Analysis
- max time kernel
103s - max time network
153s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
02/08/2026, 14:34
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_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_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_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_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.9MB
- Sample260802-rxlp9sbe22
- SHA256 ca6535154ab98c70edc482fe54f0c123c8d2286938f03501a13d6b7b8d1e98ce
- MD5 43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e
- SHA1 00db4a04671745ae8f75586fd7f93568290e480c
- SHA512 6bc86331063d84c0de832072b67e8bf18bd6d6de52c3f9ddf92f48ccc547fcabc756849594d6b6a437922457bfcc83cc3bea3ba67ac051228e702d3bb72887a8
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBFTCQj6fijC3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancE:A3k03kHRJARJ83k03kHRJARJ
- TLSH T1F1959D03F79900E8D14AC1789AA69A22FB757C56173097DF2358C6162F63BD0AF3E394
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/3576-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00070000000245c3-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/5116-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000300000001e699-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3576-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/5116-35-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0006000000021a3b-1061.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00030000000216fc-1261.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00070000000245c3-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000300000001e699-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0006000000021a3b-1061.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00030000000216fc-1261.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5116 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" 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_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 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_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 created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_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\jjs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe$ 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxApp_48.49.31001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\XboxApp.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_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_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_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}\xlicons.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe patcher.exe File created 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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe$ 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\pwahelper.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe$$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.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\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.People_10.1902.633.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PeopleApp.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\identity_helper.exe$ 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedge.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe$ 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\notification_helper.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe$ 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX45.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\TabTip32.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge_proxy.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_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 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3576 2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 5116 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e_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:3576
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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:5116
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 ca6535154ab98c70edc482fe54f0c123c8d2286938f03501a13d6b7b8d1e98ce
- MD5 43d3fdd99ff1d637de9773d46979478e
- SHA1 00db4a04671745ae8f75586fd7f93568290e480c
- SHA512 6bc86331063d84c0de832072b67e8bf18bd6d6de52c3f9ddf92f48ccc547fcabc756849594d6b6a437922457bfcc83cc3bea3ba67ac051228e702d3bb72887a8
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBFTCQj6fijC3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancE:A3k03kHRJARJ83k03kHRJARJ
- TLSH T1F1959D03F79900E8D14AC1789AA69A22FB757C56173097DF2358C6162F63BD0AF3E394
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.4MB
- SHA256 fdbaf1bf3b1f94e24db1d4159fc71f2a0222aedb7791393ed609e5c5774ee6b8
- MD5 57785d198953beec19b75ffca55e0550
- SHA1 5862dc8b9cbc3f243ef85b5ad2dfc75bd36b0e8a
- SHA512 de8598629f7832fc5ed6a990af30f2ac31ea631da70cb3ed1a6ec4359ab6cf51832e8354b301d1e2962bceae7530941cc6db341e14aea769c5b51935022d84a8
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBFTCQj6fijC3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancs:A3k03kHRJARJ83k03kHRJARJdPji0Aj
- TLSH T1DEC58D17F6A801B9D067C178CAD69A66FB717846173097CF1358C6292F63BD0AF3A360
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 f1c489800822e0c126faee48f989e01a958b90b35a2855263656d5c0d248cd43
- MD5 037a1467d10e67eb6bd0b0b0d55ae05a
- SHA1 bfa21cc6ed56d0ac8773e4dbe7ec542ea7b307ba
- SHA512 cb61b38e9098e570fca9b6ecc8b054b844604b57883466163c73990dd53c9391ea9d859ac68fd110bbcabaf7576ddb48431f1d384ed8939a67340d95278eda03
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBFTCQj6fijC3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancf:A3k03kHRJARJ83k03kHRJARJ4
- TLSH T14C959D13F79900E8D14AC1749AA69A22FB757C56173093DF2358C6162F63BD0AF3E3A4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 675a269b4ac3c27938a1a07605a512d453f6bc98ced01a51b9913bebca4dcb9e
- MD5 e967177106a939c3b1cc3617ab061e97
- SHA1 120507d6176e68b8135985fe078c30122a57e13a
- SHA512 25a0804c324d0835dd43faa51d71e4cac650a207c15d3c44035bde05b3cae757b9f0945ee813fdb2f986c635a06466079b463938e6a824df7e53505a63dc1ec3
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBFTCQj6fijC3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancg:A3k03kHRJARJ83k03kHRJARJH
- TLSH T1FD959D03E79900E8D24AC1749A968A22FB757C56172097DF2358F7162F72BD0AF3E394
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH