Analysis
- max time kernel
88s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
04/08/2026, 07:36
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_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_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_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_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.2MB
- Sample260804-jfj64sthkc
- SHA256 650c04fdd5bc461a564bdcb7956ff3c09a8497963f107c3b5cbd48523e85215f
- MD5 3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc
- SHA1 42ff7c58bd7ff5cf3f604e346bfa501d7a3bc0d3
- SHA512 913a76f9f46e3a935ebb26b77a8b1df0f43442c16b92c7a92070c01dc74c5c0d217225bde507823081fb5404dbef27493dbfa3d8d91faf224af2e7589b339eb4
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaRapbVs5jcAkSYqyExZe0p4Ek4niOklP:A3k03kHRJMpYqLeW4SkZP4sz9Mb
- TLSH T133B54B16F6788372D0B3C0B9C5D6AA5AFE32344657308ACB0349D7282F277D59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/988-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000700000002450e-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4016-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000300000001e101-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/988-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4016-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000200000002266f-1284.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000700000002450e-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000300000001e101-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000200000002266f-1284.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4016 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" 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_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_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_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 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_1.1911.21713.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Cortana.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification 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\klist.exe$ patcher.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\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe$ 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\EdgeGameAssist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_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 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$ 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.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\WindowsApps\Microsoft.BingWeather_4.25.20211.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Msn.Weather.exe 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_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_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe$ 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.exe 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_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}\accicons.exe$ 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\HxTsr.exe 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe$ 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.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\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pj11icon.exe$ 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created 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\Windows Mail\wab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe$ 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe$ 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection_4.4.8204.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection.exe 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe$ 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.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 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_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 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 988 2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4016 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc_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:988
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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:4016
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 650c04fdd5bc461a564bdcb7956ff3c09a8497963f107c3b5cbd48523e85215f
- MD5 3ed1d01c78e3fb5066568b6581ba73fc
- SHA1 42ff7c58bd7ff5cf3f604e346bfa501d7a3bc0d3
- SHA512 913a76f9f46e3a935ebb26b77a8b1df0f43442c16b92c7a92070c01dc74c5c0d217225bde507823081fb5404dbef27493dbfa3d8d91faf224af2e7589b339eb4
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaRapbVs5jcAkSYqyExZe0p4Ek4niOklP:A3k03kHRJMpYqLeW4SkZP4sz9Mb
- TLSH T133B54B16F6788372D0B3C0B9C5D6AA5AFE32344657308ACB0349D7282F277D59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.7MB
- SHA256 9949050a3729a9440268ba0208477c9c3a6f58f9bff35aa2c95e4b912f4b23f6
- MD5 f062340f974b8e0f17db0d80f8c69485
- SHA1 2df49123e882b0b318d4571d63b7ffde3338c9e1
- SHA512 bfca6ab8da6dcc82add53fc5463f10d7c7958bc1941e975f343bab1bfc4b0d9d51aa155da087ee45468f20b58fdf02c45f7a7fc875a0af51219e6fda9a6d82c8
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJMpYqLeW4SkZP4sz9MbZPji0Aj:A3k03kHRu6YfkZcZjo
- TLSH T16AD52A16F6788372D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFE32344657308ACB0349D7282F277D59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 4b15782d7273c8f59412267ae403dc87331d72a47c3af912ce33c4ebdd65d0da
- MD5 49448ba436cf5bbf20227e0c99770104
- SHA1 81f2e426fec332f87d5f0fdf4f4badf03bae5d22
- SHA512 120f01192b0de43c60678d40f1054a1742edec17cd1ad203d5def86dcd39fa9379da113ec34ce16a5c50316b79a2bb249c59f16f7fdd3780f23975bdbf9b2c86
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaRapbVs5jcAkSYqyExZe0p4Ek4niOklY:A3k03kHRJMpYqLeW4SkZP4sz9Mbr
- TLSH T161B53A16F6B84362D0B3C0B9C9D6AA5AFA313C4517308ADB0349E7282F377D59A39735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH