Analysis
- max time kernel
71s - max time network
136s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
07/08/2026, 11:46
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.2MB
- Sample260807-nxjdcsxtcx
- SHA256 75c45742cced36351c4c045ffd7525e1608ad9a62bf76f790b20f51e4f2a106b
- MD5 4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7
- SHA1 b0750766c861697a086680e26acbc53feedddcbb
- SHA512 aba9f76aa4700532ad53b0a5088fddcd499ef02fe815e2b6cb8c011af2716e46aa859f20465441c15a265a1af8481ddf7f42af941cc33d25d62ac29e2a29c9a2
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsyKaCsT3agaIi5jcAkSYqyE3YTqMi8CtBk:A3k03kHRJxpYqOqJtb2Ij56r9
- TLSH T100B54B16F6A44B65D06BC079C9D29656EA323C425F308BDB1345FB283F337D19A3A722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/4616-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024622-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1516-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b65-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4616-34-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1516-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00020000000214e6-671.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x001200000001e72b-1526.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024622-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b65-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00020000000214e6-671.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x001200000001e72b-1526.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 1516 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" 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_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 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_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\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE patcher.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\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\visicon.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\xlicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe patcher.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\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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 (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_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 created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe$ 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmclienticon.exe$ 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_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}\sscicons.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Office.OneNote_16001.12026.20112.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\onenoteshare.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe$ 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe$ 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection_4.4.8204.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE$ patcher.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\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE$ 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal_2000.19081.1301.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\MixedRealityPortal.Brokered.exe 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.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 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_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 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4616 2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 1516 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7_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:4616
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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:1516
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 75c45742cced36351c4c045ffd7525e1608ad9a62bf76f790b20f51e4f2a106b
- MD5 4ad09ec8defd336b8f63fc900ff0cec7
- SHA1 b0750766c861697a086680e26acbc53feedddcbb
- SHA512 aba9f76aa4700532ad53b0a5088fddcd499ef02fe815e2b6cb8c011af2716e46aa859f20465441c15a265a1af8481ddf7f42af941cc33d25d62ac29e2a29c9a2
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsyKaCsT3agaIi5jcAkSYqyE3YTqMi8CtBk:A3k03kHRJxpYqOqJtb2Ij56r9
- TLSH T100B54B16F6A44B65D06BC079C9D29656EA323C425F308BDB1345FB283F337D19A3A722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe$
- Size 2.7MB
- SHA256 28b92203cb13546e05f12c36c7c72c27bb0de3101719ad86c0994eb6315d747f
- MD5 acbda485c6e831c45040148ba353c567
- SHA1 4d645fcc61e8b4eff93902a78d8b583d6fc84cc0
- SHA512 a968554daf4eca809fc806cd1f252f87d5dbc2a24da2ccb842cc51b006ba0d5e3f9b2666ed729e2ab9830b18bac2826915b9ddda369fb132aca9bba76a8b684b
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJxpYqOqJtb2Ij56rtTd9CHKyao:A3k03kHRn6lJrFCqo
- TLSH T190D54A12F6A44BA5D077C175C9D29656EA323C461F308BCF1385BB292F337D19A3A722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.7MB
- SHA256 f1425869c9c62faa0d4482826e6534c8778e52ba78af77a476cbe303d059d5d7
- MD5 4750878e5fddc8059b824917837f0039
- SHA1 573cf884f58f861512ba26fafbde995b64ba4dcd
- SHA512 d991750a6d4eb986f05958ff70a94b66a9a356223ca10795314bf4a2cad55b072d651d33e210becda89555381fda80dc6984ab54dd2517c5c233ac0a0902fc72
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsyKaCsT3agaIi5jcAkSYqyE3YTqMi8CtB4:A3k03kHRJxpYqOqJtb2Ij56rJPji0Aj
- TLSH T1B5D53A16F6A44765D077C079C9D2969AEA323C421F308BCB1345EB283F377D59A3A722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 8807f92dfd28e52b9e488036c4c8c8c06be348c47b93e7f93f30649d11f9bddb
- MD5 d4008a97e2b3cf6196b8c041f03934e9
- SHA1 c3604f39b24ec47a707c77abdfd263994b992cd2
- SHA512 f990a4bb9c47496d8af872e6a75f82537ac73f55b8ae29765c16f8b8274a71f055b5267ba0b0a7f42dfaa245e5187ea65df2e987b1d7dffb59aae102a531bea9
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsyKaCsT3agaIi5jcAkSYqyE3YTqMi8CtBy:A3k03kHRJxpYqOqJtb2Ij56rl/
- TLSH T12DB54B16F6A44B65D06BC075C9D29656EA323C825F308BDB1345FB283F337D19A3A722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH