Analysis
- max time kernel
77s - max time network
134s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
06/08/2026, 15:17
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_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_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_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_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 3.6MB
- Sample260806-sn73ksek21
- SHA256 81f9e1f3a85b3b9432610a11deff9bd854351e8105b3d7375fe031ca2ef0bd43
- MD5 7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984
- SHA1 ab594d88f42bc588f350bfc641a53bc897d43336
- SHA512 2884dd49670803741007f3ae07c9d4eac350bb1d6212acfb327b27b4496745ddfd31471a7cb4889ad2620edae8fc23fdbf918c0365eaff181f5018291abbb50a
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJ7pYqYbdv230xa8qJtb2Ij56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56r:A3k03kHRR6RdLJr7fkZcBr
- TLSH T1FD062916B2788B66D07BC175C9D29696FA333C465F3087CF0245AB283E377D18A36726
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/1924-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000d000000024409-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2032-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000300000001e6dc-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1924-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2032-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0002000000021a0f-1020.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000021650-1283.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000400000001e78f-1640.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000d000000024409-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000300000001e6dc-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0002000000021a0f-1020.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000021650-1283.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000400000001e78f-1640.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2032 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" 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_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_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_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\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VP9VideoExtensions_1.0.22681.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.VP9.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe$ 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe$ 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension_1.0.22742.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.heif.exe 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxApp_48.49.31001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\XboxApp.exe 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_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\default-browser-agent.exe 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\InputPersonalization.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.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\policytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\grv_icons.exe 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_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}\visicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe$ 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\msouc.exe 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_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$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\visicon.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_1.1911.21713.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Win32Bridge.Server.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeApp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_1.1911.21713.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Cortana.exe 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe$ 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_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\Office16\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\grv_icons.exe 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe$ 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\HxTsr.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe$ 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_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\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe patcher.exe File created 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\bin\javap.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 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_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 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1924 2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 2032 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-06_7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984_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:1924
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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:2032
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 3.6MB
- SHA256 81f9e1f3a85b3b9432610a11deff9bd854351e8105b3d7375fe031ca2ef0bd43
- MD5 7fab30f014101711e19af282cb7da984
- SHA1 ab594d88f42bc588f350bfc641a53bc897d43336
- SHA512 2884dd49670803741007f3ae07c9d4eac350bb1d6212acfb327b27b4496745ddfd31471a7cb4889ad2620edae8fc23fdbf918c0365eaff181f5018291abbb50a
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJ7pYqYbdv230xa8qJtb2Ij56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56r:A3k03kHRR6RdLJr7fkZcBr
- TLSH T1FD062916B2788B66D07BC175C9D29696FA333C465F3087CF0245AB283E377D18A36726
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe$
- Size 4.1MB
- SHA256 2422826f61640116e85f08242d1372a86f9ca230d3ba4b53ba92876a9da54f8f
- MD5 c887588a38dc60152e9fe225a6d2ae84
- SHA1 107b090c8aef040307af77e41a0ea3aa3b5a77a9
- SHA512 ff0367581d03ad1f189d912b7a9de209f952c2eb5d1a979ca0c677556c796ec548cd558a6b6d2742f317f0904e188ffaae37ea3c6386db0f2a6f48727d13e64d
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJ7pYqYbdv230xa8qJtb2Ij56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56rhUidGl:A3k03kHRR6RdLJr7fkZcBrBdGl
- TLSH T1F0163A16B6B88B65D07BC175C9D29696FA333C465F3087CF0245AB283E377D18A36722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 4.2MB
- SHA256 b0f114866fc576235235392704f909ba70ae02f9cdb788681956eb659be3286b
- MD5 0f6b59e1d5d88791693f579de1861ab5
- SHA1 3b81c07b0a0bd11a9e9254c862df9652cdd35964
- SHA512 ee350feb5176bb7135fc8edcdf89625d6d8776e2dd64a2279f1e52caac0be6a3624c846153207ba9d3bca4aa885a8debb4ebb490b5f842831397dd0e2be2efcb
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJ7pYqYbdv230xa8qJtb2Ij56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56r1Pji0Aj:A3k03kHRR6RdLJr7fkZcBrljo
- TLSH T17C162A16F6788765D077C1B5C9D2A69AFA323C465F308BCB0245AB2C3E377D18636722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
- Size 3.7MB
- SHA256 f730c6860cced5d35cb35a4c7f1305e3a871fd1fd5189272f5c74c6fed2a6dcd
- MD5 8f6a5150cb3b1e5a3ebc3981ba057407
- SHA1 28beda14a3c0875ad366c61b7679139b633674a0
- SHA512 54c18ab6fc6674dc4bda82ab5d789c558a4311f276bff6fe21987c589c7ddd6795b1807b4b572b08292db0a34f1f0c8c75238e34be2260dd9f539d60bd67662e
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJ7pYqYbdv230xa8qJtb2Ij56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56ra:A3k03kHRR6RdLJr7fkZcBra
- TLSH T11A062916B2788B66D07BC175C9D29696FA333C465F3087CF0245AB283E377D18A36726
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 3.7MB
- SHA256 e3af6892d501e60a207348294291127309a77b2533213032d5d16b5db98ca7d4
- MD5 a3e62ea5cca21a88bd0af80cb45a1e3a
- SHA1 2db64fc57e85e1995a85ecc40c61e1224f685075
- SHA512 b070244bdf9bacebca4d3897523e73cf87ac8332d6b17ff2d38948f46fcb6b19338c0604ee7328987cfbf80e877b0beb5325b9d962f3e6ac241cc8d45c4ac6b1
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJ7pYqYbdv230xa8qJtb2Ij56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56rP:A3k03kHRR6RdLJr7fkZcBrP
- TLSH T1FE062916F2B88B66D07BC175C9D29696FA323C455F308BCB0245BB283E337D19636726
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH