Analysis
- max time kernel
80s - max time network
139s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
29/07/2026, 09:35
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.0MB
- Sample260729-lktx8afe45
- SHA256 ff519dd91f0368c3b0b57c344b06484000919cef9c7f09d8bf8ad7c901aac9d1
- MD5 44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926
- SHA1 663205b1c10752957b88673b11df18b59fcf87b4
- SHA512 23d17675c9e78d0f2bdf2512d3cbd9f23006747f3f778d3a784f0b968c142a87eabb05f73cca000796b5abd6704fe8e803737bd86a9e6323249f5f922e562a2f
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagaulh3sZF:A3k03kB56rd
- TLSH T1D8355A02E6950FA5D54F81309E958662EA377D821F2097EF2358BF253F327C07A39297
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2092-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024683-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4060-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b3d-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2092-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4060-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0002000000021468-640.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0002000000023478-1282.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0024000000020242-1562.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024683-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b3d-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0002000000021468-640.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0002000000023478-1282.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0024000000020242-1562.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4060 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" patcher.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_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 created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_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 created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe$ 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe$ 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\MSOHTMED.EXE$ 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE$ 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\InputPersonalization.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeApp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions_1.0.20875.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.YourPhone_0.19051.7.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\YourPhone.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp_11811.1001.18.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\StoreExperienceHost.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension_1.0.22742.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.heif.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe$ 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeBackgroundHost.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VP9VideoExtensions_1.0.22681.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.VP9.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.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\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE$ 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.GetHelp_10.1706.13331.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\GetHelp.exe 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe 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 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_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 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2092 2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4060 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926_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:2092
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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:4060
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.0MB
- SHA256 ff519dd91f0368c3b0b57c344b06484000919cef9c7f09d8bf8ad7c901aac9d1
- MD5 44c744105d65811af738d2cf01a8a926
- SHA1 663205b1c10752957b88673b11df18b59fcf87b4
- SHA512 23d17675c9e78d0f2bdf2512d3cbd9f23006747f3f778d3a784f0b968c142a87eabb05f73cca000796b5abd6704fe8e803737bd86a9e6323249f5f922e562a2f
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagaulh3sZF:A3k03kB56rd
- TLSH T1D8355A02E6950FA5D54F81309E958662EA377D821F2097EF2358BF253F327C07A39297
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe$
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 9695a0c71370dbabef5fcc7b24ded89f2523a0514ee33ce3b49f47ebfb3f4152
- MD5 dd4adffd51f28394f323b1295b2d9c35
- SHA1 58ec3114721d8217754f25f9fedf67c5fe9f8e6b
- SHA512 c8321c898349d4bb49b72453fdcd66a59b269297606213255b9ba195a3759c78ce32415793a121f7966eaef25251d0cbe7a2c5650558878c46dc404f2d54d29e
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagaulh3sZXTjE:A3k03kB56rLw
- TLSH T188456A03E6950FE5D14F813099958622EA37BD921F2097EF1368BF253F327C06A39697
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 09b9ba4e7086129e4f241555f48a19fd9f2b188c638bf0b9f607fc82965e83df
- MD5 c245009a58c48cec9a2257d52dd387e6
- SHA1 7216c85540982f822e11356cb964632d12f4a883
- SHA512 83fa9f80f001a06b9dd1c6e7d353b8fb012ae0cfeec0fff499e777bd6b38c2a5b22dd3960fc47630ee290b9a70410418b3211b666e970561deb90c80c751b6e0
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagaulh3sZB0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kB56rpPji0Aj
- TLSH T1E0754A16E6A40B65D06BC074C9D69666EA733C821F3087DB1354BF283F337D1A63A762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe$
- Size 1.0MB
- SHA256 b2a24b0583aa7d4029dc9a623c90123b12a68af0e79b57825fef746c42868c92
- MD5 a72434117bda69660d3caa25c3838027
- SHA1 6efb52798dbaaf9cc01e943b1742ae884c9290f5
- SHA512 997382a37bc78efaa457a6dc0242a82fd1326732e187f2628734ec9754ed8d90ea5b36a9f7203dd17732b844661e6fcf4891501acae8c1f226fb1ebe5fa4b9d1
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagaulh3sZ9Q:A3k03kB56rW
- TLSH T1DF356A02E6950FA5D54F81309E954662EA377D821F2097EF2358BF253F327C07A39297
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 d45d36c2b72f19cf6d7e61da64ae3ec68a71f984da96698ceb6d3ea79f503dd4
- MD5 8d41d2222f6ae357451a918d50ca6be8
- SHA1 adef609226bbd5bb2dc4cba4d1c09d21d897d7a2
- SHA512 88c0ef4d3647923a0cfee11b6c1bfbe4187fb5589074e089bd410829ee006a508c6523e971d7c69260e3983d43dffc6a9c9c3d51dcf61f9639847a34ddf169d0
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagaulh3sZRF:A3k03kB56rb
- TLSH T152355902D6D50FA5D64F8030DD9A8662EA37BE821F2097EF1358BF253F327C07629656
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH