Analysis
- max time kernel
114s - max time network
114s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
21/07/2026, 15:01
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- Sample260721-sd3ecawxdv
- SHA256 10d7579f5e07084e594de4b21aa5fd0f765acc3a169f684c018ad7f3d94ae25d
- MD5 8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae
- SHA1 172f2bb7908cd575e0ccc8143bda9283a2289996
- SHA512 fa746909e262cb0609374345cdec1900bb106bc150e3c307e7bef3fb879545743c282bbf4ea33e60c844c503f1320ea806e1dfb37161fc5c1620b58a343913c7
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bRaRac/RaoFs+BV0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJLPji0Aj
- TLSH T1F6658C17F6A402B5D067C178C9E69A5AEA7138421B308ACF1358D7283F67BD1DB3A371
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3500-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c52e-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b313-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3500-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3336-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000400000001898a-182.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001bb33-180.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000500000001ac2b-1268.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c52e-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b313-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000400000001898a-182.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001bb33-180.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000500000001ac2b-1268.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3336 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" 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_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 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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 (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe$ 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_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 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\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.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)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_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}\dbcicons.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe$ 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_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)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe$ 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCopyAccelerator.exe 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe$ 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE$ 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_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 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pubs.exe 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_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 created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe$ 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe$ 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe$ 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe$ 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_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.Loader.exe$ 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe$ 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe patcher.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf 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 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3500 2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 3336 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-21_8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae_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:3500
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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 Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3336
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 10d7579f5e07084e594de4b21aa5fd0f765acc3a169f684c018ad7f3d94ae25d
- MD5 8f4a3c381f9c5a57bbcf5353ae145aae
- SHA1 172f2bb7908cd575e0ccc8143bda9283a2289996
- SHA512 fa746909e262cb0609374345cdec1900bb106bc150e3c307e7bef3fb879545743c282bbf4ea33e60c844c503f1320ea806e1dfb37161fc5c1620b58a343913c7
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bRaRac/RaoFs+BV0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJLPji0Aj
- TLSH T1F6658C17F6A402B5D067C178C9E69A5AEA7138421B308ACF1358D7283F67BD1DB3A371
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 0726d0b821bcd82a03e2c7454a477876a00cdb33432f11045a3f3b0ae18db688
- MD5 be86d688cf10a61b2e08cf0a92eff015
- SHA1 c3e5236c101e15dee19a7665d925b685b80d2ea3
- SHA512 7c0130aad1e6d0d2bb6804b22fd7e72a2a3b7631f11369bbe388ed3938ae450d6dbe85db7030fabfc9aa07ad20948da2c10fca82541514b8aaa8325968caf6d0
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bRaRac/RaoFs+BV0Le5ji0hmxNrMD0Le5jn:A3k03kHRJLPji0AjKPji0Aj
- TLSH T12FA56B16F6B44375D073C0B9C5D2A69AEA7134821B308ACB0395C76C3F67BE59A3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 7212436dd9f2c8e335d284cf45da88f763201171aebda32c932ebbbdf8e05e86
- MD5 ac867dc11bd74780367ffb7286fe9438
- SHA1 f7359e379b62e74a716a35bb9da956469b7d3c75
- SHA512 36f6a1ec9e14510b26d8467621308c4e9692e431f4fbe8ba9055c467a418edffab18f57f797ae5de4c2c542e39483427840582b9cc485ac56009aae6a6fd59eb
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bRaRac/RaoFs+BV0Le5ji0hmxNrMox:A3k03kHRJLPji0Ajr
- TLSH T15A658C17F6A402B5D067C178C9E69A5AEA7138421B30CACF1358D7283F67BD19B3A371
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 d595d6eec961d0cf34d235ad5e0ada6379b3201a0aa3e1a16262ba1098942673
- MD5 9523751c83ce22542e244f7c980ba697
- SHA1 1eb97f84ad9c92e706d8556ead45053d1e4a3f30
- SHA512 bb369f411a38c0ff8a155f11ee2b9156e3dc3eaf57a573b765c82080ab0600f57697b23899673d0e7e9f53c8b66551ba25eae02f2ce27d3b551c41d2b570bfad
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bRaRac/RaoFs+BV0Le5ji0hmxNrMy7:A3k03kHRJLPji0Ajj
- TLSH T16C658C17F6A402B5D067C178C9E69A5AEA7138421B30CACF1358D7283F67BD19B3A371
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 19a1b33b00cfdaa1e99cdee03c3d89b363acb95416c9ac671fc4ae64afc0e868
- MD5 63f36e313a29e3f095068e6fce39c028
- SHA1 f9293ba152c7c62ce8ba467e6dcd38821a825a50
- SHA512 c364aa780d1497a32b52d25a4faffd6364bbc87de03c0d0839516632a34c5d69ab542273fc248ee83fad67f077aeb68ca5b0d6ccb9722ffc6951829a0f80a528
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bRaRac/RaoFs+BV0Le5ji0hmxNrMPF:A3k03kHRJLPji0Ajq
- TLSH T1DC757C17F6A402B5D167C074C9D69A56EA713C821B308ADF1358F7282F33BD1AA3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH