Analysis
- max time kernel
117s - 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, 13:26
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- Sample260802-qph4qstekd
- SHA256 04079a3083acd15a10571260e4640b08a0b2d622bf04d1f1bc292fe8be1e386a
- MD5 ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d
- SHA1 4550c163cd7cfc643abe8b0b0a968986ea870e7d
- SHA512 acc84f0c32b9f62cb83f83d6f82274df8585921d95be7e6ac7f535a1cd14515fbaf547a772cc356525d5bbaaf33dc73d218519f33f2dbf4450fe78cafabc095f
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPoB3aEsy83Ii5jcAkSYqyE:A3k03kHRJARJjpYq
- TLSH T1A3657C17F6A841B5D067C179CAD2AA56FB713846073097CF1398C7292F23BE19E3A361
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1812-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-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/1812-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3352-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019915-344.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019b0e-645.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019bea-643.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/0x0003000000019915-344.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019b0e-645.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019bea-643.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3352 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" 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_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:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe$ 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe$ 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe$ 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe$ 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\Installer\setup.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_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}\osmadminicon.exe$ 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe$ 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpDlpCmd.exe 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Download\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\139.0.3405.125\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe$ 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_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 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_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 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_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 1812 2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 3352 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d_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:1812
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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:3352
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 04079a3083acd15a10571260e4640b08a0b2d622bf04d1f1bc292fe8be1e386a
- MD5 ed00528f01c7ac457a9ee5eaebe9a41d
- SHA1 4550c163cd7cfc643abe8b0b0a968986ea870e7d
- SHA512 acc84f0c32b9f62cb83f83d6f82274df8585921d95be7e6ac7f535a1cd14515fbaf547a772cc356525d5bbaaf33dc73d218519f33f2dbf4450fe78cafabc095f
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPoB3aEsy83Ii5jcAkSYqyE:A3k03kHRJARJjpYq
- TLSH T1A3657C17F6A841B5D067C179CAD2AA56FB713846073097CF1398C7292F23BE19E3A361
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 57635a273be50149de05f84a79d3794d4c1b4614ffdcbce2ec196474a5776b1b
- MD5 0cf45ae352c8751991e6f8aacba593d2
- SHA1 bcbd319c4c530a2fa2c01162eac9a4ce51266676
- SHA512 bc352a70ab827c510f9c2c44bda318c434252db21d0d4febc2cd87ffb257c961959d11a150b323cf1b529c64801f5df79e6621584f59bf21fd5f4ad2a634d3b6
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPoB3aEsy83Ii5jcAkSYqyED0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJARJjpYqjPji0Aj
- TLSH T1E4956C16F66442B5D073C0B9C5D2AA9AFE72344617308BCF1385C7282F27BE59A3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 fa3d34ee0f09271b02df218e2941a8d2e933a90d1b67b1eefc6d1854005a0c57
- MD5 f593361f713542fa23b6b6149b230a81
- SHA1 f2adcd9ba3222ad2e9be0ca95d9f8dee33af8f13
- SHA512 a7374c6820e9621328158ea2343fb6f14078604d1031cd5e06bb5571a9729d42870eada75ef466073b79d5f96f9bbe8cdc5c738294f595ae2d9339050d730e37
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPoB3aEsy83Ii5jcAkSYqyELk:A3k03kHRJARJjpYqI
- TLSH T1E8657C17F6A841B5D067C179CAD2AA56FB713846073097CF1398C7292F23BE19E3A361
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 3b7acb1e66de1150d7e4d56c866e113171cda013fab23e350dfca98e1439dd7a
- MD5 72a26432a0474b2765945bc43d9f682d
- SHA1 d8b9c91c2d1dacd2492d021c84da4b969f9f383d
- SHA512 6da5c15416d131f37a7007792720549f653503034efb92259224e0faec4e68114dc797256f6eab3828565061ca66374ab9c2f30bfa7bf6c4ff943f5563dce398
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPoB3aEsy83Ii5jcAkSYqyEHQ:A3k03kHRJARJjpYqQ
- TLSH T195657C17F6A841B5D067C179CAD2AA56FB713846073097CF1398C7292F23BE19E3A361
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 243025550e6e81ed8e3de5e0b3cc0468aedb6fb77befd335e026182193501815
- MD5 e9dba67c0cb4698853e3371884367589
- SHA1 ece76a29c46b0a6775ecb933c3a6bf7772509f23
- SHA512 2a02bfe3a70d8f642c8a508562e27f3de69723ec203eb113137a691ec5eb0a8b047a2c535d3054417c88430408a865ba66db8ead630fb4afc2bce75d05bfa3b7
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPoB3aEsy83Ii5jcAkSYqyE7HdfnJ:A3k03kHRJARJjpYqX
- TLSH T178757B17F7A801B5D073C179CAD29A56EB72384607309BCF1394D6292F23BE19E3A761
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH