Analysis
- max time kernel
120s - 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, 08:09
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_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_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_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_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- Sample260804-j2lxtsap51
- SHA256 d64bd62bc55800b813360f95f0c8b31c0105b42d85bc91e61fcb94e0b1ad8b28
- MD5 1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78
- SHA1 502ea65b1b722d68b06590212dabbce92983feb5
- SHA512 128ee8ef8d4c0c81e0d1d64f936e6eaf4c05ee109e8f77211996bd051c7e412929e185064017ec30ad740fd7d9e557ccb48047467729b6817b8d484fafbbe474
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEpFK115D5TvinrmC:A3k03kHRJARJt56rX
- TLSH T146355A07A6980FE8D11F817896964A62E7777C120F2097CF1354AE163F72BD0AE3A357
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2296-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c4c6-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2cc-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2296-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/952-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019c9a-1282.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c4c6-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2cc-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019c9a-1282.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 952 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" 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_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 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pj11icon.exe 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$ 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe$ 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_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}\osmclienticon.exe$ 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_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\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe$ 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\root\Office16\misc.exe patcher.exe File created 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\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE$ 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_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 created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe$ 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_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\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE$ 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe$ 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_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\AcroTextExtractor.exe 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_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\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe$ 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.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 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_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_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_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 2296 2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 952 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78_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:2296
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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:952
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 d64bd62bc55800b813360f95f0c8b31c0105b42d85bc91e61fcb94e0b1ad8b28
- MD5 1a3bfbe9b23e89c406b3f28b66856d78
- SHA1 502ea65b1b722d68b06590212dabbce92983feb5
- SHA512 128ee8ef8d4c0c81e0d1d64f936e6eaf4c05ee109e8f77211996bd051c7e412929e185064017ec30ad740fd7d9e557ccb48047467729b6817b8d484fafbbe474
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEpFK115D5TvinrmC:A3k03kHRJARJt56rX
- TLSH T146355A07A6980FE8D11F817896964A62E7777C120F2097CF1354AE163F72BD0AE3A357
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 222677c53f29de550dc3bfd4ed3875acd7e57477d496b670663e1cf82c9f416c
- MD5 12d0bf187829ef9b70520e38f41de8b3
- SHA1 cd65a0540cdc39b1c69baaa8b4c43bc9c748ecb3
- SHA512 f4f025fc39dda6cab63aa7faa063cae53dcb10536eb027680323be352938c95613ca18739ca527e5fec3ca947c428577d74e17139fc21ed53e17abd1f25a66e2
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEpFK115D5TvinrmC0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJARJt56rTPji0Aj
- TLSH T154755A16F6A84BA5D06BC178C5D29656EA733C420F3087CB0354DE293F67BD19E3A362
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 1.2MB
- SHA256 856c29bd5ebaaa3fe23a11f139ce4ea3f4c72948ac695a91c8bfc63d73b9a31e
- MD5 60e1bca1aa2f2b69dd23ed666285c447
- SHA1 2c232bdaeca29be1ede01f7b2b07af67365691e0
- SHA512 7d10eb10aa32d67f2856608f206bfbd271b0d54f15c392b907fb17355939089a8b0bacc199274066a43838fa7b8783454df91a24b96905421c94298be3b57386
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEpFK115D5TvinrmgF:A3k03kHRJARJt56r9
- TLSH T1A0455A03E6990BA8D25F813489968A62E6777C510F2097EF1354BF263F327D0AE39753
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH