Analysis
- max time kernel
120s - max time network
150s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
05/08/2026, 18:10
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 954KB
- Sample260805-wsf2fadl9v
- SHA256 73e29227fc85928649823f7d17bd17e24a19977499776c7939168a6dc5a61c78
- MD5 7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872
- SHA1 40d461135f727fd78a8af68cb817de268c949d7b
- SHA512 a7b656de7f7919dfc5b0a487c425ef280850b2855460c30c7783fc66ca032860a88f37300e8c013f8473ad15bc354d77380ef538755f2e6ffc80977c1f9dfaef
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYCFB7e2wu:A3k03kB56rH
- TLSH T128257C13E6940FA4D10F81749A964662EA737C025F6097DF2358AE153F72BC0AB3E397
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3316-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000500000001b871-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b313-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3316-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3340-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b318-41.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00130000000167e7-152.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a61b-790.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a08c-827.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000500000001b871-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b313-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b318-41.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x00130000000167e7-152.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a61b-790.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a08c-827.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3340 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" 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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 created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.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\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification 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 (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_128796\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.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\Windows Defender\MpDlpService.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\DlpUserAgent.exe 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Download\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\139.0.3405.125\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{8F4E2A33-DC18-4884-A646-9283C13498CD}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{8F4E2A33-DC18-4884-A646-9283C13498CD}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.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\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.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\jre\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe$ 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3316 2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 3340 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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:3316
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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:3340
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 954KB
- SHA256 73e29227fc85928649823f7d17bd17e24a19977499776c7939168a6dc5a61c78
- MD5 7f005a5d2937d9b9b967088c0951d872
- SHA1 40d461135f727fd78a8af68cb817de268c949d7b
- SHA512 a7b656de7f7919dfc5b0a487c425ef280850b2855460c30c7783fc66ca032860a88f37300e8c013f8473ad15bc354d77380ef538755f2e6ffc80977c1f9dfaef
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYCFB7e2wu:A3k03kB56rH
- TLSH T128257C13E6940FA4D10F81749A964662EA737C025F6097DF2358AE153F72BC0AB3E397
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 21d1567fe806179f8fea464d5208f0f9637d25f149fbe52a0b38a461a3c9fa86
- MD5 016e6cd8018dba902df7d0d420c21ee3
- SHA1 688f401c0c60e028a9588dbff448d8b3bf48423a
- SHA512 cbf83345f3029ee594e0f50dadbd8e5d115bc80dfe70131dc05dddbfc8809ac01119569c1fee5ae87306d30e5f6a63dce505103b1170e3877354da1e73a28478
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYCFB7e2we0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kB56rDPji0Aj
- TLSH T1CF654A16F6A44BA5D02FC074C5D2966AEA733C421F3087CB1354DE283F67BD19A3A762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
- Size 968KB
- SHA256 6fe24fb9386370eac0fcf0c5855be6e2b3a6b47dd156e28ff1858496e4880098
- MD5 2e10755f305e892ed10e682378039929
- SHA1 48ba49273e73c3373a6a1b04a931830bc9788bd6
- SHA512 93c008f4b8d3fd9c8500ac2bf4d3c47c0459ea8f9a5267c26be504c826bb3964ecd394e53db5969f6a973e553c3a390e6df2df3317bfe7aa9ca5502f8158b966
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYCFB7e2wYa:A3k03kB56r
- TLSH T1D4257C03E6940FA5D10F81749A964662EA737C025F6097DF2358AE153F72BC0AB3E397
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe$
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 166695e3f5df84e845db68eafd374912beb0e37b0d6c36aa0d7117ab1110d8a3
- MD5 4e0857a486253328c72aebe00c9ea583
- SHA1 fcdba7eb4562151207054c467a8b258e17023a74
- SHA512 9373f155232f892177bf83b2da51fec1220792f1fb9508bb263878822f4c4da871f38e892e30cb64a787adf0eb94068a0aa42d899979cc650955e86cb635c6bc
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYCFB7e2wHD:A3k03kB56rE
- TLSH T1AD352706E6940EA4D10F8174DB954662F6737C125FE093CB13D4EE3D3F72A806AEA297
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX40.exe
- Size 975KB
- SHA256 e335d7482fe42dca2697b758718c48f5c30ea6117ae4586be24fe255fa72a3a1
- MD5 6b566922b0038b83405f226b29e1ba5c
- SHA1 8175cb011d05620831d6375e53cc5a4e712115dc
- SHA512 670cd17ad7c63e3d256d01562aa5d24bd693b10986c69a380317c65c8de5a7e7350400e4547a8279f3a43fd8c597a8fcea9f5b72fa5baae5505946e08f208d96
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYCFB7e2wz:A3k03kB56r
- TLSH T139258C03E6940FA5D10FC1749AA54662EA777C025F2097DF2358AE153F72BC0AB3A397
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX45.exe
- Size 975KB
- SHA256 60fd74bf59b5cf181fd38b540c9ca2b8db519877f493f3edc52680867135665d
- MD5 251da16cdc627664424f87dc1cea3ddb
- SHA1 d5e2e86a2f29de80da19ff2600a934a39ba2b93b
- SHA512 bb55fc4ab90bcea2e1028f6bed51f74bdbd7ed04d8b7e2b2654c286353e770fa8586692752bb9af35ee480da00f8837fe11edacad131908f994cd0af20e885a8
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYCFB7e2wXj:A3k03kB56rk
- TLSH T1F7258C03E6940FA5D10FC1749AA54662EA777C025F2097DF2358AE153F72BC0AB3A397
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH