Analysis
- max time kernel
69s - max time network
134s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
30/07/2026, 03:36
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.5MB
- Sample260730-d6agpsyeng
- SHA256 545cd7c101706f7b7ea7a98e74a44ecbec4bd3e782201ca6870c705ae3655690
- MD5 4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021
- SHA1 692dbda0632d8ab8160ef3cea81f2f4c8484bd7f
- SHA512 196f5c971634556b2f2c08a7911cdda414b2b167182fe6c54807f856349fdf26679b94911a564645f8c8c327079b636ad438d5d2b15cded4b9586623402d0794
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJxeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56rTPji0Aj:A3k03kHRnfkZcBrLjo
- TLSH T131C53916F6784762D077C0B9C5D2AA5AFA3238465F3087CB0345DB283F277D19A3A726
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 10 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/1700-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024400-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4052-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bb0-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1700-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4052-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0002000000023456-125.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0002000000021669-1265.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000d00000001eded-1490.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00040000000215c0-1678.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024400-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bb0-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0002000000023456-125.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0002000000021669-1265.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000d00000001eded-1490.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00040000000215c0-1678.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4052 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" 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_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 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_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\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.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\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe$ 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal_2000.19081.1301.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\MixedRealityPortal.Brokered.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_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 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe$ 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_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.Loader.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE$ 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE$ 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE$ 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI_1.23.28002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\TCUI-App.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_1.1911.21713.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Win32Bridge.Server.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\keytool.exe$ 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE patcher.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\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\InputPersonalization.exe 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\jstat.exe patcher.exe File created 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 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe$ 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_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\jarsigner.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\visicon.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe patcher.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\unpack200.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\HxTsr.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe$ 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_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 patcher.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1700 2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4052 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-30_4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021_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:1700
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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:4052
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.5MB
- SHA256 545cd7c101706f7b7ea7a98e74a44ecbec4bd3e782201ca6870c705ae3655690
- MD5 4309ee42d6bc167598a87ab70de40021
- SHA1 692dbda0632d8ab8160ef3cea81f2f4c8484bd7f
- SHA512 196f5c971634556b2f2c08a7911cdda414b2b167182fe6c54807f856349fdf26679b94911a564645f8c8c327079b636ad438d5d2b15cded4b9586623402d0794
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJxeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56rTPji0Aj:A3k03kHRnfkZcBrLjo
- TLSH T131C53916F6784762D077C0B9C5D2AA5AFA3238465F3087CB0345DB283F277D19A3A726
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe$
- Size 2.6MB
- SHA256 494e936880362ff69c85f99537cd0ac112bc7301e591d7e3a96ccd1328ad1d87
- MD5 c149b1df18c1064da16888fe647bbf6e
- SHA1 2ac00bb98f0e1d9a3026320f5dd9befb599e5699
- SHA512 6a0b92117dea124e53ddd2bda61e997aacd8fb36bc5580df8449e94e42a54e2af75f40c101594d2f5a8552fa8d8fa5241a715447e3e839ff2cd4f63e11d6c977
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJxeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56rTPji0AjOW:A3k03kHRnfkZcBrLjoSW
- TLSH T18AC53A16F6784762D077C0B9C5D2AA5AFA3238465F3087CB03459B283F277D19A3A736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge.exe$
- Size 2.6MB
- SHA256 f1372986561f3f1987c54f7c8ce4318296e94e52499e8f450937d2adc0fa955c
- MD5 9d369ffc8757068bae2852eeba58c369
- SHA1 38ca0845d228a6f606a5f2f48ef2312f422fed89
- SHA512 4bfd6b78241fdb34125e1110183bb8458786bd08c425c9f77ebe6ad8ef0a146ba6ab1fca9669c163bf72c99d80ddee2505c82803954c0687ae947464db4a034b
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJxeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56rTPji0AjMI:A3k03kHRnfkZcBrLjogI
- TLSH T16BC53A16F6784762D077C0B9C5D2AA5AFA3238461F3087CB0345DB283F277D59A3A726
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.0MB
- SHA256 912bcf61a975858f37882d7dd468dcf9c338aa682cea19283de1bc9e0b03ab5f
- MD5 3e3783c4f0c5ea5c33e0cb12cccc3000
- SHA1 9276923ea4a4776eab6cc6c47df64bfb90be172d
- SHA512 7bfd5d5074eb881d488851beb8d582f008b84dae51a7d2469716ce937511da7691e8194e94b9f3220e7462ca67d9b76ec066ae91f4f0a414c0c054add3811c70
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJxeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56rTPji0AjKPji0Aj:A3k03kHRnfkZcBrLjo0jo
- TLSH T13AE53A16F6784762D077C0B9C5D2A69AFA3238461F3086CB0345DB283F277D59A3A736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe$
- Size 2.6MB
- SHA256 e34d369dc681f584ab541cef0f80fa6680e34f324358f23c6776b3ef1d5e9f19
- MD5 1c482df60cd2f01b1045560871c2fca4
- SHA1 f9d54e656ceec8e4b5ef1f44cdc21075a0e8050a
- SHA512 4ccce7ff2b758513a6fbda6c0614045c14017d0874e73e0cf0c5d3b73292a13ea6f01f205d99247c0c59c9115830fe4d82502b7545da8f08119547ab845a5eb0
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJxeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56rTPji0AjX:A3k03kHRnfkZcBrLjoT
- TLSH T169D52816F6784762D06BC079C6D2A65AFA3338451F7086CB0385DB3C2F276D19A7A327
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 2.6MB
- SHA256 f320ba28cc76b77ed30653c8650b0fd89ae30d8c6ed9e9301708a43d38c3d75a
- MD5 e774e89d66f898b42c5f9cd2d8a5c40f
- SHA1 f945e71564e4352b4a9ebc779484d5345c3947fd
- SHA512 a295c9fe5584fd271b12ce3aca771b0e2d50f78b35a1ae75b07af6edeee7d559efa44d51616364f37115a581f55afbd66c5e78c69fc56ea87981e5404f1092ec
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJxeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56rTPji0Ajq:A3k03kHRnfkZcBrLjo2
- TLSH T1A1C53A16F6B84762D077C075C9D6A65AFA323C411F308BCB0345AB283E377D59A3A726
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH