Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
129s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
28/07/2026, 17:26
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1008KB
- Sample260728-vzvbza1elf
- SHA256 a9ec88f09b62c74286cafa77b27a9cd8cd7e894a06b0e7ee89bfa79d1d3da02b
- MD5 3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91
- SHA1 fe4f8d004798bbfa7aceb8ab560c73d90ff57f49
- SHA512 d9898d06d55f12e66378be1fafd26e1c90e79e75dada7ea135534f13161f189d22c62242065233542b6e02605de1bbe50ba64a52df98cc6f7812681adacf361b
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEaCbaiopG6CWl0:A3k03kHRJARJ+
- TLSH T1F4259D03E79800E8D15AC1749AA69A23FB757C561720A7DF1364C6162F73BD0AF3E3A4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/4260-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024274-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4592-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bc9-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024278-31.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4260-39-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4592-58-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000200000002132c-522.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000700000002429e-1654.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024274-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bc9-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024278-31.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000200000002132c-522.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000700000002429e-1654.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4592 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" 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_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 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_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\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_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 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX45.exe 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$ 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_1.46.11001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\GameBar.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal_2000.19081.1301.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\MixedRealityPortal.Brokered.exe 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_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\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.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.Loader.exe 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe$ 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_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 patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Getstarted_8.2.22942.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WhatsNew.Store.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.YourPhone_0.19051.7.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\YourPhone.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe$ 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_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 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_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 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4260 2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4592 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-28_3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91_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:4260
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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:4592
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1008KB
- SHA256 a9ec88f09b62c74286cafa77b27a9cd8cd7e894a06b0e7ee89bfa79d1d3da02b
- MD5 3a38557fe6a069c0d9e05637c408ce91
- SHA1 fe4f8d004798bbfa7aceb8ab560c73d90ff57f49
- SHA512 d9898d06d55f12e66378be1fafd26e1c90e79e75dada7ea135534f13161f189d22c62242065233542b6e02605de1bbe50ba64a52df98cc6f7812681adacf361b
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEaCbaiopG6CWl0:A3k03kHRJARJ+
- TLSH T1F4259D03E79800E8D15AC1749AA69A23FB757C561720A7DF1364C6162F73BD0AF3E3A4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\elevation_service.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 92355fa2f06519f1233e2645b9da7a6fcdee026a5d5017dc4b2a72098c3ff55a
- MD5 58fba3e686187177cd37d91279645797
- SHA1 926a0c135b7f79b2da14444cf49dafa5dc0b2432
- SHA512 80351554f471427817f7df834e6bbc994d5f6d9ff27649c391a56c377684a1af02235741644008e77f1aace76765ef0ce411ce2a8c7f8a145a216ebffa2fdcbf
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEaCbaiopG6CWlPGen:A3k03kHRJARJAI
- TLSH T172359E07F79800E8D15AC1749AA69A22FB76BC620720A7DF1364C6152F73BD0AF3E754
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 c43178a6ef51d4a246ecabc3af7a55a6c81d243da848556480d6aaeae8b874fa
- MD5 20409c6011c8ea77fa9b67e56fe242e3
- SHA1 fbc676b90758beaefc5064bd115297c862672164
- SHA512 571669906a69b9f0520a15819d5ab5069fdec9e7af3cb433f122b049bafd69b2167501c1226a975502f5baff3f8e7973ae536ad80c0987d075e806099fa23729
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEaCbaiopG6CWls0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJARJuPji0Aj
- TLSH T1F2757C17F6A802B5D067C178C5E2AA5AEA723842173097CF1354C7292F67BE19F3A371
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
- Size 1023KB
- SHA256 02988fc5c5997810ea44a208c1ac20e5f895d10a87115913ba988b2def663846
- MD5 b85c0b4bb87bf1052397f37be0f2a952
- SHA1 74efbda3cde111f16224c4664d4292a67377afb6
- SHA512 654297d87b7b2ca3d3e5295e40d7e9d4aef54cd32ca66fccd905578196fbfbe38944b4fd043699d6534545af4c06384bbbb9cef2f5b7c32ca8295a5bd7032f15
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEaCbaiopG6CWlGa:A3k03kHRJARJ
- TLSH T17B259D03E79800E8D25AC1749AA69A23FB757C521720A7DF1364D6162F73BD0AF3E394
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe
- Size 1.0MB
- SHA256 06863cf951a57e2ef1ee5b07d4cb6de95f6a176ee944a18b37f43e46e786e1a2
- MD5 aaa500f6dec4d5c1bce74db1a82e1316
- SHA1 cd91bff103abd5c5547658fdc6dedf748d62b4f1
- SHA512 a033730d8d8636407d7ff730a8b9295c3ce21b27e809a18f1791466ffeda944bce3a3d6713a5a760b273f3230494fc8dd951e6881d9666ea6f181bf9b505ee61
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEaCbaiopG6CWlSd:A3k03kHRJARJm
- TLSH T145259D03E79800E8D15AC1749AA69A23FB757C56172097DF1368C6162F73BD0AF3E3A4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH