Analysis
- max time kernel
118s - max time network
154s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
01/08/2026, 12:20
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- Sample260801-ph2f3avcpg
- SHA256 3300565e6317f28cc28713c3aa101a848da17fc62918f81b74905a0792c591bf
- MD5 ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf
- SHA1 deed41d4e8d7c53d3623510d0ce9444871dfb3e2
- SHA512 d49db8ac03ea8fb960442301f99bc1785ea428314350cddaa610fe1ba652b4bba54f58d65f8cfc9ad11350d59697b7197151e43a23eb74cea32da73d61c621fa
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsccaLzyjYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5bYTqMR:A3k03kHRJeqJtb2IdqJtb2I
- TLSH T11CA54B26F6A48375D073C079C5D2AA9AFE3234425B308ACB1349D7282F677D5DA3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/704-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c53d-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b305-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/704-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4876-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000400000001bb46-156.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198f0-387.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00220000000188c5-388.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c53d-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b305-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000400000001bb46-156.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198f0-387.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x00220000000188c5-388.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4876 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" 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_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 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_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 created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe$ 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.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\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_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$ 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE$ 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe$ 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe$ 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe$ 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_131343\javaws.exe 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE patcher.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe$ 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_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 created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_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}\ohub32.exe$ 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_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 created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe$ 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_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 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_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 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\notification_click_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCopyAccelerator.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.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 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_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 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 704 2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4876 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf_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:704
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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:4876
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 3300565e6317f28cc28713c3aa101a848da17fc62918f81b74905a0792c591bf
- MD5 ff34726d3e61909a3c64e34951a62ddf
- SHA1 deed41d4e8d7c53d3623510d0ce9444871dfb3e2
- SHA512 d49db8ac03ea8fb960442301f99bc1785ea428314350cddaa610fe1ba652b4bba54f58d65f8cfc9ad11350d59697b7197151e43a23eb74cea32da73d61c621fa
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsccaLzyjYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5bYTqMR:A3k03kHRJeqJtb2IdqJtb2I
- TLSH T11CA54B26F6A48375D073C079C5D2AA9AFE3234425B308ACB1349D7282F677D5DA3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.5MB
- SHA256 1a307fa0af03ab829cec45b11cfd5da7cbf549c4fbe71ed2f3d472f7039a07b2
- MD5 872ee48d573c4e62a5150e7cdbbb1f79
- SHA1 ee5875ed1afec85576d408f5115e09d87d32917f
- SHA512 947121fbc976e289d495a12ea2be878a738b17ae9a3998f34daf9be58e1662d47e1a2e58c7f2611d96a1468909dcfce7840b074c27ebb783737c604c093d8c82
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsccaLzyjYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5bYTqMF:A3k03kHRJeqJtb2IdqJtb2IQPji0Aj
- TLSH T1DDC53A26F6A48375D073C0B9C5D2A69AEE3234425B308ACB1385D72C2F677D5DA3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 e806249375e5d9b432068e39ed9129a3f107476e08d8cb98598427f57d20194e
- MD5 5e446a9983c41370453abb8bd6060e7b
- SHA1 333f70feee6eb2cddef36b447d0bcf856d52c0b3
- SHA512 808a39b821efd8802405e1e8f1ceff1361f9ebac04fcdaf6055cc0b966775b71236622552fc3f559cbb01861a581d154afa4f63af94b586ec6c8d448ac1f6dac
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsccaLzyjYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5bYTqMy:A3k03kHRJeqJtb2IdqJtb2It
- TLSH T18CA53A26F6A44265D07BC079C7D2965AFA3338425BB086CB13C5D23C2F277D199BA723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 21803d46f8e6aae645fa7841de5aedc5c8f92ecf935c4b9c0d78ad3e525210f2
- MD5 2a757d24d57ce28d1fce601c8da46335
- SHA1 ae1d019ce271c7ed77e406d87fdfeb4308ae1178
- SHA512 4e243c0e26e7e499299c435db9d0fdfd6b487ad27b2cb0ba453d6d7950787832019fd88fe3f854f5e8c1b5020d2419c3d180c279fd8f29d7de116f7ed4763a7b
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsccaLzyjYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5bYTqMn:A3k03kHRJeqJtb2IdqJtb2I0
- TLSH T149A54B26F6A48375D073C079C5D2AA9AFE3234425B308ACB1349D7282F677D5DA3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe$
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 6c4394b8b3df3edb29ce06de6d80348b8565748a3c0a3a0ff8a280f754657e91
- MD5 9541d758f57ecd965302e8e580567faa
- SHA1 af8158b82b24418a31cd9881052ad63df959f7be
- SHA512 0ef5542095157393fe8fec56fc1913619f19a5ea3f6bf1ddb1e8aa73776bab168713a58796a247c0222f3fa4c0271b49fb6f0adf772cd4ae296c86f29b63d8e9
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsccaLzyjYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5bYTqMc:A3k03kHRJeqJtb2IdqJtb2Ib
- TLSH T1E0A54B26F6A48375D073C079C5D2AA9AFE3234425B308ACB1349D7282F677D5DA3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH