Analysis
- max time kernel
119s - max time network
131s - 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, 19:53
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_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_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_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_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 5.2MB
- Sample260722-yl2exabg55
- SHA256 c5f5490e5e6718b1840f16a24c4dfd0e44d15e661205a1ba36cd16533576ef67
- MD5 212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65
- SHA1 56154ae77185178c84c2ad15286ee7017c403573
- SHA512 89f057bf759bdfd80f94485e04ca0fccb7d614b0335c1e7c7a5cc5bb4dc948d087b5f4f7c0f857f120fc58824d1936ea9e04c48c885d35d365669caa2265ff00
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJFqJtb2IdqJtb2Ij56ru56rhqJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IpeW4G:A3k03kHRXcJrbrhFfkZck6fkZc
- TLSH T18C461915F6788722D077C0B9C5D2AA9AFA3238425F308ACB0245DB6C3E277D5D53A736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4556-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c48c-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b311-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4556-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5768-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0006000000019d18-763.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019d38-1263.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c48c-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b311-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0006000000019d18-763.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019d38-1263.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5768 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_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_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_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_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 created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpDlpService.exe 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe$ 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_click_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_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\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe$ 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_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_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_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 (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE$ 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_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 created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_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_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_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:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4556 2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 5768 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65_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:4556
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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:5768
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 5.2MB
- SHA256 c5f5490e5e6718b1840f16a24c4dfd0e44d15e661205a1ba36cd16533576ef67
- MD5 212b0bad6007b68eb5c3e2ed82cefe65
- SHA1 56154ae77185178c84c2ad15286ee7017c403573
- SHA512 89f057bf759bdfd80f94485e04ca0fccb7d614b0335c1e7c7a5cc5bb4dc948d087b5f4f7c0f857f120fc58824d1936ea9e04c48c885d35d365669caa2265ff00
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJFqJtb2IdqJtb2Ij56ru56rhqJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IpeW4G:A3k03kHRXcJrbrhFfkZck6fkZc
- TLSH T18C461915F6788722D077C0B9C5D2AA9AFA3238425F308ACB0245DB6C3E277D5D53A736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 5.8MB
- SHA256 7935a16a256b94864694e10cc3dd1f1d14fa35ece30fd0df807bc16666729177
- MD5 231629798bb4d60ebf24c461f0edad78
- SHA1 e99adb2fc870bfa29a1ba04b96f65c1925e9a394
- SHA512 c37f978f8ceb6f0dc815eab67215a2ee262e20745c6d5fd562584f7c98c511a1a7d7b8b3861c923d8c7d8a5214ef912fedea6ac90dbdaa4b15e54ed29ce95f0e
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJFqJtb2IdqJtb2Ij56ru56rhqJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IpeW4L:A3k03kHRXcJrbrhFfkZck6fkZcRjo
- TLSH T179560915F6788722D077C0B9C5D2AA9AFA3238465F308ACB0246D76C3E277D6D536732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe$
- Size 5.3MB
- SHA256 cee6fc50fc19017f4a1a9abee6b70cfaa60463e840a3970c1c4b7b8e5000c70c
- MD5 4b23e9a405f492b07477f44d229313be
- SHA1 799c298c865efc0c38715bbb0819746b26c7f38a
- SHA512 14623fe1ecf28c624ce6a7662d75f5f51dc5101f281149be819762d9429574344fe57cd62d4331b8afcd81ff943e75c6d1aeefce849507ba7b248abb39c5e3e0
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJFqJtb2IdqJtb2Ij56ru56rhqJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IpeW4P:A3k03kHRXcJrbrhFfkZck6fkZc
- TLSH T1C4461A15F6788722D077C0B9C5D2AA9AFA3238425F308ACB0245DB6C3E277D5D53A736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 5.3MB
- SHA256 d484f7a158f623bd39b324975f40535fc03452f145d8b98bcde0b7d14e91de84
- MD5 62ab9696818e06a0f913f58ed833411f
- SHA1 edb8352a480881e1bccd2002ab321e110fe397dd
- SHA512 3deefcc103a81dfcf033f4c625d1d57ca2d9d8fbc2f1914906d29855057bf4d7e7da666eae890e8914e537f5d588134538eacc6438427f7422533036aa3f9f1b
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJFqJtb2IdqJtb2Ij56ru56rhqJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IpeW4I:A3k03kHRXcJrbrhFfkZck6fkZcj
- TLSH T1DB460915F6788722D077C0B9C5D2AA9AFA323C425F308ACB0245EB6C2E376D5D536736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH