Analysis
- max time kernel
105s - max time network
152s - 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, 14:00
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_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_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 4.1MB
- Sample260804-ra4bssbh44
- SHA256 ee8b53cbafba831baee706965abc440a9fad2421346c59733fa6c04974a800bf
- MD5 d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9
- SHA1 11afba88de931e5296fe7ebfc4689546629788d8
- SHA512 0b4e87a4cdb60ff86192bb01eccee87fb512bf50727c4ba2bfb5c414f76fb0f74c60f935d790394738ff4b20ba36b8f040a7f21577f764162f2a480953f8fca8
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJo56rIeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IvqJtb2It56rbeW4SkZP4sz9Mb:A3k03kHRPr0fkZckWjr7fkZc
- TLSH T1B9161916F6788722D077C0B9C5D2AA9AFA3338465F308BCB02459B2C3E277D59536736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4368-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c5ae-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2f2-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4368-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3728-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001acbe-1011.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c5ae-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2f2-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001acbe-1011.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3728 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_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_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_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_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\jconsole.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe$ 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_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 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe$ 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.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 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\dbcicons.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 (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_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_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\EdgeGameAssist.exe 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE$ 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe$ 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.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_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_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:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4368 2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 3728 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9_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:4368
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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:3728
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 4.1MB
- SHA256 ee8b53cbafba831baee706965abc440a9fad2421346c59733fa6c04974a800bf
- MD5 d5acac769ad5a289a103d95e2eb42ed9
- SHA1 11afba88de931e5296fe7ebfc4689546629788d8
- SHA512 0b4e87a4cdb60ff86192bb01eccee87fb512bf50727c4ba2bfb5c414f76fb0f74c60f935d790394738ff4b20ba36b8f040a7f21577f764162f2a480953f8fca8
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJo56rIeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IvqJtb2It56rbeW4SkZP4sz9Mb:A3k03kHRPr0fkZckWjr7fkZc
- TLSH T1B9161916F6788722D077C0B9C5D2AA9AFA3338465F308BCB02459B2C3E277D59536736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 4.7MB
- SHA256 0e671aecf0fd629fe2aaf36ab9d91978d1eef47a14df470a69999d1b1485ad2d
- MD5 648e016df5659bc33d438b9dedc2ec06
- SHA1 f349e6b2e0f6980c967ba6bc53ac443e43903e41
- SHA512 0918b01590f63fc7f653cb85391d775ae006d3579dd1fd6c4732564551a455c6296a7952460400fc6bebfc2002a34e31862492326f35619084241db88fa7b1b0
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJo56rIeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IvqJtb2It56rbeW4SkZP4sz9Mb6Pjih:A3k03kHRPr0fkZckWjr7fkZcQjo
- TLSH T13D361A16F6788722D077C0B9C5D2AA9AFA3238465F308BCB0245DB2C3E277D59536736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE
- Size 4.2MB
- SHA256 be845787a131d226ed1beee16c10d2f635b560789ec6278e29ffd0c37189a375
- MD5 b0f2f70b7139a650aa8301da96b74528
- SHA1 e0bc39517deeb099e13c5272cf32e60ecf8989bc
- SHA512 b6fcd8477e239d1eb10366b46276d8bb37b10e2ab53fb31c513e7c1cb82e8274928fd84e0f4dd1dacd47235d433b17b8e60a582b9c4f03f0eac16e81529bb654
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJo56rIeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IvqJtb2It56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbL:A3k03kHRPr0fkZckWjr7fkZcL
- TLSH T1A7161916F6788722D077C0B9C5D2AA9AFA3238465F308BCB0245DB2C3E277D59536736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH