Analysis
- max time kernel
127s - max time network
117s - 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, 08:29
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 962KB
- Sample260804-kdnl7avglg
- SHA256 dce7f1af2a2a65c13f5871183f0be197b1824db132e6c9c109fd48fc96cb66a0
- MD5 0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4
- SHA1 244ff2fe43048cd01897ccc6f28008d4f6e26fd8
- SHA512 628381bf21044208937494d86b619b02c8d7ef516100b229d9a98f47a26e2cb63f135e5b55a565c3a2ec3055d8540b46ca7933fd5cd0779c03f30a582f9c35db
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaRaWJdoo8o:A3k03kHRJs
- TLSH T1B725AE03E79500E9E10AC1749AE65A23FB75BC52176093DF2368C6152F72BD0AF3E3A5
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3488-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c59d-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b311-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3488-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2224-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019cab-1280.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c59d-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b311-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019cab-1280.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2224 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_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE$ 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe$ 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\visicon.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe$ 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe$ 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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.NetFX45.exe 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_click_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe$ 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe$ 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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\bin\rmiregistry.exe$ 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.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\Windows Defender\DlpUserAgent.exe 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe$ 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\grv_icons.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3488 2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 2224 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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:3488
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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:2224
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 962KB
- SHA256 dce7f1af2a2a65c13f5871183f0be197b1824db132e6c9c109fd48fc96cb66a0
- MD5 0a22b8b8e95731bbf0c94af8a62777f4
- SHA1 244ff2fe43048cd01897ccc6f28008d4f6e26fd8
- SHA512 628381bf21044208937494d86b619b02c8d7ef516100b229d9a98f47a26e2cb63f135e5b55a565c3a2ec3055d8540b46ca7933fd5cd0779c03f30a582f9c35db
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaRaWJdoo8o:A3k03kHRJs
- TLSH T1B725AE03E79500E9E10AC1749AE65A23FB75BC52176093DF2368C6152F72BD0AF3E3A5
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 358c9e9890cb0d25e24d22afeb736617f60367efda693fde71ac96bc52c39715
- MD5 3cb5d032f5b777a5433a3ebeb21d81a9
- SHA1 c88e3e0ffd4dec89378ca2176a4eae7ffb06eb97
- SHA512 4a5b8fcafc3f0824507915049cec9d493652ddce4c7900fe63d9b546632779bbf65aca1f9888dcfdc455de183bcce336b7444a362d641196723f1200dcacebcc
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaRaWJdoo8w0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJ0Pji0Aj
- TLSH T11F658C17F6A402B5D067C1B9C5E69A5AFA7138421B3086CF1398C7283F67BD19B3A371
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe$
- Size 1.0MB
- SHA256 02804c2b2a65fe8bff5666507ac02b9b5500ea99b24f8989d75091c2b9f23e9a
- MD5 2a2626ea3d168c455988305a2ad5beb5
- SHA1 1358231d6ad48c77766d6a8dbc385c17db11fdac
- SHA512 2bc3585072adea8a791ede8843b99c5cfea54bd7015161a80ed3ec7e0bd1fb2e5b9461df8083454c4903c83126a02a92ef2276e6eb1058fdcb7af4d14a5b7157
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaRaWJdoo8iF:A3k03kHRJc
- TLSH T1C1359E03E7D500E5D64A8130DE9A8A22FA35BD92172096EF1368F7152F727D0BF397A4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH