Analysis
- max time kernel
92s - max time network
147s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
03/08/2026, 03:09
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe
- Size 953KB
- Sample260803-dnn75sbm3x
- SHA256 4d3a14c21b2531f90c4541dbd6c32867a8d358171d9a6b8872dff7bd9dafe256
- MD5 cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e
- SHA1 d14f5e28742e4bbc708247368cbd1188287a758e
- SHA512 46dfdad52dad0a44573bc666b89a2a85894a29dbfad822e13ff1f317c74157a32f74a0d7eeb110f7d4e724dca0ab47f73f2074b4074a2892fe21b552e5e911f2
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZB0Le5ji0hmxNrMJaEoFpNaiNaiGF:A3kqPji0AjM
- TLSH T1C1256B16F6B44371D073C0B9C5E2A69AEA7138421B308ACB4395D7283F67BE5D63A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/4728-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00070000000243fb-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4968-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bd0-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4728-34-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4968-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000200000002165e-125.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024417-1616.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00070000000243fb-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bd0-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000200000002165e-125.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024417-1616.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4968 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_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_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_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe$ 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{74A5E9DB-42A6-4629-9DA9-DE27556EBF1E}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe$ 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection_4.4.8204.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.People_10.1902.633.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PeopleApp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe$ 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.BingWeather_4.25.20211.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Msn.Weather.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe$ 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe$ 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.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 (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.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_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe 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_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_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_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4728 2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe 4968 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_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:4728
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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:4968
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 953KB
- SHA256 4d3a14c21b2531f90c4541dbd6c32867a8d358171d9a6b8872dff7bd9dafe256
- MD5 cb3741f8880eebb1a4f6a93f2766ce2e
- SHA1 d14f5e28742e4bbc708247368cbd1188287a758e
- SHA512 46dfdad52dad0a44573bc666b89a2a85894a29dbfad822e13ff1f317c74157a32f74a0d7eeb110f7d4e724dca0ab47f73f2074b4074a2892fe21b552e5e911f2
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZB0Le5ji0hmxNrMJaEoFpNaiNaiGF:A3kqPji0AjM
- TLSH T1C1256B16F6B44371D073C0B9C5E2A69AEA7138421B308ACB4395D7283F67BE5D63A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe
- Size 1.0MB
- SHA256 ccaf77bad21594a9e5a6e126e08474b2642c24b2cf43462a5f19f2ffc5d375f7
- MD5 27d1b43e0fc1bff934d3bad66cdb83da
- SHA1 96dc334dc24b39a1edad027d055275b4f8dad661
- SHA512 a29d2b0092abf5af44443c036ffc3ab91325525dbc534ec5b5724f9fea2228a0b3d37b060c2f9ec584ce3a4e33ef034f7b4e77fdcc127b139482b4ecf602f8fd
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZB0Le5ji0hmxNrMJaEoFpNaiNaiGXTjE:A3kqPji0Ajyw
- TLSH T182356C16F6B443B5D073C0B9C5D2A69AEA72384217308ACB0355D7683F67BE1DA3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 1e295facd9fa6aa3c0da22418a270fce29a5d937ce7ee7fb8971760fed8edfdb
- MD5 49cee7b054ad81a4b2b694458633112d
- SHA1 6e72215ce3e75f8e14cd87a82bba3512c3172509
- SHA512 2b545e90faa5ba93df83b0022cb6523d6065ad7dd09c898f0987e8fac28dd65d11bf5f6b73670d39d58fe1884e71468a5619d3aa2aa6f125b0d0cf2dd3a2c177
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZB0Le5ji0hmxNrMJaEoFpNaiNaiGB0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3kqPji0AjUPji0Aj
- TLSH T192653A16F6B44371D073C0B9C5D2A69AEA7134821B308ACB4395D76C3F67BE6863A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 29a09af3fe8efdfaf8e4fd74338f75c212b698d11146ff6244b67a65927835ec
- MD5 f63b0db27df6de69745e1186593b4b52
- SHA1 d1e573e5c6107ed7765462f7c68a7b0549c251ae
- SHA512 f4befe78e98b593baaf2b28307ed1c0c58ba342fe91c71770df3b7021d023bb5a8556dabdef089e765143d6870746562eb6f30c09e753f6188138767f6cd20c9
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZB0Le5ji0hmxNrMJaEoFpNaiNaiGKD:A3kqPji0AjZ
- TLSH T18F353916E6A44265D06EC075C7D2965AFA33384217F08ACB03D5E63C2F376D19AFA723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH