Analysis
- max time kernel
108s - max time network
125s - 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, 08:33
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_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_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- Sample260804-kf28cs1tdt
- SHA256 1987a09937e5540ee054db7ccdf281c0e3a3a80cc0dd03c000ab898794bbd6e7
- MD5 070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636
- SHA1 430b43a68b123a2dfaed8d3a213c9cceec85d6d6
- SHA512 08469dec9a0553a9cf80491c5ce46d9a00633de168538e9948902431c626ea4e441ca9d4d4a8a06d9d292a3e01f2eb0235bfb32881e6e73528323adb1e6162e6
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+cJuoncvD5TvinrmC0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJARJk56rTPji0Aj
- TLSH T1C2855A16F6A84BA5D06BC178C5D29656EA733C420F3087CB0354DE293F67BD19E3A362
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5888-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c46a-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b313-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5888-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2340-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198f8-310.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001bb37-309.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00250000000167e7-1278.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c46a-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b313-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198f8-310.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001bb37-309.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x00250000000167e7-1278.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2340 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_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_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_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe$ 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE$ 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pj11icon.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe$ 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe$ patcher.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\bin\javaw.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\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_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_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe$ 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe$ 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE$ 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created 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\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe$ 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_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}\msouc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe$ 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe$ 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_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_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe$ 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.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_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_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_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_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 5888 2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 2340 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636_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:5888
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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:2340
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 1987a09937e5540ee054db7ccdf281c0e3a3a80cc0dd03c000ab898794bbd6e7
- MD5 070dd016c3fd5afb0a01737de4133636
- SHA1 430b43a68b123a2dfaed8d3a213c9cceec85d6d6
- SHA512 08469dec9a0553a9cf80491c5ce46d9a00633de168538e9948902431c626ea4e441ca9d4d4a8a06d9d292a3e01f2eb0235bfb32881e6e73528323adb1e6162e6
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+cJuoncvD5TvinrmC0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJARJk56rTPji0Aj
- TLSH T1C2855A16F6A84BA5D06BC178C5D29656EA733C420F3087CB0354DE293F67BD19E3A362
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 5edfd6c6da466e72a184c70c2ed4307fc5413d3186de0a11510e319e143762af
- MD5 1fdfba873c54ba94b0d063a389f6501c
- SHA1 955f9496f2a9ccd4c5670f3a4bf4d3d32586e562
- SHA512 5aaf2196188615ee7d242b2cf6b70e9176ce954bfc40a218a5c5506170139c08e3f274000859be476ca7f92e08d92e593e46370125f92fb238b18bfe7a11c1c6
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+cJuoncvD5TvinrmC0Le5ji0hmxNrMD0Lu:A3k03kHRJARJk56rTPji0AjKPji0Aj
- TLSH T1A7B55B16F6A84775D07BC079C5D2969AEA723C421F3087CB0355DB283F67BD19A3A322
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 5ff9b0efd26bef80c819b6b88330984de29ccb19edef3241589ff0b445134390
- MD5 9408be7c685b4d21f5312aa3b11ba7af
- SHA1 3c398d24210d3783666c12534f85960ae59d901e
- SHA512 6d933e6948018612ff4551f78d376584e27fd3c56ae26925eb364d85c4ad239d9f4194615c6c5856dd90ef2438d49b53a660ebc9d03d4d7a1fecbd2395e72e8e
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+cJuoncvD5TvinrmC0Le5ji0hmxNrMkw:A3k03kHRJARJk56rTPji0AjM
- TLSH T141856A16F6A80BA5D06BC178C5D29656EA733C421F3087CB1354DE293F27BD19E3A362
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe$
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 0e3618004ee48994987ac2c43b4bd68360bdfb6862328744369d820185ecac13
- MD5 e20dc511757b2b5e02bcaa9685983da6
- SHA1 69223992ceabe4eccc58a99d15cd356787762d16
- SHA512 e3e3abbbac61bfad9d4a5247f2609d984f5baa51dc036063d5c672bbb0c430fda2d208bdb8483bcf2908b4bfe8a783b009564fa6ebf60fab49623442f93e3019
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+cJuoncvD5TvinrmC0Le5ji0hmxNrMbC:A3k03kHRJARJk56rTPji0AjB
- TLSH T103856A16F6A80BA5D06BC178C5D29656EA733C421F3087CB1354DE293F27BD19E3A362
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe$
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 34a5bd00b723697f6e765697480db7090af0b6a9b135dbbb4de3ae0fa2c04bb7
- MD5 c2bcc623d304d1efd3acb4f5ae24f676
- SHA1 b2dbd4a80b5ca135006c7b819eab8eea3eb86b95
- SHA512 d9ff1ff0e956e19eebb649eeecac6690928536f317afb844b5098b2ebf15b870f06ad47cfd01b77d3edfbd8953a44bfaeb0603b0e51371df24a25860f2d8144c
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+cJuoncvD5TvinrmC0Le5ji0hmxNrMPF:A3k03kHRJARJk56rTPji0Ajq
- TLSH T12C854A16F6A80BA5D06BC174C9969656EA733C420F3087DB1354BF293F337D19A3A722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH