Analysis
- max time kernel
103s - 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, 11:05
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_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_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 6.5MB
- Sample260809-m62evswfrf
- SHA256 e8246fb9f03c659290d788303b355760019439cee6b3508968acc17f0904a491
- MD5 969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457
- SHA1 799efa972dd00415c3a22ef999cf6a1286a7d23c
- SHA512 8e2ff6a90c5ee60b5e14b1858b74a619f6793f36fb44cbc5268750b6ab76eda0cf1d8f48445f3a186527eee3cfd1fde32d1db5f094d205e4ed03539b440e660a
- SSDEEP 98304:A3k03kHR+fkZcNfkZcBrbr+Grgr7fkZcecZjo:A3k03kH+PpP1X+aUzPecNo
- TLSH T15F66F815F5788B22D07BC0B9C5D2AA9AFA3338455F308BCB0285DB6C3E276D58536727
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/1568-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00070000000244c4-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bc9-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1568-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/5072-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000021650-1279.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00150000000202d7-1522.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000500000001e0bb-2052.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00070000000244c4-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bc9-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000021650-1279.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00150000000202d7-1522.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000500000001e0bb-2052.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5072 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" 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_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_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_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\7-Zip\7zG.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe$ 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pubs.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe$ 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe$ 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\grv_icons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe$ patcher.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\officeappguardwin32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.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.exe 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.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\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11910.1002.5.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WinStore.App.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe$ 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\HxAccounts.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\TabTip32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe$ 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions_1.0.20875.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions.exe 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe$ 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeBackgroundHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\msouc.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_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_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_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1568 2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 5072 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457_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:1568
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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:5072
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 6.5MB
- SHA256 e8246fb9f03c659290d788303b355760019439cee6b3508968acc17f0904a491
- MD5 969bd04099e1b951a702debb57c94457
- SHA1 799efa972dd00415c3a22ef999cf6a1286a7d23c
- SHA512 8e2ff6a90c5ee60b5e14b1858b74a619f6793f36fb44cbc5268750b6ab76eda0cf1d8f48445f3a186527eee3cfd1fde32d1db5f094d205e4ed03539b440e660a
- SSDEEP 98304:A3k03kHR+fkZcNfkZcBrbr+Grgr7fkZcecZjo:A3k03kH+PpP1X+aUzPecNo
- TLSH T15F66F815F5788B22D07BC0B9C5D2AA9AFA3338455F308BCB0285DB6C3E276D58536727
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe$
- Size 7.0MB
- SHA256 aef655f0b65b219ec0b567148b19020cf98b6438859453019eaeee54d0db5794
- MD5 2f1cf9ac0e250bfdeb25ebb66fdecbda
- SHA1 d799d0c89c91bd47ed7d5f8780ea323ddddf55c2
- SHA512 3039d52a297afb5e9b29cdb893c05a3c867ca44995817c3a447be5853706e5301d22503d1e8b2efd5912d41a0cfd5b695753bdb5c0f80d35b3f154304f24e1a0
- SSDEEP 98304:A3k03kHR+fkZcNfkZcBrbr+Grgr7fkZcecZjoKCqo:A3k03kH+PpP1X+aUzPecNofqo
- TLSH T1C576F815F6788762D07BC079C5D2AA9AFA333C455F308BCB0285DB2C3E276D58936726
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 7.1MB
- SHA256 8f9f317f961c2a869d26ac55f9b140447cdbe53f5b183859cf1a0a5203874e62
- MD5 5a31ab54df43b52736fbeae197e85786
- SHA1 9179f13166ec32862b10edad57c0e8bd51ef5e9a
- SHA512 4e4095d46b4c0b580db94a37a4386fb9a36a6810a787cda30d1d59222064de7a985dbdf534f3e42d360e781ea9fa6c081c07fb0640a2a31032008af9df805188
- SSDEEP 98304:A3k03kHR+fkZcNfkZcBrbr+Grgr7fkZcecZjo0jo:A3k03kH+PpP1X+aUzPecNo+o
- TLSH T16976F815F5788B22D07BC0B9C5D2AA9AFA3338455F308BCB0285DB6C3E276D58536736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 6.6MB
- SHA256 ddb6d8795add591d973988afb907d703bbeb831db024f767aaf4a3fd3049b75d
- MD5 7334c3fc5714df37e4f3bd22f71ec6c2
- SHA1 118c081bb9e6424fca9cda277c2a74ac1028ef06
- SHA512 e3dd01ddabfa531bbf71c205e1088a1742027e458566f0350d4dd8335603e7ae897ed250b8dfb155f0eed405a7eac4037e8ac8789205a78c4a8de92f81f00048
- SSDEEP 98304:A3k03kHR+fkZcNfkZcBrbr+Grgr7fkZcecZjo2:A3k03kH+PpP1X+aUzPecNo2
- TLSH T15E66E815F5788B22D07BC0B9C5D2AA99FA333C455F308BCB0285EB2C3E276D59536726
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.exe$
- Size 6.8MB
- SHA256 4fc6463f4facd6ee988ff3b6b80e15ccf886cd6e57976b1695b6f7cef8db072e
- MD5 4ecbe994b010860bef6cc7370009cac5
- SHA1 3bedf02e491249fa6eeb4b13d8d359f5f15d2cca
- SHA512 2846651c1994285c72ccc06459b35cb2d48bbab090ec95687cb91f358f33a299036b20a0b613bd0505301f121b780eb5d85479d5f182c3d4a7724fc3f234fc72
- SSDEEP 98304:A3k03kHR+fkZcNfkZcBrbr+Grgr7fkZcecZjoMuX:A3k03kH+PpP1X+aUzPecNoMA
- TLSH T16166F915F5788B22D07BC0B9C5D2A69AFA3338455F308BCB0285DB6C3E276D58936727
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH