Analysis
- max time kernel
86s - max time network
147s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
22/07/2026, 15:24
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260722-ss6ejstyf1
- SHA256 59a429d6cda6cd445157ef9e7c2733c9fb7ba56b86947e544b9b295bb271a2f9
- MD5 e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6
- SHA1 a4136428626f1c371ddad2c5d6392242f8064d93
- SHA512 ad2856926e26d7d3eb8e98866190b0cefb2c3cfac0d087314a064638524de6fdf956e2cbe1812cb50e42c33d4bd0296743e9617cbbf3f3a9ea5e3dfe444ac42a
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdjQyrE+iu3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrZ:A3k03kB56rE3k03kB56rZ
- TLSH T1F3856A17E6850FA4D10F81749A968662EA737C025F2093DF2358AE153F72BD06B3E397
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/1492-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3296-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00070000000244e7-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b88-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1492-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3296-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00030000000235a7-153.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00020000000216fa-1249.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0004000000000721-1964.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00070000000244e7-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b88-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00030000000235a7-153.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00020000000216fa-1249.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0004000000000721-1964.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3296 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" 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_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 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_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\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe$ 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_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}\wordicon.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_3.6.73.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Notes.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsMaps_5.1906.1972.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Maps.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE$ 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe$ 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe$ 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_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 patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer_6.1908.2042.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\View3D.ResourceResolver.exe 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmclienticon.exe$ 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2019.19071.12548.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Photos.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe$ 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe$ 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11910.1002.5.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WinStore.App.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe$ 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\bin\tnameserv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.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.NetFX40.exe 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\ShapeCollector.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_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}\outicon.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\Office16\msoasb.exe 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_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 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_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 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1492 2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 3296 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6_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:1492
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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:3296
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 59a429d6cda6cd445157ef9e7c2733c9fb7ba56b86947e544b9b295bb271a2f9
- MD5 e59b7abe7f454eb9d02af5f6604348a6
- SHA1 a4136428626f1c371ddad2c5d6392242f8064d93
- SHA512 ad2856926e26d7d3eb8e98866190b0cefb2c3cfac0d087314a064638524de6fdf956e2cbe1812cb50e42c33d4bd0296743e9617cbbf3f3a9ea5e3dfe444ac42a
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdjQyrE+iu3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrZ:A3k03kB56rE3k03kB56rZ
- TLSH T1F3856A17E6850FA4D10F81749A968662EA737C025F2093DF2358AE153F72BD06B3E397
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 09de7b5c701605948f9dc9d7e97d1101a278591333dbc2aa4135589de57b29ca
- MD5 e799454d62ed722695cd500e58e0e147
- SHA1 af460b4c4b6f5d85d3a30e7e0605692051df8e64
- SHA512 33b7e1eaa1dc387aad2d027247b2e5823a2c0d3b323e1a56722185cb22aee1ebaebfd6c45471dd7ba9152e4a49e7ce80a65ef89c9de62aad2ccff6d19d006588
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdjQyrE+iu3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrR:A3k03kB56rE3k03kB56rFPji0Aj
- TLSH T178B55B17E6940FA5D02FC174C6969666EA733C421F3097CB1354AE283F72BD09A3A763
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 bc7c79de2e9fc60a82049da12d91adb02f85c5d989f7cd11ed14ea4a91a3a04f
- MD5 9d8b9c2d797d0de7235ba34c3fccd758
- SHA1 cba506f41843081c6f5e4286a6c3982fb6a0f753
- SHA512 5bbdb41010284245f7802ef0ff38bf960262288f20de83b157c82056df73372c0101cef89a2d649ca1fa4789fcd3eba4d12a4d6b5c672853c9d01a1334426e21
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdjQyrE+iu3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrW:A3k03kB56rE3k03kB56rW
- TLSH T151953706E6840FA4D00F8174DB954662F6737C125FA093DB13D4EE3D3F72A906ABA297
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 8f645394514f6eee8bb30484d3732d3f06480bc1dc453a943db28c432fd0d90f
- MD5 fe7f54fe20396181bc28aaa25b7e9ae9
- SHA1 10eef55b97948eb05ac7ccf468ad9bbd51b68495
- SHA512 471e2807a6d3d947e392afb033a879db15385b3a25d6bceb8a64ab6bfac02f86fd8d35ce943945a6b35735ef0ef729d6ad78c005638885a5f3908877b495865b
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdjQyrE+iu3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinr/:A3k03kB56rE3k03kB56r/
- TLSH T13A957B03E6850FA4D10F81749A958662EA777C421F2097EF1358BF253F32BD06B3A697
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\ClickToRun\{9AC08E99-230B-47e8-9721-4577B7F124EA}\integrator.exe$
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 8086781c5a284a71264f8b61dd2bd4f7bef4f1d31529ed9bd995e7c0375df485
- MD5 ab925a8b1c5077a27552983365432f8a
- SHA1 a4f8ac16f23782d70708cf628275135ac2293618
- SHA512 f0980d5a9c66270f9272e275c1ef158c50ab07d66543d39d6ede2da19b12debdfc0e85192503f8ad1a8175f0e05f4b11b2d16d18b1b6efc7b40dd1a361ab5481
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdjQyrE+iu3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinri:A3k03kB56rE3k03kB56r0XpiMh
- TLSH T18DA56C03A7D40FA4E16F82309AA54562EA777C525F3093CF2354AE193F71AD0AB39763
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH