Analysis
- max time kernel
110s - max time network
141s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
04/08/2026, 08:37
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.6MB
- Sample260804-kjge3agc22
- SHA256 e6661a4bd7fd07c4bc3ae097f5b738cc32c2c8730715ae90c42af4bc0642c25f
- MD5 04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21
- SHA1 5d484fa68742140f4da8108bec9fe234934d0a16
- SHA512 34f8d6548c4e6b751a0bac2ad054f626660d574e388f60831e5dcfdb4f3318a547c75cad5669a56f189f80b2161a93cff0e3252ec177d620b4c1988124b9e511
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJgeW4SkZP4sz9Mb5eW4SkZP4sz9Mby:A3k03kHRyfkZcNfkZcy
- TLSH T128C51A16F6788363D0B3C0B9C5D6AA5AFE32344657308ACB0349D72C2E277D5963A739
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1284-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c59c-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2bc-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1284-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4400-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019965-528.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a8c8-1024.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019c90-1291.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c59c-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2bc-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019965-528.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a8c8-1024.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019c90-1291.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4400 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_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_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_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_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\extcheck.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe$ 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.exe$ 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe$ 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroLayoutRecognizer\AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.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.Loader.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_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_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe$ 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.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 created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\GrantUnpublish.exe 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_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_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE$ patcher.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}\lyncicon.exe 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE$ 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.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)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_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 created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_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_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_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.NetFX40.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe patcher.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\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\wab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.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_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_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_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_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 1284 2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4400 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21_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:1284
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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:4400
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.6MB
- SHA256 e6661a4bd7fd07c4bc3ae097f5b738cc32c2c8730715ae90c42af4bc0642c25f
- MD5 04153f7741621905f60d97be9acc9e21
- SHA1 5d484fa68742140f4da8108bec9fe234934d0a16
- SHA512 34f8d6548c4e6b751a0bac2ad054f626660d574e388f60831e5dcfdb4f3318a547c75cad5669a56f189f80b2161a93cff0e3252ec177d620b4c1988124b9e511
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJgeW4SkZP4sz9Mb5eW4SkZP4sz9Mby:A3k03kHRyfkZcNfkZcy
- TLSH T128C51A16F6788363D0B3C0B9C5D6AA5AFE32344657308ACB0349D72C2E277D5963A739
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.1MB
- SHA256 2d7b050377de154f982337248a884e340e7501577fc97c112c0b6b01336cd384
- MD5 69d77349fffd85f01facfe0258b29941
- SHA1 7463b1a7f7cc9c5baa477d3de21a2b8e909036c7
- SHA512 bcbdf60e2075f170b375de0ae5b4629ff1c65bafd6ef5c7082a951fb28f0b3b6df09948cad8b81e5686526103eea8efd284a9363d31d7a9aff3baa465d6f54cc
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJgeW4SkZP4sz9Mb5eW4SkZP4sz9MbyPji0Aj:A3k03kHRyfkZcNfkZcYjo
- TLSH T1CFE51916F6788363D0B3C0B9C5D6AA9AFE32344657308ACB0349D72C2E277D5963A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe
- Size 2.6MB
- SHA256 3ea23afc4a2a5471e6189230c9139e9ef9aeb4f5090cdee2d3673bd82de58f36
- MD5 34d2ce02fc98ab27dc21b02eb60a6e66
- SHA1 315e714f8511405912679ba8fb3836caa7ea693c
- SHA512 fa1fbd3090c6f4934f5d668636c7c2b4cffa4e7d9d7c91faebf3ceeefa0d64225eabc53074683098e54be52a7189a0c9595a02d7e2b0ede61ca74f48f79dadee
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJgeW4SkZP4sz9Mb5eW4SkZP4sz9Mbn:A3k03kHRyfkZcNfkZcn
- TLSH T15FC51A16F6788363D0B3C0B9C5D6AA5AFE32344657308ACB0349D72C2E277D5963A739
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE
- Size 2.6MB
- SHA256 8b881789638f82b0b722246ed4f31b80d4ec400221c607255bf299b9ff0b0fee
- MD5 d340800384b6dbcffde0222f884dd96b
- SHA1 6923d27519789fc3d3f7ac4f20662747f1087c37
- SHA512 34a6b142c0e1848766cea5ad53a2055c18fdd50a627777ea95801cf00f8547944ad1d3efd74761dba9ff1c224bd81933275600dbf0e97c5a35d11a51940a9d19
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJgeW4SkZP4sz9Mb5eW4SkZP4sz9Mbz:A3k03kHRyfkZcNfkZcz
- TLSH T1C0C51A16F6788363D0B3C0B9C5D6AA5AFE32344657308ACB0349D72C2E277D5963A739
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 2.6MB
- SHA256 e7f35e0e353012f66f4b5c937efc5475cf9994d9f81d5ab8b4fcca83b7076034
- MD5 e7683aa339c4a7f8aa88816f9d0baa4f
- SHA1 a928d56d66b99e0c3bae8fc71ceba4cabf6db92c
- SHA512 5bbf1589fa30c0bceb7fd4c15aba51d4eef50218e70fadd0366312df7906ff11188f85c395f58eb22335795411cb5ddc27ffeeb62dfd6b776cf0121b85e0d0bc
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJgeW4SkZP4sz9Mb5eW4SkZP4sz9Mbi:A3k03kHRyfkZcNfkZci
- TLSH T1BCD52A16F6B88323D0B3C0B9C5D6AA5AFA32384557308ADB0349E72C2E377D59635739
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH