Analysis
- max time kernel
108s - max time network
145s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
29/07/2026, 16:07
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- Sample260729-tkwqtabb39
- SHA256 76a49c5b8ff9c6a80e1df76d6e84dd1b5df91827460dbaa4f140b2e7385dd0af
- MD5 12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855
- SHA1 b1c2a016bdf8a1e6a69f87b5f465013e582a3952
- SHA512 480b2561a2f9cddff82eac6a0eb45799a9d9e7381e42945566b9008665981cfb6b2a8b8c7537a111f849fbcef5951ce2f66df8323ae0a5fe0b03216677819b9d
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GduEcl1P6eYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5MF4:A3k03kHRJYqJtb2IpeW4SkZP4sz9Mb
- TLSH T107B53B16F6788362D073C0B9C5D6AA5AFE3234465B308ACB1349D32C2F277D59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Custom signatureDetects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5300-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000a00000001b87f-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0005000000016cbe-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5300-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4712-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198f2-270.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019cb3-1285.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000a00000001b87f-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0005000000016cbe-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198f2-270.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019cb3-1285.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4712 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" 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_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 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE$ patcher.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\AcroRd32Info.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe patcher.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\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe$ 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe$ 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\SenseGPParser.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe$ 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCopyAccelerator.exe 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe$ 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_click_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe$ 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\accicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_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 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_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 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 5300 2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4712 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855_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:5300
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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:4712
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 76a49c5b8ff9c6a80e1df76d6e84dd1b5df91827460dbaa4f140b2e7385dd0af
- MD5 12479b07d41ae3afb47c0dce89afa855
- SHA1 b1c2a016bdf8a1e6a69f87b5f465013e582a3952
- SHA512 480b2561a2f9cddff82eac6a0eb45799a9d9e7381e42945566b9008665981cfb6b2a8b8c7537a111f849fbcef5951ce2f66df8323ae0a5fe0b03216677819b9d
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GduEcl1P6eYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5MF4:A3k03kHRJYqJtb2IpeW4SkZP4sz9Mb
- TLSH T107B53B16F6788362D073C0B9C5D6AA5AFE3234465B308ACB1349D32C2F277D59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.9MB
- SHA256 645ffb9ad57e399a9f131a19a73ee999de8d4dba04052fc1cac1cc7a966ba543
- MD5 6fa60f851b33fc6d73a0171290d8de92
- SHA1 1715480fc80f0b7c8f700183900957ed84e1e5cc
- SHA512 9093d343b5af152110d8cf2c6a0dfb76a0392c988db18bb5318101f1976fe3343fe55a3e7213ffbd57a1592d1decd6096220ccb9e54cf3be3ab66e75e64b7002
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJYqJtb2IpeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj:A3k03kHRuWfkZcRjo
- TLSH T19DD52A16F6788362D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFE3234465B308ACB0349D72C2F277D5963A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
- Size 2.4MB
- SHA256 0a628568323da9c781b586ab0e41b1c59a1d44d9ad6de6e01d7ae894aa1fe9f5
- MD5 c3eb7a8471ccb472df05bc3424c5a88b
- SHA1 82418e6f301e1535c47d27aa69f2b0a66c93b08b
- SHA512 7c83c64171df9aba4c41faabb35bfdf7f76a163e27a5e3e7add0ce570dc114d020a8f1b33892efcd86976c0afe38817bfcea653521e4851359b334d326307d20
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GduEcl1P6eYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5MFg:A3k03kHRJYqJtb2IpeW4SkZP4sz9MbS
- TLSH T126B53B16F6788362D073C0B9C5D6AA5AFE3234465B308ACB1349D32C2F277D59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 2.4MB
- SHA256 79c92d649f53d151d9efac74e9653502ef9b9b27c40c11c4d900e56de254ea0b
- MD5 afc66787bee07e430798379212a5bf0c
- SHA1 c40b8b01dca515136b9f6b8221cec8d224d4b9c8
- SHA512 b1129b8c8651757f8c8990ddce74ebebf6c6c779f04ef785da593896c5ee24cbd1e5f8644b60aae2d7f7d429931f0acbf24978c364b866922e0e3064e9452eda
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GduEcl1P6eYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5MFd:A3k03kHRJYqJtb2IpeW4SkZP4sz9Mbj
- TLSH T11CC53B16F6B84362D0B3C075C9D6AA5AFA313C465B308ACB1349E3282F377D5963A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH