Analysis
- max time kernel
93s - max time network
149s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
10/07/2026, 22:53
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- Sample260710-2vcppady4r
- SHA256 befcc037a97bf000226a82c463d1e4066c4749906a6c5e7ecd295d69d1e0bca0
- MD5 2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30
- SHA1 b97900c6132e0807b6f610e3920268e82bc67ade
- SHA512 d2d4a312d3b9afa4447cdbe018e0302b82afccfd9883cdd5ee3c2d1440b3ffbfb401f79fc6ea4f0642504feec7a1c5a0229464f0bf5e6892ba806284ea5289c9
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQfJC5YLfR24ZCu5jcAkSYqyEdyyCUq7lfHLJ:A3k03kHRJypYq9TeX
- TLSH T19A757B17F6A441B5D063C178CAD29A66FB7238461B3097CF1358C3292F63BD1AE3A761
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/4240-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3812-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000700000002459e-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000300000001e6a2-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4240-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3812-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000300000002166c-1279.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000b0000000006d1-1538.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000700000002459e-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000300000001e6a2-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000300000002166c-1279.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000b0000000006d1-1538.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3812 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" 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_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 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_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\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe$ 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe$ 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{74A5E9DB-42A6-4629-9DA9-DE27556EBF1E}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe$ 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.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 (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.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\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\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.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal_2000.19081.1301.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\MixedRealityPortal.Brokered.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE$ 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\EdgeGameAssist.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 (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_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 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_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.DBConnection.exe$ patcher.exe File created 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\msedgewebview2.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created 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\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe$ 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\HxTsr.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\cookie_exporter.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\EdgeGameAssist.exe 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification 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 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_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 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4240 2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 3812 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-10_2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30_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:4240
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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:3812
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 befcc037a97bf000226a82c463d1e4066c4749906a6c5e7ecd295d69d1e0bca0
- MD5 2b0f59abffc729173568632090194f30
- SHA1 b97900c6132e0807b6f610e3920268e82bc67ade
- SHA512 d2d4a312d3b9afa4447cdbe018e0302b82afccfd9883cdd5ee3c2d1440b3ffbfb401f79fc6ea4f0642504feec7a1c5a0229464f0bf5e6892ba806284ea5289c9
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQfJC5YLfR24ZCu5jcAkSYqyEdyyCUq7lfHLJ:A3k03kHRJypYq9TeX
- TLSH T19A757B17F6A441B5D063C178CAD29A66FB7238461B3097CF1358C3292F63BD1AE3A761
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe$
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 59744d4a6638b23c6d59b922f91311b4c29970fbfbcbd8816bf254da11f15a63
- MD5 be9606c1ca17445d983c2b6e06acec30
- SHA1 11c69dfa2554529514aff15cbfc6e1ae3787de69
- SHA512 0594ff513660bb928bb5bae6f80de1e45700a232d452f2645925aad9e3cefcacfea5947fa88deff627d5cd762cefb2e6ea6a76f178dd311dbe86f8f753e4272c
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQfJC5YLfR24ZCu5jcAkSYqyEdyyCUq7lfHLE86nE:A3k03kHRJypYq9TeOT9t2
- TLSH T136A57C06F7A445F5D067C174CAD29666FA7278861B3097CF1394C3292F23BE1AE3A361
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 d2d8ac057a6aae4297d19544b0d4d4916220501068e0217e3536c39cf564fe6e
- MD5 ba32cd7de1c0b21921daba0f7d77a20c
- SHA1 5b5ae4cafedad1dd112377747a815670bb4cde65
- SHA512 11548fdd1fd19f076234c8568c9fce5d47836ae5bf124923fe0f727084353ece4d08984694229a4d12e277813b7cab7a5bf8d7efdb453d363bc15e95bba4a29e
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQfJC5YLfR24ZCu5jcAkSYqyEdyyCUq7lfHL10Lel:A3k03kHRJypYq9TeTPji0Aj
- TLSH T153A56C16F6A442B5D073C0B9C5D2A66AFE7234421B3086CF1395C7382F67BE19A3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 c3b2c49cf27f3ec84ae18cc789c5b3141ed51fb99c1d2826b33588514c7363e4
- MD5 9928b4dfdf8465ca464917fb99d7c6ea
- SHA1 83d12b2445ae6ff49e4f2c409f6a2316924d4f70
- SHA512 c4c43f8ddfd716c1bd9d1cf6d2afe4ac5df1f0e2e48b398f590e9c3e73c2357b6b537f8eee504e223f0b2b362c5eb1b5eb6702af154b66e1ebc8165734514363
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQfJC5YLfR24ZCu5jcAkSYqyEdyyCUq7lfHLVF:A3k03kHRJypYq9Te9
- TLSH T132856A17F6A441A5D063C074C9D69A66FA327C821B309ADF1358F7292F337D1AE3A760
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH