Analysis
- max time kernel
112s - max time network
129s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
31/07/2026, 14:04
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260731-rddkjsbe87
- SHA256 5185a473b9bdbe366c9159676c0f44acc8ddc4b21611ac50c3481a18609b3acd
- MD5 949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff
- SHA1 f4426fefd06b8e9f1c0e6ad68edfbd0a9845d042
- SHA512 11490b0bb3462c837df8b7fba041d7a868fe72a7773ca1c3550cc89b55922ace9336392a10b255e7058c71fd4476c4affd487c34edb54d5555053db6384cf75e
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagPRmxKTZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87H:A3k03kB56rUeW4SkZP4sz9Mb
- TLSH T1EF853916F6784B62D07BC0B5C5D6AA56FA333C465F3087CB03499B283F276D1963932A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1192-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c544-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2d6-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1192-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2860-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198fd-374.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198ff-392.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x002d000000019b51-1027.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019caa-1288.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c544-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2d6-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198fd-374.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198ff-392.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x002d000000019b51-1027.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019caa-1288.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2860 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" 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_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 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_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\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_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\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe$ 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.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\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\MsSense.exe 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.exe 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_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.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\wab.exe 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_122734\javaw.exe 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe patcher.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\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe$ 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe$ 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge.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 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1192 2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 2860 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-31_949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff_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:1192
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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:2860
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 5185a473b9bdbe366c9159676c0f44acc8ddc4b21611ac50c3481a18609b3acd
- MD5 949a754f6b11f8ad3cba7daf7ce2cfff
- SHA1 f4426fefd06b8e9f1c0e6ad68edfbd0a9845d042
- SHA512 11490b0bb3462c837df8b7fba041d7a868fe72a7773ca1c3550cc89b55922ace9336392a10b255e7058c71fd4476c4affd487c34edb54d5555053db6384cf75e
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagPRmxKTZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87H:A3k03kB56rUeW4SkZP4sz9Mb
- TLSH T1EF853916F6784B62D07BC0B5C5D6AA56FA333C465F3087CB03499B283F276D1963932A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 4d3ab21c882105b043ee471ef3c955779ff1226452de01d593f84be82696ae75
- MD5 6b068645b0024a769dbe6d79fe16bfd8
- SHA1 e1e8d3e2c49e5a9eb085291b11ffb52565ac42e7
- SHA512 be29d6578e7454d0099ff879e9aad481da59aeb1abc5a9b39eb42539df89cdef95fb1aafb98c1171ca823d61b700d51200b62390e732ec23b822e5abda787a83
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagPRmxKTZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE872:A3k03kB56rUeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj
- TLSH T144B53A16F6784722D077C0B9C5D6AA9AFA3238461F3086CB0345DB283F277D5963A736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 f7ee18c26c8a431a8198ea90157e5d08557f7226754ef60dd72969e665e0018f
- MD5 fc2a977f78a17231f8fc82651a61849c
- SHA1 01ba6381239e929c9c9cddf3b19b0653753c1e6a
- SHA512 4713e67ec111497258b92f519def83a19c89168e7736241fcacf94ddff37ec75acff5b079dcd609bc7e3de5e963f6484a2918a990b6f271b0aff9fa61bb35641
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagPRmxKTZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87x:A3k03kB56rUeW4SkZP4sz9MbE
- TLSH T175853916F6784B62D07BC0B5C5D66A5AFA323C465F3087CB03499B283F277D1963932A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 bee78d7908d66e542056eb6eb23d28fbba8b6e9a89cae9599194c6001fc82934
- MD5 e731b0f8d0ecd2c2cb9552e0e880808a
- SHA1 caf35cab2f764911d76f7bb2fc5ffe280a1a3607
- SHA512 01f2c2e3c44cdd274d2da1a2d739b2c0d5eb726d4b6bc477de1de5d456944d5837d8f796c960537edb89e4dc7f8c9cff972e5e1a5b40d6ef8996b9ea1e6e73c7
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagPRmxKTZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87k:A3k03kB56rUeW4SkZP4sz9MbR
- TLSH T18D853916F6784B62D07BC0B5C5D66A5AFA323C465F3087CB03499B283F277D1963932A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 7bc36445b44646d6958b073c78282faff9c3c5f0c465dfaca55398462862fb68
- MD5 8dd375d2b12bffa08343be1f4764f678
- SHA1 bd5ee0825583915fd76e511f6bf95301d546af68
- SHA512 c1f6d5fcd9ba167246db04e4899734cbc06e9d19d7d53c5e0f48591d5f56c1f5331454e0a355c761add2cababcb4827cc437525241a4113bad8af52274b90def
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagPRmxKTZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87T:A3k03kB56rUeW4SkZP4sz9Mbu
- TLSH T1EE952916F6784B62D07BC0B5C5D6AA56FA323C465F3087CB03499B283F277D1963932A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 d53fee6292f4dfc9e9da183b5001f63358c8b1b2e6e4329a80d2ac3accc75611
- MD5 f4deaf36dc695062a2c634446fea440c
- SHA1 47351fd32a4eb786c9a3cb558caec529335d4ec0
- SHA512 f87a3885be3a68c5dcd828984be590bbf0c1fcd6c77ac15c34a540c987a64c87bf4c6c12f8460e107026db942f3d2d367be06e8ac0889911ce4b614403d6eba0
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagPRmxKTZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87C:A3k03kB56rUeW4SkZP4sz9Mbj
- TLSH T12F953916F5B84B62D0ABC075C9D6AA56F9323C451F308BDB0349BB283E377D19639326
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH