Analysis
- max time kernel
118s - max time network
114s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
06/08/2026, 12:52
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.9MB
- Sample260806-p4d8nav1ht
- SHA256 b51623f4083174a6b533cb5c76366d82d8bf376c99dc734c8339c91f06fd75d4
- MD5 d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2
- SHA1 af0357a129f780483be7482cb33c2a1f160aad54
- SHA512 9fc4d60f68b67d3ee9c17a05d09b31d63665033e053111e725961c61101b2a8672a93a0a8bea20fb8c9d2fe750d6fbd45bdae16710d1ba0793d60a96fa1a0dee
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaRaaccgcPZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87o:A3k03kHRJUeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56rX
- TLSH T1F2953A16F6784B62D07BC0B9C5D66A5AFA323C465F3087CB03459B283F277D19A39326
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5692-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c458-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2cc-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5692-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4204-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019cdd-1263.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c472-1701.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c458-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2cc-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019cdd-1263.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c472-1701.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4204 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" 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_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 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_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 created C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.EXE 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_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$ 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE$ 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmclienticon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCopyAccelerator.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{ECECEC7E-D0D4-455B-8F24-7676AF0A59FB}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\EdgeGameAssist.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_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 created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe$ 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe$ 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\java.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe$ 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ConfigSecurityPolicy.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_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\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_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}\osmclienticon.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe$ 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_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\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe$ 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.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 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_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 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 5692 2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4204 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-06_d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2_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:5692
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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:4204
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 b51623f4083174a6b533cb5c76366d82d8bf376c99dc734c8339c91f06fd75d4
- MD5 d759922410d84a2e5b6b0a583d7d2af2
- SHA1 af0357a129f780483be7482cb33c2a1f160aad54
- SHA512 9fc4d60f68b67d3ee9c17a05d09b31d63665033e053111e725961c61101b2a8672a93a0a8bea20fb8c9d2fe750d6fbd45bdae16710d1ba0793d60a96fa1a0dee
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaRaaccgcPZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87o:A3k03kHRJUeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56rX
- TLSH T1F2953A16F6784B62D07BC0B9C5D66A5AFA323C465F3087CB03459B283F277D19A39326
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 8421ebd0abb7c2c0c2fe93c058cc1b1134d196dbb2dd84ac34b7c632d604c992
- MD5 0645e8bcc8734e08abcaf693d2339197
- SHA1 c164f4a596c120fcdcd36a41ae6bcb0dcf886881
- SHA512 1ce01ba332eb82a8cb4f946ea61a1c911c0553b2d0750da8f16d2c43d9a0369d5946bd1887b820f2bb5dfd188aa8637e1ed770201b18479ae76f8daf89cec6aa
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaRaaccgcPZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87e:A3k03kHRJUeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56rh7gi
- TLSH T153A53916F6784B62D07BC079C5D6AA56FA323C461F3087CB03459B283F277D19A3A726
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.5MB
- SHA256 94dbf43cd58f539a5fb3343ef83afb9573410554318e5ac7d7caca8e5593aa94
- MD5 c3e8ec7533f78a5700bb330892140565
- SHA1 d56deb293bef232629e10c82ca8e45541952cfbf
- SHA512 8a10681c2a04ddf039f0854881af03619e2e0813da650fcfd94b214f156f9c5c1caec59fee4e133769e1cd66066141615758305957d49bcc936f8a151e117d94
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJUeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56rTPji0Aj:A3k03kHRafkZcBrLjo
- TLSH T188C53A16F6784762D077C0B9C5D6AA5AFA3238461F3087CB0345DB283F277D59A3A326
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 c6c9b17a8995e32333ccd4096f56675b2dee391047d1f1891ed87c58d2826042
- MD5 bb1634453dab81e69347653e234f4148
- SHA1 af65c3305dfff3dd49c6ab65fcbbf1593ef22fe7
- SHA512 4cd844914c0f11a017877605fa52e9880a04a8bf5273c0f9792cf9fae1e1aa64457f2d259255d53b082e5f4b38d08be48eb2c7223d6c68f8f771d8bdc5152ecc
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaRaaccgcPZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87A:A3k03kHRJUeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56r9
- TLSH T155A53A16F6B84762D0ABC075C9D66A56FA323C451F308BDB0345BB283E377D19A39326
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH