Analysis
- max time kernel
108s - max time network
147s - 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_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_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_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- Sample260722-tcwe3svthx
- SHA256 2ff18c060e1b8626a6f29c4ba1b44492667866507a5017cc2e25bc1ba500d7c4
- MD5 1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2
- SHA1 e628fdc05bfa41e500ee7deeed4b2872e5d17704
- SHA512 599dc3b4108ac552bd904d5541197dfb54f52216953543f95d2ea9f1f474c150c865d31050f635d528348ff9bab0a98772590b145e4486cd24442a8e7df941f5
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLabaoEf8B2qxak0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJ5Pji0Aj
- TLSH T155658C17F6A402B5D067C0B9C5D6965AFA7138821B3086CF1399C7283F67BE19B3A371
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4164-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c5cd-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b32b-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4164-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2780-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001acaf-1254.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c5cd-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b32b-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001acaf-1254.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2780 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" 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_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_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_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\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ConfigSecurityPolicy.exe 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe$ 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.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\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe$ 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe patcher.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 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.exe 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe$ 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE$ 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\notification_click_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.exe 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe$ 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpDlpService.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_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}\osmclienticon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\wab.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.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 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_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_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_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 4164 2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 2780 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2_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:4164
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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:2780
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 2ff18c060e1b8626a6f29c4ba1b44492667866507a5017cc2e25bc1ba500d7c4
- MD5 1a73178147ff263657c055779ff82cd2
- SHA1 e628fdc05bfa41e500ee7deeed4b2872e5d17704
- SHA512 599dc3b4108ac552bd904d5541197dfb54f52216953543f95d2ea9f1f474c150c865d31050f635d528348ff9bab0a98772590b145e4486cd24442a8e7df941f5
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLabaoEf8B2qxak0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJ5Pji0Aj
- TLSH T155658C17F6A402B5D067C0B9C5D6965AFA7138821B3086CF1399C7283F67BE19B3A371
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 96294fa76e86bc941ab761cd1de02640f5e928a3ae152b9a5abebd1368239b52
- MD5 357a68bdfdbd912b9bacd5da44d1ae2c
- SHA1 16579a97e013176954fb6ee526ce59b74c4a7d8d
- SHA512 b4d8c83a7436390325665b54b4b496e5c264baa93fb3cca6f60eee18703e2e1629db48728ca2f3843f9932bbc7a5e3ed5e5a9bd20cf808910e2b9ba0fa45b630
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLabaoEf8B2qxak0Le5ji0hmxNrMD0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJ5Pji0AjKPji0Aj
- TLSH T1F8956C16F6B44375D073C0B9C5D2A69AEE71348217308ACB1395C7283F67BE69A3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 456b71b53c4f0f26fbeffa16b123a3baad42ff9d628ac6d8cbf12e6eaa56d14f
- MD5 58e421741079b92730357fbb75b19436
- SHA1 758384c927206458fbfcc58aef90534733f49b69
- SHA512 1fe1837314af5355f9ef955f6448e8ffa8e4a1747eade958196ae0f2a9e6ff4d44c224ed1a894c89b37476db1a6fba5c1944f21e337090bfbfa16f4b98ab7014
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLabaoEf8B2qxak0Le5ji0hmxNrMpi6:A3k03kHRJ5Pji0AjAi6
- TLSH T137953983EB658DB5F01DC474C492923DE6323E5907E386CB124EBA192F367C95AF9324
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH