Analysis
- max time kernel
85s - max time network
149s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
04/08/2026, 18:22
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_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_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.8MB
- Sample260804-wz35jsfb27
- SHA256 ea618f5ca74b0d09dd32a8b313a5ad8cf7d2c77b08dbd2f156152ce2dc5e8a2a
- MD5 c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef
- SHA1 65837b0992053202825aadeda88099ab42d9cdf2
- SHA512 983cbd7921325e8c3e457b4cefceb505610777b812fbe35d98f9cf5a060c84acd0718a77d99eae9fc4452febb2118e7e2475a29c2c8ccec66f7a090fca43361d
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJueW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IdqJtb2I:A3k03kHRkfkZckc
- TLSH T1CDD51916F6788362D073C0B9C5D2AA9AFE3234465B308ACB1349D72C2E277D5D63A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/1484-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00070000000245a2-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/460-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b65-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1484-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/460-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00080000000214b8-742.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000300000002160b-1283.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000500000001da7c-1673.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00070000000245a2-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b65-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00080000000214b8-742.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000300000002160b-1283.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000500000001da7c-1673.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 460 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_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_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_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_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}\pj11icon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Getstarted_8.2.22942.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\fmui\fmui.exe 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_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\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\outicon.exe$ 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_1.1911.21713.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Cortana.exe 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI_1.23.28002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\TCUI-App.exe 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_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 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe$ 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE$ 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe$ 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE$ 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeApp.exe 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created 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\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe$ 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_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\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe$ 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.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\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.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\bin\xjc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension_1.0.22742.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.heif.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\outicon.exe 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_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1484 2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 460 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef_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:1484
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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 System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:460
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 ea618f5ca74b0d09dd32a8b313a5ad8cf7d2c77b08dbd2f156152ce2dc5e8a2a
- MD5 c1610e9e2544ce211d508186bd6fa8ef
- SHA1 65837b0992053202825aadeda88099ab42d9cdf2
- SHA512 983cbd7921325e8c3e457b4cefceb505610777b812fbe35d98f9cf5a060c84acd0718a77d99eae9fc4452febb2118e7e2475a29c2c8ccec66f7a090fca43361d
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJueW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IdqJtb2I:A3k03kHRkfkZckc
- TLSH T1CDD51916F6788362D073C0B9C5D2AA9AFE3234465B308ACB1349D72C2E277D5D63A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge_proxy.exe$
- Size 2.9MB
- SHA256 37562e1aa03f0a50c87c129ce96a7645ad5487e13615a0dd3ddcaa408d4b67d0
- MD5 18ce72593c0e11f403ae8d9ed4d29d08
- SHA1 cc9979c3e4de165ee7ba4925535685b35a107686
- SHA512 d164a2ab6259f30f363569d65fe5b96d82f110f2b6bca7e5ef08e49333d2bddfabce1f134195a8fee06e869940710d0eb6b7451655fdc06f74ba93a90318e00e
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJueW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IdqJtb2IyI:A3k03kHRkfkZckc3I
- TLSH T11BE51916F6788362D073C0B9C5D2AA9AFE3234465B308ACB1345D72C2E277D5DA3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.4MB
- SHA256 1f2a1cbe5e59e775b917093302852ebbe2d3530e6d844cc9da396dfd347124ec
- MD5 0751306908ea5f5254aa4b5c80a2a1fa
- SHA1 df40c8ad792c8cb19f056ee7f3d5e9e0b74f1bfd
- SHA512 393b6fcdef774221a8f82382fef2a7e93c90f643999dbf60047b09f1c5d49820a957a4d9dc3739c1c8e54c36c41d6b069813d8a07f5a29e96270a25cb38dafd7
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJueW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IdqJtb2IQPji0Aj:A3k03kHRkfkZckcZjo
- TLSH T1E8F51916F6788362D073C0B9C5D2AA9AFE3234465B308ACB1345D76C2E277D6D63A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe$
- Size 3.3MB
- SHA256 955678e0fd86b4831b96a692eb637a7b62400951cee2e1a0becb1372cfd497d1
- MD5 3d0165e71e400222148c047b234758f2
- SHA1 d9e9dd76dd3e12a1b4dacb5d4b703ada647b7ee6
- SHA512 c8b32fee32df7c58e22b88bacb22abeed71b9f248f3e6ea7cb4ee2329db30ecf841d566e5dd9b760499dc91b9bce614288143897cf65672b6ba4fcf0595e4f5b
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJueW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IdqJtb2I8UOlk09:A3k03kHRkfkZckcP9
- TLSH T198F53B26F6788772D077C0B9C5D2AA5AFA3234415B308ACB5349D32C2F277D59A3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 2.9MB
- SHA256 e3a336cca1acfe6c9f3bb5bc7f6c1e9774991d3196d737dc4a3a087f79353696
- MD5 32d1354db57eb4f4d3375831f348c1c0
- SHA1 b11592c32d587aaf95fea69d9a8221deacc8a948
- SHA512 31d4b83047e51319e2e171df8af61e1363da98fd3a5851b27b0c02a50d7966faa40ab0dcc4a15f098aba33f0057fc423d2014cee047fded469275552625422cf
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJueW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IdqJtb2Ig:A3k03kHRkfkZckcr
- TLSH T13FE51A16F6B88362D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFA3238415B308ACB1345E72C2E377D5D53A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH