Analysis
- max time kernel
125s - max time network
104s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
07/08/2026, 16:27
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_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_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_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_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- Sample260807-tx3d5azclf
- SHA256 9f25aaacadaf7fb86cd0208eec3a494e36aa93274e88ed36210a777557459a9b
- MD5 224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897
- SHA1 e140eb221895005cb9e5e1278029bb51dc965224
- SHA512 2c029115c8b232fdb4233abf714faa678250544b07e5280567c3ce2a37dfbfaf2774b2533d7c6846a457cd66aa6f9eb300632bdaecbf2cd6600b8d8cf4cb9c1a
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscEvgYge5jcAkSYqyEGFiwRF:A3k03kHRJPpYqmFiy
- TLSH T174A53A83EB558DB1F05E8434C9829639E5327E5907E34ADB134EBB195F327C86AF8324
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/800-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c469-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b305-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/800-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5544-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c46e-216.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a37f-1021.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001aca6-1251.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c469-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b305-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c46e-216.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a37f-1021.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001aca6-1251.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5544 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" 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_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_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_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 (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_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}\dbcicons.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe$ 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.exe$ 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\xlicons.exe 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_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$ 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_click_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File created 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\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe$ 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.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 (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE$ 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe$ 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe$ 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe$ 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.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 patcher.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 800 2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 5544 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897_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:800
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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:5544
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 9f25aaacadaf7fb86cd0208eec3a494e36aa93274e88ed36210a777557459a9b
- MD5 224a9e065d4ab58fc74b2e4a1febf897
- SHA1 e140eb221895005cb9e5e1278029bb51dc965224
- SHA512 2c029115c8b232fdb4233abf714faa678250544b07e5280567c3ce2a37dfbfaf2774b2533d7c6846a457cd66aa6f9eb300632bdaecbf2cd6600b8d8cf4cb9c1a
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscEvgYge5jcAkSYqyEGFiwRF:A3k03kHRJPpYqmFiy
- TLSH T174A53A83EB558DB1F05E8434C9829639E5327E5907E34ADB134EBB195F327C86AF8324
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.5MB
- SHA256 2ac834f20810062a5bcd3a60f4198720c37066dab20c40454a5c0ccbed583af1
- MD5 1728950ab45174e518f86214eaddf23e
- SHA1 509ed51638fd073d7f2a6c7718e5c88d0b4884b9
- SHA512 d5f55510cefc22a37194ad39f6c06e27e5d99f5aa49cbde432566fe945ba4c9b389319946388379281c8fc258b2348fbfa8573c6a775642ca85b64d188d1609c
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscEvgYge5jcAkSYqyEGFiwRB0Le5ji0hmM:A3k03kHRJPpYqmFiyPji0Aj
- TLSH T186C54B42E7658E71F06AC074C8C29679E9323D4907F28ADB124EBB296F337D956F5320
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 0bfdb04abf7a82a6395f1fd4ca76b1970357f892219c4f442456d9377391da77
- MD5 7a1d728d2225548ae22b5d718b85bc39
- SHA1 d3e67f739bbe90eeef0cc58d74c6c3f59f9ea278
- SHA512 4ff151ef225ea1c81775b2828afc3b6eb06d261d053fc5e75c9cee69032121223a9b7859ec268b6b879739d47b0e37d15f11ecc5b7d8023eba13ac48e3284696
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscEvgYge5jcAkSYqyEGFiwR6N:A3k03kHRJPpYqmFiB
- TLSH T1C4A54A83EB558DB1F05E8434C9829639E5327E5907E34ADB134EBB195F327C86AF8324
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE$
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 43a6bb10a500737ca596dcf288bdb1fb17ebd1acc7f45ca83d6286eae392185f
- MD5 d0fcb563a0bea5ae96f64621257fedc0
- SHA1 b9c892f8f58c0107752f166fae0a9a0b068d0789
- SHA512 7cc78f372e0fef8b2bce08fb3c28614db5d4047215d6c1ea7b061f0c30d15e1e34530637bd219960cb1846c4da32c07fbb7c8cd4f0ecd919fa1e175de9bfba9f
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscEvgYge5jcAkSYqyEGFiwRcwE:A3k03kHRJPpYqmFiz
- TLSH T17CA54A83EB558DB1F05E8434C9829639E9327E5907E346DB134EBB195F327C86AF8324
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\xlicons.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 0a82d4cb2ebc6287bc02a0bbb7f323dc54fe8fde7cd8e41973c79945f694c1c0
- MD5 ff31843fa25836ba53e73e554f9f1fd3
- SHA1 58b3296f5d38d0b38b9116af8ec3acc92b7a1eef
- SHA512 376044b7cba4d7f8a4e23a6af4248e14e72221fe92bd6b2e9653fc93be9b0fb746e9875a859d5c62de9734ce6fe0c07bd0de8639e7ca462cc96c95a0161733d8
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscEvgYge5jcAkSYqyEGFiwRRF:A3k03kHRJPpYqmFii
- TLSH T1C9A53A83EB954DB1F15A8434CC868639E5327E9907E34AEB124EBF295F327C865F4324
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH