Analysis
- max time kernel
120s - max time network
152s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
24/07/2026, 22:52
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- Sample260724-2te4esgn6x
- SHA256 2a9c4783dfad69ead487d6c6132a7769b971eba70303d3ce7145e9914db9c362
- MD5 94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1
- SHA1 2956aad51587349fcfa08ce308c8b3886cfa2b03
- SHA512 57634d4f017ec297cf51dadaecb00cbbf38a30c214e8e7cc715892148c8971cc86fbc497146512cffa3077b72baa3202f2cd9a5d84d0f5bc873ad3fee540c46e
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZB0Le5ji0hmxNrMJaEoFWc25jcAkSYqyEgFZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87H:A3kqPji0AjCpYq4eW4SkZP4sz9Mb
- TLSH T1BDA50916F6788332D0B3C0B9C5D6AA9AFE72344557308ACB0246D76C2E277E6C636735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4680-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c599-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2b0-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4680-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/6676-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a2fb-1020.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019c87-1289.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c599-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2b0-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a2fb-1020.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019c87-1289.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 6676 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" 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_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 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_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\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_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 patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.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\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe patcher.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\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe$ 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\Offline\OfflineScannerShell.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe$ 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe$ 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pj11icon.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created 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\Windows Defender\DlpUserAgent.exe patcher.exe File created 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\bin\rmic.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe$ 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_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$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe$ 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe$ 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe$ 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.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\serialver.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe$ 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE$ 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe$ 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.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\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe patcher.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmclienticon.exe$ 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.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 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_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 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4680 2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe 6676 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-24_94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_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:4680
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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:6676
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 2a9c4783dfad69ead487d6c6132a7769b971eba70303d3ce7145e9914db9c362
- MD5 94de0455007afd1fa3d11f628d4512b1
- SHA1 2956aad51587349fcfa08ce308c8b3886cfa2b03
- SHA512 57634d4f017ec297cf51dadaecb00cbbf38a30c214e8e7cc715892148c8971cc86fbc497146512cffa3077b72baa3202f2cd9a5d84d0f5bc873ad3fee540c46e
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZB0Le5ji0hmxNrMJaEoFWc25jcAkSYqyEgFZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87H:A3kqPji0AjCpYq4eW4SkZP4sz9Mb
- TLSH T1BDA50916F6788332D0B3C0B9C5D6AA9AFE72344557308ACB0246D76C2E277E6C636735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.7MB
- SHA256 2fcf0b77b51eb3ed572ff561c5973726811fb46d7e990d7ea833167202736f62
- MD5 1923a2eb7c94ef5a2025a0ec6785397d
- SHA1 da55daad8b74fba35d95a5d8f8d85b74c6fbb9c0
- SHA512 f5d1be6696ad6b0fc052dee7c87f4d79e9807ea91df31a3360f2d6f0f073cc760fbf7739957b55703cf3c458fe5e0c5a96bd5e5be3ea965d8b2cffe79f0f2030
- SSDEEP 49152:A3kqPji0AjCpYq4eW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj:A3kgjoW6FfkZcRjo
- TLSH T1F6D50916F6788332D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFD72344657308ACB0246D76C2E277E6C63A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 6ab04d0cd9f47e7a87fe083da85056e1b965e73455cd2df653a58593b4ad5e17
- MD5 519c049bd54f9d3c0ce78d3a34a6fb89
- SHA1 61dbfb533e18aa1fbbd54c82758e73efc991e8e8
- SHA512 f62d00455c479f494f7fd824eee2fb147bd33ea9730456b24dad54a250e8d84da2ab5133f68bcbeb864f72cb9b67a9417fa35632b93f944737ba7480f8be8d4c
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZB0Le5ji0hmxNrMJaEoFWc25jcAkSYqyEgFZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87T:A3kqPji0AjCpYq4eW4SkZP4sz9Mbu
- TLSH T16CB50A16F6788332D0B3C0B9C5D6AA9AFE72344657308ACB0245D76C2E277E6C636735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 984c46f4f6cffe39d48b935df6cc2a9aa95c18b404ec86803f5685b863575680
- MD5 4fdb692711650eb5a4055824023085e8
- SHA1 de38ecdcad0702fa7b3416f4df376fa888d800c1
- SHA512 3208034c7fa4c1fa456e1a2cbdea36a9017535d7421e3c1679215c03f8de2af34ba3bffa8d81414cc39a3836b743204c4fe33dc24a559f831fe9892c89153334
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZB0Le5ji0hmxNrMJaEoFWc25jcAkSYqyEgFZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87C:A3kqPji0AjCpYq4eW4SkZP4sz9Mbj
- TLSH T14AB50A16F6788332D0B3C0B9C9D6AA9AFD31388557308ACB0245E76C2E377D69636735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH