYqLeW4SkZP4sz9MbdqJtb2Ij56rbeW4SkZP4sz9Mb9UidGl:A3k03kHR+R66YfkZcdJr7fkZc1dGl
- TLSH T1B1263B16F6788762D0B7C079C5D6AA9AFA3238450F308ACB0345E72C2E377D59A36735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{87EB8AE8-DCC9-4923-8C88-7CEABF61AB19}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe$
- Size 3.9MB
- SHA256 1235002844610af1ffbe479ec7f0366ff43fb52abc4cfc2f79c2172dff85ce60
- MD5 2b0978782d1feb0935c601f637a3eaf9
- SHA1 b6b193d42b541e04743bb75009618d2e3bce1949
- SHA512 f71af450116d4e7b5e3b1f573475d57d27e1c75f1df24e14575974099415e2587933b3a2da28dd9b81e642e1080b663975b789c2b8b5033411c4a1b81403d231
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJARJopYqLeW4SkZP4sz9MbdqJtb2Ij56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbzBPVAU:A3k03kHR+R66YfkZcdJr7fkZczBPVl
- TLSH T130162A16F6788722D0B7C0B9C5D2AA9AFA3238455F308ACB0345E72C2E377D59936735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 4.3MB
- SHA256 37b9b7050df18abcb64512cd4ec6b1079df8bea3ce3b6d4c5848f9da2b5f7422
- MD5 de5370ed3772952bb723e52785dbd5b7
- SHA1 4317093deaad74efbb7666dbc536af1d9bf4daf7
- SHA512 420d5c66344d8b7b2ae4e4732af69ac86402b898bbf385b6cc98e30b7f01ded7a5fe209add9bf32b3fcf334b57aed49699d51698c7abda94e3361b204216f7d1
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJARJopYqLeW4SkZP4sz9MbdqJtb2Ij56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj:A3k03kHR+R66YfkZcdJr7fkZcRjo
- TLSH T15A261A16F6788722D0B3C0B9C5D2AA9AFA3238455B308ACB0345E76C2E377D5D936735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 3.9MB
- SHA256 74935bc1aee37b7c507c891480222a3b9c0b98e031c081c874a48e4c255a6aea
- MD5 5469fd94a7917f390e2818cbb5fbe89c
- SHA1 4016eea3ec132952f3a0b06a22928ae576900fba
- SHA512 620ca71c91981164feeb7239163e8bf5ff0a58362cd28d7755f84c0aac627510cc5c02b7899f24ae6e3a472eeba99fca5776311bcced43b89e287aec4cae7619
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJARJopYqLeW4SkZP4sz9MbdqJtb2Ij56rbeW4SkZP4sz9Mbj:A3k03kHR+R66YfkZcdJr7fkZcj
- TLSH T10F161916F6788722D0B7C0B9C9D6AA9AFA323C454B308ACB0245F72C2E377D59935735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH