Analysis
- max time kernel
124s - max time network
153s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
02/08/2026, 00:04
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_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_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_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_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 4.8MB
- Sample260802-ac233sak2t
- SHA256 0b16223a80f0b39983a11903fbadada53ba5c0db0f218f981c3db4e17d28b444
- MD5 a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85
- SHA1 cbaba099c6d9808abf0aa90ff34c73581dd12bb8
- SHA512 a13117eaa02dcb0380e4510eeb8cd078a0776d358a43ae70aebbcde06e6dd7c1dbeb709590c3b9f304f0fd29927ab23628007e7b2361722429a7897774e3dd54
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJHqJtb2IpeW4SkZP4sz9Mb3eW4SkZP4sz9MbeqJtb2IseW4SkZP4sz9c:A3k03kHRhWfkZcHfkZce/fkZc
- TLSH T1D5360916F5B88322D0B3C0B9C5D6AA9AFD3238465B308ACB0249E76C2E377D5D536735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3164-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000500000001b884-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b32b-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3164-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3192-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000c000000019cf4-1022.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0016000000018944-1524.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c439-1618.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000500000001b884-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b32b-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000c000000019cf4-1022.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0016000000018944-1524.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c439-1618.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3192 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" patcher.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_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 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_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\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE$ 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_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\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created 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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\outicon.exe 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe$ 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_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}\pubs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_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\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE$ 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_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.ShowHelp.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pj11icon.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.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\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE$ 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe patcher.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\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe$ 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_click_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_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 created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.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_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.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_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_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 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_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 3164 2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 3192 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85_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:3164
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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:3192
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 4.8MB
- SHA256 0b16223a80f0b39983a11903fbadada53ba5c0db0f218f981c3db4e17d28b444
- MD5 a9b5d4e5e737dc0ef2263f7b1fca4c85
- SHA1 cbaba099c6d9808abf0aa90ff34c73581dd12bb8
- SHA512 a13117eaa02dcb0380e4510eeb8cd078a0776d358a43ae70aebbcde06e6dd7c1dbeb709590c3b9f304f0fd29927ab23628007e7b2361722429a7897774e3dd54
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJHqJtb2IpeW4SkZP4sz9Mb3eW4SkZP4sz9MbeqJtb2IseW4SkZP4sz9c:A3k03kHRhWfkZcHfkZce/fkZc
- TLSH T1D5360916F5B88322D0B3C0B9C5D6AA9AFD3238465B308ACB0249E76C2E377D5D536735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe$
- Size 5.0MB
- SHA256 54a7e9a275d3c520235202ef375750da76a394177a74c8100e978be807e7f0f0
- MD5 b105bf99b9db7664e635ffd7354efb74
- SHA1 494eb9eb72c7481b0144b05f97641e7c72774531
- SHA512 5dbcfbd1112aa272bcbdf7c058001fe9fea10d3e2fb24d969dd68b68d6c4a13c37302db59d5040ee7ede26fe0a98d24a3c9c970ba203eaf2fe5401f2555cdaf7
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJHqJtb2IpeW4SkZP4sz9Mb3eW4SkZP4sz9MbeqJtb2IseW4SkZP4sz9e:A3k03kHRhWfkZcHfkZce/fkZcGLte
- TLSH T138361A16F5B88322D0B3C0B9C5D6AA9AFD3238465B308ACB0249E76C2E377D5D536735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe
- Size 5.5MB
- SHA256 6fb5458a67d5a7cb00f1b01dc158edad9291c91f5050874066c779040489bb7d
- MD5 990592a3c223f1623f2cef8d83ab38ca
- SHA1 84a62179204f31a44aa8503e56a3834edb7d3c45
- SHA512 61a91aab6e669e012e6a88c2d04974eb9194d559ef9feb5e2abb1e50b99a21b713de8fbbe7d5350894a304988e853a71524846125fefda4c356c566567556915
- SSDEEP 98304:A3k03kHRhWfkZcHfkZce/fkZcdMMHMMMvMMZMMMlmMMMiMMMYJMMHMMM6MMZMMMa:A3k03kHLAP/Pe3P+
- TLSH T160461A16F6B88322D0B3C0B5C9D7AA99F9323C455B308ACB1249B72C2E377D69536735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 5.3MB
- SHA256 c90af760de4b65b5ee4cd07cfadb78fe822a82c0b78738910481ec4272bfabd9
- MD5 667980ce4b017c3dcec689e318f1ff69
- SHA1 8048c72d8688645238ac85f682419804255fcb65
- SHA512 9faef5bcfad6ab9e1415175d3bf46e76b7d4e8e1d72ef19ef905c7dda34e5434e128886102ab25ea08db0cb350387be213bbc9eec72aa9fb4bdd950d609eb935
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJHqJtb2IpeW4SkZP4sz9Mb3eW4SkZP4sz9MbeqJtb2IseW4SkZP4sz9J:A3k03kHRhWfkZcHfkZce/fkZcRjo
- TLSH T18F460A16F5788322D0B3C0B9C5D6AA9AFD3238465B308ACB0249E76C2E377D5D636735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
- Size 4.8MB
- SHA256 902af53775b0576343adf5b6111f1c6de55cb13395926e0207b0314059970754
- MD5 da95260eff01d676a56538337b91e954
- SHA1 8017fa715d128fc6f7238abae040778cb5b941df
- SHA512 5654e0ada98001a03294586002ffb73495067fbdb3b8a14e47539b65a13daf75e05fb669c5708751646f4c27021864ce3256f31772efde0357e339d6039b5e09
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJHqJtb2IpeW4SkZP4sz9Mb3eW4SkZP4sz9MbeqJtb2IseW4SkZP4sz9v:A3k03kHRhWfkZcHfkZce/fkZcu
- TLSH T1D7360916F5B88322D0B3C0B9C5D6AA9AFD3238465B308ACB0249E76C2E377D5D536735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH