Analysis
- max time kernel
85s - max time network
148s - 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, 07:53
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_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_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.3MB
- Sample260804-jq1xlsff39
- SHA256 d54795f02e7f898b1bde5d903c64eb44d7103a1258f61297bc97dee0fef5defe
- MD5 2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842
- SHA1 3d8fde1c1510c8e1ceedfbc0e7ba020e77454e3f
- SHA512 4c5cfecf2b08a5de576e86017d24bd3a75e6531bca1bde57505a5bde25cde6842ca78a909d61d0c6d18b845b70dcb4cd8aff357a07c11f2b8686fdabe9b9e425
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQYGi43ydyau5jcAkSYqyE:A3k03kHRJupYq
- TLSH T122558C17F6A441B5D063C1B9CAD2AA66FE713846173097CF1349C3282F63BD1AA3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2888-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4596-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024511-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b20-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2888-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4596-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000200000002352a-162.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00020000000216a7-1250.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000c000000016fc7-1630.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024511-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b20-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000200000002352a-162.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00020000000216a7-1250.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000c000000016fc7-1630.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4596 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_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_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_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe$ 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_3.6.73.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Notes.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE$ 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_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 created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmclienticon.exe 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe$ 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_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 patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_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$ 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.exe 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\dbcicons.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe$ 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe$ 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_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\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pubs.exe 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_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 patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_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 created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe$ 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX40.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE$ 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.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_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_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_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2888 2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4596 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842_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:2888
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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:4596
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.3MB
- SHA256 d54795f02e7f898b1bde5d903c64eb44d7103a1258f61297bc97dee0fef5defe
- MD5 2dfc23f19b71a95b316f506ccacff842
- SHA1 3d8fde1c1510c8e1ceedfbc0e7ba020e77454e3f
- SHA512 4c5cfecf2b08a5de576e86017d24bd3a75e6531bca1bde57505a5bde25cde6842ca78a909d61d0c6d18b845b70dcb4cd8aff357a07c11f2b8686fdabe9b9e425
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQYGi43ydyau5jcAkSYqyE:A3k03kHRJupYq
- TLSH T122558C17F6A441B5D063C1B9CAD2AA66FE713846173097CF1349C3282F63BD1AA3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 5b54bcf75e3c7c14a8b9ec2c3b23351a88b88e8f5e99fd7afa2957aefa33203a
- MD5 7873fee05e222d6a15d138fdcb833e07
- SHA1 3d0da6f62808a4b07ece2ed141f6cedb2009f07a
- SHA512 c2349204dd6e2c8297f4b8835495a87d9c193cf4a855319363e13361ee7751688e785a7f29a5203c4babc50669972f4ff4b299539b0eebe8971736172b164e26
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQYGi43ydyau5jcAkSYqyEdTjE:A3k03kHRJupYqdw
- TLSH T1F4657C17F6A441B5D063C1B9CAD29A66EB713846173097CF1398C3282F63BD1AE3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 df21f2c6e703dc170e15e5c26b4b9a48112e244bcfbb3dbf385f80be83604e0b
- MD5 656ea7dea8d69b6bed01ba5bedc4679a
- SHA1 0c837aa117add1b84d11018a9790f3c8070ab940
- SHA512 7a1769c01dcb2dcea3b4f0350e46a4c940efd5484c10694978c99e6403a2df4f658b23c3cf1391311c46002bd34d15e954ace73c1668cac267139411912bea0f
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQYGi43ydyau5jcAkSYqyED0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJupYqjPji0Aj
- TLSH T1DB957C16F6744275D073C0B9C5D2A69AFE7134861B308ACB1389C7283F67BE19A3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe$
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 590a288aaa3c1f6f4f995bc942acc2cf6291058c86993c0596336078a5d44b22
- MD5 a1f46cc1badc4b67148cfd1b9bd8ba6b
- SHA1 c8c3acc7cd7e180bd16dfca4fd1fbeab3fb2e82a
- SHA512 bc6302228d9a7a98fb5396928273ff066f81c7dc7189e4a89a95cea7687cb2d400f96a712dfed04271390a835fdd359b6aa1ba254c17880281c9552eba2710d7
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQYGi43ydyau5jcAkSYqyEYD:A3k03kHRJupYqk
- TLSH T16C656A16E66401A5D06EC179C7D29A56FA33384617F096CB13C8D23C2F23BD19AFA763
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 5807b16715f76425dc016e21df6ce406df563494672850cb3790b7f44410d380
- MD5 e498e0a5b7548e1bb98a97703a895b28
- SHA1 c0d809d2cbcb5f249ed88aed48518059a7567df9
- SHA512 85bcf220fcd08797e0d0c6a0459dc54a8209eea2f434cca1811a4d5b356bb9767065969b414ebd5d2c55a68ebd6fd9f1e9fcd5114d171b095ff41ac98614dcf6
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQYGi43ydyau5jcAkSYqyEPF:A3k03kHRJupYqt
- TLSH T160657C17F6A441B5D063C075CAD69A66FA313C861B309ADF1358F7282F337D1AA3A760
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH