Analysis
- max time kernel
118s - 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
22/07/2026, 15:55
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.2MB
- Sample260722-tc6wtaybqe
- SHA256 4f4c583f66191965decedabe3d73ffd7345bfaefb9c3e97a89b3c33753bb3cff
- MD5 168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29
- SHA1 0e02e3f8ff4fe2d3742884bff978a9ae1a9a8c48
- SHA512 02d37c771a5f183cbeb922a7f5f288e80716e4f76f394e4506f7b37b678844305644ac351717d2651ed3dd697b5d537302399a74cab33d7007ee9aa8a6a284d4
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagsLc3Ze0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKh:A3k03kB56rCeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj
- TLSH T11FB52A16F6788722D077C0B9C5D6A69AFA3238461F3086CB0345DB283F277D5963A736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4220-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c405-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b32b-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4220-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4536-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019e78-938.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0008000000019cf4-1009.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019cca-1132.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c405-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b32b-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019e78-938.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0008000000019cf4-1009.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019cca-1132.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4536 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_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_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:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\DlpUserAgent.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE$ 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe$ 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE$ 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_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}\sscicons.exe$ 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpDlpService.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe$ 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\grv_icons.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_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}\grv_icons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.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_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe$ 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\DlpUserAgent.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\wab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe$ 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\SenseGPParser.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe$ 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_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 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_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 4220 2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4536 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29_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:4220
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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:4536
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 4f4c583f66191965decedabe3d73ffd7345bfaefb9c3e97a89b3c33753bb3cff
- MD5 168b00429e4506182c410badb5dfab29
- SHA1 0e02e3f8ff4fe2d3742884bff978a9ae1a9a8c48
- SHA512 02d37c771a5f183cbeb922a7f5f288e80716e4f76f394e4506f7b37b678844305644ac351717d2651ed3dd697b5d537302399a74cab33d7007ee9aa8a6a284d4
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagsLc3Ze0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKh:A3k03kB56rCeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj
- TLSH T11FB52A16F6788722D077C0B9C5D6A69AFA3238461F3086CB0345DB283F277D5963A736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 1860b9773f0b57e584cf1bcfabbbf6dfa051be0fb938fecdcde2cdc17132832c
- MD5 2a39eb47d4d04443c8d6e3455081cdb2
- SHA1 3b75752670f7f711c3c62e7c1412a2d57c8ec0d5
- SHA512 e2e6ee2b4c8b176cb5b631be6c6b517421e85c7896708064ddf44823fd81aa6a67ea83c465fcd3b743f7e758c9907b09b24112ad98d9262fdfd2a3bb74304bb2
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kB56rCeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0AjKPji0Aj:A3k03kCrafkZcRjo0jo
- TLSH T1DAD52A16F6788722D077C0B9C5D2A69AF97238465F308ACB0345DB283F277D5863A736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe$
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 1cb8a4be27cfe1c31d679d05762ad1d493ffddb10cbcc17ec39364a3014a1a61
- MD5 ac2e7c859a23c040fbc6c1da36cbfbab
- SHA1 1909bb7328413d4445c39ef5a9719d81b87c3a2c
- SHA512 d857068a84869366888d22b3650bf8ae1038e7f0223080b49646b944bd08a6b5d04a36870cf557d12554c72107ddc257abf3a5ae52c2d38d64741672947db5c8
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagsLc3Ze0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKv:A3k03kB56rCeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Ajq
- TLSH T109B52916F5B84722D077C0B9C9D6A69AF9323C451F308ACB0345EB283E376D5963A736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE
- Size 2.9MB
- SHA256 c2ecf8e58a2ad33d54fc8942382ea51f5fdde0b9d6e23b693dfa227ee49aee1a
- MD5 d1ad82b3df7db8b36e1165405bca2edc
- SHA1 1a55bc3690d2ec8872d26e4f8a9dfd58bfceea91
- SHA512 1b5228abd93980106245cb42f6176badce1aa2c4d5b412176935cb0a26989870ff42d436f565df702e3471c84050cbbb4aaf03505360d3988f49f6865dd7c8a7
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kB56rCeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0AjFIWmKmd7DAS0S:A3k03kCrafkZcRjoRxGX
- TLSH T1C9E54B16F6784762D07BC079C5D6A65AFA723C461F3087CB0345EB283F276D19A3A326
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE$
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 79dd3c631d92aabd70d2080aa3e7f12a124b4598f75c6adc513ddf86b9d9ca76
- MD5 ed07c7d71816dd27cb5b42466f527619
- SHA1 d2cbfff6d4137c598cded57c569c1a947d53abc6
- SHA512 83264a90b33982a290ab6a238e0a79c26844a7610c52fdea277054fcf3ba9119da15270fd2c200a7db2401c3cff54b271b4f1ea2887c705392f0ce7e8f7ed221
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kB56rCeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0AjW8tDZqrKV:A3k03kCrafkZcRjo6m
- TLSH T189D54A16F6788762D077C079C5D696AAFA7238410F3087CB0345DB2D3F276E19A3A726
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH