Analysis
- max time kernel
87s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
09/08/2026, 09:02
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- Sample260809-kzhcasthra
- SHA256 2a97e3f46183db460674c02fbb23b6263534603ea9e0c37e2df2939da3271699
- MD5 d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04
- SHA1 5e8152b15bc96e7d87adb89dcbcc7ece853be69e
- SHA512 63e790b4b0c9878dc4a1226ed1eb497a5a3947dc9b8e679397b7bf587bd2e05ca8cb0a492c27842616d1193855b62af9f25fa2347ea820443194772e622579bf
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLabaonGEiKCpx9fB0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJSPji0Aj
- TLSH T139658C17F6A402B5D027C0B9C5D6966AFA7138821B3086CF1359C7283F67BE19B3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2488-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000700000002450a-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3712-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b20-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2488-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3712-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00020000000216a3-1256.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000400000000072b-1957.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x001e0000000162a6-2133.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000700000002450a-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b20-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00020000000216a3-1256.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000400000000072b-1957.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x001e0000000162a6-2133.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3712 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" 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_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 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_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\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.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\XLICONS.EXE 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Getstarted_8.2.22942.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WhatsNew.Store.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_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}\pubs.exe 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$$ 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\ShapeCollector.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.BingWeather_4.25.20211.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Msn.Weather.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_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.NetFX45.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe$ 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX40.exe 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.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\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe$ 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe$ 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.BingWeather_4.25.20211.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Msn.Weather.exe 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_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 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe$ 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX45.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeBridge\SkypeBridge.exe patcher.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\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions_1.0.20875.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxApp_48.49.31001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\XboxApp.exe 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 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\SDXHelper.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 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_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 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2488 2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 3712 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04_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:2488
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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:3712
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 2a97e3f46183db460674c02fbb23b6263534603ea9e0c37e2df2939da3271699
- MD5 d95352afd4ffc9ca88828bc0c954df04
- SHA1 5e8152b15bc96e7d87adb89dcbcc7ece853be69e
- SHA512 63e790b4b0c9878dc4a1226ed1eb497a5a3947dc9b8e679397b7bf587bd2e05ca8cb0a492c27842616d1193855b62af9f25fa2347ea820443194772e622579bf
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLabaonGEiKCpx9fB0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJSPji0Aj
- TLSH T139658C17F6A402B5D027C0B9C5D6966AFA7138821B3086CF1359C7283F67BE19B3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 917e4ea7edaa9f7bf9b55d96f05ddfd60c446886c4470caf5f0620ffec445111
- MD5 99febcb212f14b4f70938fe6fb3e38b7
- SHA1 0bd7b0726b21ffa6e87be163f17fcdc892fa9738
- SHA512 d6f657097e3072ddab6b17bf93c5d457cc9c1d054c9ec6545ca8928eee20a53538b046cc67ff79c80e41e07a34b92c005305d9c84cdd84ff255a248983605f7e
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLabaonGEiKCpx9fB0Le5ji0hmxNrMD0Le5ji0hmxe:A3k03kHRJSPji0AjKPji0Aj
- TLSH T184A57C16F6B44375D033C0B9C5D2A69AEE71348217308ACB1399C7283F67BE59A3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 be6bb223362f68cd87a733565c102f343b390ad659c2aa87e05b7c8b9bd5ae70
- MD5 de55c4d7b0f6241820c7b93aed26c2a3
- SHA1 00120b2e13997fcdf2044db3a1b00b120f60f92f
- SHA512 48753e43374801f12d55f867b2b5dc956418f0615bcdd549901d4d88ea00ac3dc121743e3e8cefbad6b42bd6ef14d7acbed0b1ba9584ad44a5846be311c6165f
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLabaonGEiKCpx9fB0Le5ji0hmxNrMPF:A3k03kHRJSPji0Ajq
- TLSH T11B756B17F6A402B5D067C074C9D6965AEA713D821B308ADF1358F7282F73BD1AA3A770
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\ClickToRun\{9AC08E99-230B-47e8-9721-4577B7F124EA}\integrator.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 e257bfbe2c7ab78b487d3dfa098d25c7c6e27d0935b2f3f18c2174f2bc0e2514
- MD5 a4acacdbdd717a348189ecc31a3abd50
- SHA1 b6af4c8a3e348e1b69ed1f019db977e1a6617c37
- SHA512 3e753835155f3eb8b5cc3495df16bdf403cf5696d3dbb9a08dae679a23d31530e6c30f1057252a9a31e19edce8955b030a0872e146689c19b7a7b4af95fcaee1
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLabaonGEiKCpx9fB0Le5ji0hmxNrMu3npi63iC:A3k03kHRJSPji0AjRXpiMh
- TLSH T159955B12F7E84275E0738274CAE69656EA727C525B30C6CF1394861C2F72BD0DA3A772
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 57bf1bb5dd38a5b527819fde7b09cbd2f65b366aeb402c9d4271a135adefe8d3
- MD5 f2adce8bfffc2395cc921e6d11204f19
- SHA1 60608cec363f8bd4d52b0b84a57a2c032c370138
- SHA512 99a880f75608d09ca822d7ae4821b1925d8c835e2bd24b7553c48cfeb087bbcac6b5666c682a659dd0197f7e2dc8692973dd91de2a4e648741d4cef9864d5b15
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLabaonGEiKCpx9fB0Le5ji0hmxNrMAlX:A3k03kHRJSPji0Aj
- TLSH T1DF657C17F6A402B5D027C1B9C6D6965AFA7138821B3086CF1359C7283F63BE19B3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH