Analysis
- max time kernel
90s - max time network
148s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
16/07/2026, 01:56
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- Sample260716-ccry8aes4y
- SHA256 f072c5e02112b045020d3a42b6fa4f00619b82831620d791fe88b208593d6526
- MD5 4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495
- SHA1 8a1475ccfa461f2bab95441d845a07dcabcb8bfd
- SHA512 e52b11253ceda33d0578eb246bba5afa4037aad74dd099323eb98013e5052b5e2bcbd592c32ffcf0cda2cb1d45fb2597fc6ad55b5f31e4a5c7a0a13f6a42b7f7
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaRaaitLasyeYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5:A3k03kHRJKqJtb2I
- TLSH T1CD757C26F6A442B5D067C179C5D2AA5AFE3238425B30C6CF1349D7282F63BD1DA3A371
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/1120-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000700000002454e-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4680-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b88-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1120-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4680-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000c00000001f2b6-163.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000f0000000216ae-745.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0004000000021e4f-1019.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000700000002454e-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b88-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000c00000001f2b6-163.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000f0000000216ae-745.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0004000000021e4f-1019.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4680 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" 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_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 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_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 created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.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)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_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 (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe$ 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_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\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{51A7B87B-57A4-493D-87A7-45DD03C49092}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsMaps_5.1906.1972.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Maps.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions_1.0.20875.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_1.46.11001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\GameBar.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11910.1002.5.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WinStore.App.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.BingWeather_4.25.20211.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Msn.Weather.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroLayoutRecognizer\AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.0.30251.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppInstallerPythonRedirector.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\accicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_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\WORDICON.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_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}\pj11icon.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{51A7B87B-57A4-493D-87A7-45DD03C49092}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_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 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_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 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1120 2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4680 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-15_4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495_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:1120
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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:4680
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 f072c5e02112b045020d3a42b6fa4f00619b82831620d791fe88b208593d6526
- MD5 4fac9e96b02663edb6bb82a76d6bb495
- SHA1 8a1475ccfa461f2bab95441d845a07dcabcb8bfd
- SHA512 e52b11253ceda33d0578eb246bba5afa4037aad74dd099323eb98013e5052b5e2bcbd592c32ffcf0cda2cb1d45fb2597fc6ad55b5f31e4a5c7a0a13f6a42b7f7
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaRaaitLasyeYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5:A3k03kHRJKqJtb2I
- TLSH T1CD757C26F6A442B5D067C179C5D2AA5AFE3238425B30C6CF1349D7282F63BD1DA3A371
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 0694b419b979c18daae2470059b4689cc5127e00c435d46048c3b5d0ffb9f917
- MD5 76cb1c03f6f8c8f58a53b77b165261f8
- SHA1 f2d2341afa99a753061624808fd43ddb586b9e8d
- SHA512 dcc1490f5d200818db85874fa2a473607ffcdaea5d054996607c17edfa3db04ceadbdf9213a449b1c9c7b549025dafddc0be9cbe14b4d3fc715efd924ff052bf
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaRaaitLasyeYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5i:A3k03kHRJKqJtb2Imw
- TLSH T11C756B17F6A842B5E067C178C5D29A56FB3238425B308ACF1349D7292F23BD1DE3A761
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 87518ecb13b421b3024ced0cadf9b9eba4e0f7d925144b0b13114ce507c46ebc
- MD5 d2614036c1fbb48f6ecad45d5830f1a0
- SHA1 e21d060d0785c15d9fa688f4cb2576081fd07aa9
- SHA512 6445a0ae95db491927d2aa2ce5d42335220d417148397c955dda4a8efe43c5d702dfe792641263318ac229a90a9164720c7ce79383ed52ed3c3eb12f76cb8874
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaRaaitLasyeYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5z:A3k03kHRJKqJtb2IQPji0Aj
- TLSH T1E8A55B16F6A44375D073C0B9C5D2A69AFE3234425B308ACB1389D7282F67BD5DA3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe$
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 81456f44f449a1b1fe6e3861460a2c9610b4713785d44e3aed9912894f8a3c5e
- MD5 9aefe9ff17a57015f93a51a3a93d993e
- SHA1 222ed72e8e0094b652b3301ec1e3dcce30299fb4
- SHA512 27329476a2fd7d7a21f1fb802364f7280d47405c6e55dadd70430d6a314cab22d2bd1ab0815d89e218c40b77846ec3363e3bbd22f2a47e667a1426ddbbe7f12d
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaRaaitLasyeYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5Q:A3k03kHRJKqJtb2It
- TLSH T19A855A16E6A442A5D06EC074C7D29A56FA33384257F086CB13C9D63D2F337D19ABA363
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 9a3628a1c348289478460c47763ebc88a9d7418325095caecb33601232da5d56
- MD5 0fb762a71297d1d963f374d3bf35b06a
- SHA1 7828bb1fc2fdf24da02bbdc55207d1724af970b5
- SHA512 47bc0e35673887f1bbe2d259807011a2acf2e69adeb670d009db3abb05f1f1c9016e51db5f34f71b04f541ec69acc427e47eb32178394725f60c5286351fe09b
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaRaaitLasyeYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5J:A3k03kHRJKqJtb2Ig
- TLSH T13F756B16F6A442A5D067C074C9D69A56FE323C821B308ADF1349F7292F337D1EA3A761
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH