Analysis
- max time kernel
117s - max time network
115s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
04/08/2026, 22:35
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- Sample260804-2h2s2ssbkf
- SHA256 a909c328dee473a3befaf8c349093deff040c6fe56f2f1d06f8046220e6d7b1d
- MD5 979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70
- SHA1 0da73f31e87d25b0cbc868da0317b9845c9dd504
- SHA512 b00d43315755e98b07f654c3310a0e4c83499e25b8c52ed5d0886cdd3a69377276ebab7e46d5ea24903c5046e51248ab00ae7928eb7b687c1ff1f1958ece01ba
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+cJuRagAbD5jcAkSYqyEus:A3k03kHRJARJVpYqj
- TLSH T1DE657C17F7A441B5D067C179CAD2AA56EB723846073097CF1398C7292F23BE19E3A361
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2420-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000500000001b815-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b313-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2420-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/6052-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000400000001898e-186.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00120000000167e7-187.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x002c0000000167e7-369.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001990b-423.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000500000001b815-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b313-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000400000001898e-186.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x00120000000167e7-187.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x002c0000000167e7-369.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001990b-423.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 6052 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" 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_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 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_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\Office16\IEContentService.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe patcher.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\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\dbcicons.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\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_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\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe$ 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE patcher.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\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_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\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.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 (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe$ 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe$ 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_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$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe$ 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\Installer\setup.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmclienticon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE$ 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\wsimport.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe patcher.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)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe$ 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_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 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_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 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_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 2420 2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 6052 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70_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:2420
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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:6052
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 a909c328dee473a3befaf8c349093deff040c6fe56f2f1d06f8046220e6d7b1d
- MD5 979551700ec03ac957a47bab56d8bc70
- SHA1 0da73f31e87d25b0cbc868da0317b9845c9dd504
- SHA512 b00d43315755e98b07f654c3310a0e4c83499e25b8c52ed5d0886cdd3a69377276ebab7e46d5ea24903c5046e51248ab00ae7928eb7b687c1ff1f1958ece01ba
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+cJuRagAbD5jcAkSYqyEus:A3k03kHRJARJVpYqj
- TLSH T1DE657C17F7A441B5D067C179CAD2AA56EB723846073097CF1398C7292F23BE19E3A361
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 0382baab75ecae5dd5232d0de7463d755906fd8fab4fc8b56b97be3d228f6c56
- MD5 f84958a0727f5fcf11639a7846c3e908
- SHA1 649f5b75883c665b3298340061216fe8bcd073a9
- SHA512 af6f1c13487ab2a957e3c031704a05679b5b903e0a7cbdae1636faf57e31d088dc953b6dd37581f78fe0a0ae1c421b734f5013a406f3bad8bdcf13e712215904
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+cJuRagAbD5jcAkSYqyEu00Le5ji0hmxNw:A3k03kHRJARJVpYqfPji0Aj
- TLSH T141956C16F66442B5D073C0B9C5D2AA9AFE72344617308BCF1385C7282F27BE59A3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 c994aefe6eae5b47d1eedf60650a0442f56b6d039ac877dbfdb54a9753a93eeb
- MD5 a6c5a79cbf35617ab63983fe7032b993
- SHA1 aee82663140f89162d2ea1f0089d12176b8c388f
- SHA512 fccdf7fce1eb6ae348c8591bf67f822678df2ba0d5546e28644e267590f4708295fdf3bd296bd8f91bc065f7f3d01869dbca34df9371943a895bb64672148b12
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+cJuRagAbD5jcAkSYqyEuhs:A3k03kHRJARJVpYqH
- TLSH T1F1658C17F7A841B5D067C1B9CAD29A56EB723846073097CF1398C7292F23BD19E3A361
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe$
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 6cfe527c50673b6a7a294ed91eb86712e7924e2c2f4aad72d181536638380aca
- MD5 98603dd8d7af002c18dfe3bc0bec1e4f
- SHA1 93aeec926bacbe3657b6dc4a7781f99b7fc3e080
- SHA512 ff684fe82538655ba2533ed9087e944404c38610a26fa360f6d814715a45c42ad8e98ba2805b53ab6052781f8eea410a7288f71bb34dfeeda2d247bfee653411
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJARJVpYq1tMMHMMMvMMZMMMlmMMMiMMMYJMMHMMM6MMZMMMqNMMzMMMw:A3k03kHR+R/6eMMHMMMvMMZMMMlmMMMk
- TLSH T1E2B58C03F79440A5E0778174C9A29A56EA327C524B3087DF2399B72D2F337D19E3A726
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe$
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 77439ccd3baa0f9930af655e15f66d71ade79d7d6c0713d72096c48e4fccfa3f
- MD5 514fca9898f6ccdc46918797326dd302
- SHA1 6aff876f35415892fd3bca1a7604523d5dc72bb5
- SHA512 546050f8a4871c10183873d5b65ebd4a69ea3a1470945b3ea4e9166a28e474d87f9199db9e24807074e7ab56ceb1319a2e19981dfb455f46ec3123795bccbead
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+cJuRagAbD5jcAkSYqyEuSn:A3k03kHRJARJVpYqP
- TLSH T13C658C17F7A841B5D067C179CAD2AA56EB723846073097CF1398C7292F23BD19E3A361
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 3b8433b136fba92e0283c2aaf49a8696b887aeb4944b9f698adfb087d2057f2f
- MD5 7f89da8a797aeac1b62d41e8bbc27e9e
- SHA1 f4531e0dbdd1bfc823204ac2bde27d4c79060b54
- SHA512 4d04ffc74ba1eb4af89db3440ff264a60b788abae7b2eb8012db452b04f30ef6b0bb05ae26abcd58c394482898ef0d6ec6bae40ebabe6502a45e1d1f46720410
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+cJuRagAbD5jcAkSYqyEuDI:A3k03kHRJARJVpYq9
- TLSH T1C7657C17F7A841B5D067C179CAD2AA56EB723846073097CF1398C7292F23BD19E3A361
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH