Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
132s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
08/08/2026, 14:19
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 963KB
- Sample260808-rm7vrasvhw
- SHA256 c55d4abcffd8fb9ecf2a97f71761ff698cfbe9567b0baf6d9a5155d24b2a520e
- MD5 a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b
- SHA1 70faa8a1b74ecd821f454905891a4efb7e46d277
- SHA512 a136ea0073ca3e45bd0b98984bc2090039cf93554386383551bd9ddbe69d89254ffb8e47c9407d06d3d2e59f1fb0532182fe53d1beeaea261aab28e2d5dc30c6
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiaQ9xiTXCu:A3k03kHRJ
- TLSH T1DD25AF13EB9504E9E10AC174AAD54A23EB757D56176093DF2368C2152F72BC0BF3E3A8
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/4664-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024582-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3832-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b3d-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4664-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3832-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000023661-151.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000700000002458a-646.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00050000000231ad-1636.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024582-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b3d-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000023661-151.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000700000002458a-646.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00050000000231ad-1636.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3832 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" 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_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 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE$ 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\accicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsCamera_2018.826.98.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WindowsCamera.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11910.1002.5.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WinStore.App.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\wab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension_1.0.22742.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.heif.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_1.17.29001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\SpeechToTextOverlay64-Retail.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\elevation_service.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\identity_helper.exe$ 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.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\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmclienticon.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\InputPersonalization.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe$ 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe$ 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider_12.50.6001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\XboxIdp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe$ 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4664 2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 3832 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b_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:4664
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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:3832
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 963KB
- SHA256 c55d4abcffd8fb9ecf2a97f71761ff698cfbe9567b0baf6d9a5155d24b2a520e
- MD5 a942e33533a7b337bc549254ebc2c22b
- SHA1 70faa8a1b74ecd821f454905891a4efb7e46d277
- SHA512 a136ea0073ca3e45bd0b98984bc2090039cf93554386383551bd9ddbe69d89254ffb8e47c9407d06d3d2e59f1fb0532182fe53d1beeaea261aab28e2d5dc30c6
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiaQ9xiTXCu:A3k03kHRJ
- TLSH T1DD25AF13EB9504E9E10AC174AAD54A23EB757D56176093DF2368C2152F72BC0BF3E3A8
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe$
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 d30173694f87d37fad0d9c3bc69ab38118be969c771763ece5e113f69e25be45
- MD5 445ff181617c9afcc8839a14b71b0976
- SHA1 02048f12eb1304548f5b3ff4d737a6dd99baa211
- SHA512 c81c900af7e2245f7e7433b6bc2fc20ec6edf4fd8ff555114de68b01423dd2d4c4ed2377743cf8944edacba22b43b21213cacb12223b9131250c6c8112b94380
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiaQ9xiTXCubUr2d29dBrtpDiI:A3k03kHRJ1UidGl
- TLSH T1CC65AE03E7D404E9E05AC1749A968622EA75BC561B70E7DF13A8C2252F73BD06F3E364
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 a5bec3bd609385fd2287681c953a0b3d22e3ef9b00dc6872a678c935d4e1717e
- MD5 872cab222ad46e50879834a4574101ac
- SHA1 7a2550224842d9768139df5237e14fbb7252f679
- SHA512 b24ffa4a9c582cfc1493a309a6ae357ef9df4dae259bde2b4fc95872550c8c0e36063944ca36481fe544772962b58676042bf22b744101b31d4cee7d0bd466df
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiaQ9xiTXCuP0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJZPji0Aj
- TLSH T1FD658C17F6A402B5D027C1B9C9D69A5AEE7138821B3086CF1359C7283F63BD19B3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe$
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 7e46f46988d227de3086a52316998a42fe72dc59b36f30a0df91eeed62c39356
- MD5 b2430f05eab209796368b16d718dd29d
- SHA1 c231228bd3f367e5c71090583f02ac278464b167
- SHA512 3c8eff268ad2dc9af37b8c2136578ddf3293e5db1f7b118d53adef0c48bd7dcc988d0c71bf6bc96f60cf560fecdc14bfdf39387fa48b0ada7c90ee27000af190
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiaQ9xiTXCukD:A3k03kHRJy
- TLSH T1DD355907E69400E8D10E8174D7954A22FA777C5657E092CB23D8D23D2F72BC0AAFA797
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
- Size 987KB
- SHA256 5c242ab9b826fa9ea8b48c65b640a2df315a50c2eb9209872ee87f5898b71f5b
- MD5 e1a5637923ea722f50c01583ef3b6489
- SHA1 8b77c8137151f60c5dd317c6279589a64a4aa065
- SHA512 4dc7edbb45e14e3799cbe148998d1e9ab36e71b170a47b0bee89885bc7c6cbb5c90f162ea8086b5cd7f809c2fe63a50134dc9fe42c16f74aaa8b3c2ae643afef
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiaQ9xiTXCuLQ:A3k03kHRJG
- TLSH T19025AF13EB9504E9E10AC174AAD54A23EB757D56176093DF2368C2152F72BC0BF3E3A8
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH