Analysis
- max time kernel
106s - max time network
135s - 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, 12:18
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- Sample260804-pg3bzazeqd
- SHA256 798b925ef112449d1c36b2b466879d33d96160eb8a13023fa19d854ec09aef02
- MD5 3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340
- SHA1 2099d1c206b2f02f896612b9f2f6f94338785e3f
- SHA512 8f9156d660f0287be82848a8479898f80a525ce3b7aa3388d0ded256dc9823dc87fb0e787c38df595df9ee926ec5c9a585a045d73528ca455e96bfd35605c66a
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiKeriLa45jcAkSYqyEoD5TvinrmgB0Lel:A3k03kHRJRpYq+56rJPji0Aj
- TLSH T17FA55B16F6A44B65D06BC075C9D2965AEA323C421F308BCB1355FB283F377D19A3A722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4920-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c5d6-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b311-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4920-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3272-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019d3a-1250.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c5d6-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b311-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019d3a-1250.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3272 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" 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_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 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_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\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_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}\pubs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\TabTip32.exe 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_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}\lyncicon.exe$ 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe$ 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Office16\GRAPH.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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCopyAccelerator.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe$ patcher.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\jre\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe$ 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe$ 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification 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.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe$ 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$$ 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_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 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_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 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_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 4920 2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 3272 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340_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:4920
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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:3272
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 798b925ef112449d1c36b2b466879d33d96160eb8a13023fa19d854ec09aef02
- MD5 3f62c1870c6ba9d6f9313875cf12b340
- SHA1 2099d1c206b2f02f896612b9f2f6f94338785e3f
- SHA512 8f9156d660f0287be82848a8479898f80a525ce3b7aa3388d0ded256dc9823dc87fb0e787c38df595df9ee926ec5c9a585a045d73528ca455e96bfd35605c66a
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiKeriLa45jcAkSYqyEoD5TvinrmgB0Lel:A3k03kHRJRpYq+56rJPji0Aj
- TLSH T17FA55B16F6A44B65D06BC075C9D2965AEA323C421F308BCB1355FB283F377D19A3A722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.7MB
- SHA256 c5d3ac758741f84d329980316e78248f9a17839525074bb4cfddfe3c2348b786
- MD5 ea21a2d2c510f5dc8286c94d06ab4fb8
- SHA1 5a0b2384e6b799f45f8a10c5c35beb7775e95c52
- SHA512 e4f264c773b85a6ee743d40271010ece8716f5c3a108127402192b2eb005da2a1b6b554e548f67654f3606bdb83f4dc60cb97491c2f5d4bcfc4983f576370a42
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiKeriLa45jcAkSYqyEoD5TvinrmgB0LeN:A3k03kHRJRpYq+56rJPji0AjKPji0Aj
- TLSH T15FD53A16F6644765D067C079C9D2969AEA323C821F308BCB1345EB283F377D59A3A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 7adc1332a578ed62a80a5ef244b55e1e9356dc7a010e7e8b728fe18c00a2b4f8
- MD5 0c8b6c3b8c2f5a123d12c060fb24e07e
- SHA1 65ba22a06a429eac0a5ffe2aae1e25632a90834c
- SHA512 f1d4c1e4da888ca97e3f717399a930f508abea9d2722b33f3e184db623c52344836b4c8947dfc9685a71843336853393bc61be9e6ec642430313513f25fce578
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiKeriLa45jcAkSYqyEoD5TvinrmgB0LeT:A3k03kHRJRpYq+56rJPji0Ajq
- TLSH T110B54B16F6A44B65D06BC075C9D29656EA323C810F308BDB1355FB283F337D5AA3A722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH