Analysis
- max time kernel
112s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
09/08/2026, 15:57
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_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_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_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_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- Sample260809-td8f2a1dqc
- SHA256 d9e2b0311a891916675c9cfd2187b713bad5f79017bad1173d18045e34e97820
- MD5 ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761
- SHA1 dbd5971ff00cd0d3860a3b5f2d507fde9508c1cf
- SHA512 0a26769138c044230690c258d2624500b14fa384bcb5f6211c1cc3a6e1333816b63bbf19bf30c079ffcd836dae947107dffa421316414f8e9c384817ad6e2f03
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+poHZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTvmx5d:A3k03kHRJARJdeW4SkZP4sz9Mb8pYq
- TLSH T160A53A16F6788376D0B3C0B9C5D7AA9AFA32344617308ACB0345D7282F277D59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2868-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c48a-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b32b-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2868-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5464-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c48d-52.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019cca-1277.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c48a-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b32b-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c48d-52.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019cca-1277.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5464 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_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_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:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\Installer\setup.exe$ patcher.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 (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.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 (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Download\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\139.0.3405.125\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{442E2BAB-89E2-4A69-94D2-35EFF397FE54}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe$ 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\xlicons.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe patcher.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\Edge\Application\pwahelper.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe$ 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_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_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_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 created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe$ 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe$ 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created 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\jabswitch.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_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_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe$ 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe$ 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created 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)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe$ 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_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 2868 2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 5464 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761_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:2868
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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:5464
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 d9e2b0311a891916675c9cfd2187b713bad5f79017bad1173d18045e34e97820
- MD5 ccc6cea4af5cb41e8aeefacedd318761
- SHA1 dbd5971ff00cd0d3860a3b5f2d507fde9508c1cf
- SHA512 0a26769138c044230690c258d2624500b14fa384bcb5f6211c1cc3a6e1333816b63bbf19bf30c079ffcd836dae947107dffa421316414f8e9c384817ad6e2f03
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+poHZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTvmx5d:A3k03kHRJARJdeW4SkZP4sz9Mb8pYq
- TLSH T160A53A16F6788376D0B3C0B9C5D7AA9AFA32344617308ACB0345D7282F277D59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.6MB
- SHA256 5b38d51fd0b6e70c46f88fb84b5e937d52f27b561487c79d61cbdc1d548833ac
- MD5 d1480c508a51ef95efb520985cc067af
- SHA1 1dc557e715abd0537c1b9e8febc48f25d23e94ba
- SHA512 aace7b1fddcbf913283c311a2e718b9aa7ab8fb6a013c4d3af8f3411dabe1f5dcb6837340bdf4100b70ce698be06085a6d6b95b81b6ffb5b2af1aa4771c3ea10
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJARJdeW4SkZP4sz9Mb8pYqjPji0Aj:A3k03kHR+RLfkZc86Gjo
- TLSH T1BBD53A16F6788376D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFA32344617308ACB0345D76C2F277E58A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 08a3dc273d0b64f3edbaef025d3cde74b02fb5504f8369dbe7d7246c5c6f2f4c
- MD5 91c101c8c2b14bcb38f3642a7f2bb655
- SHA1 3844a74da880ae783a9cbfe4ec70c57287fa601c
- SHA512 777318262fa124be9a5939a20bf244543fd194590367a2cf61252a0aa1bdccf103f0e73ec6ba1551d28d3778e89865a3fc9de2be0c84741b7250bc7b4ceba942
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+poHZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTvmx5O:A3k03kHRJARJdeW4SkZP4sz9Mb8pYqmb
- TLSH T120A53B16F6788376D0B3C0B9C5D6AA5AFE32344617308ACB0349D7282F277D59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe$
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 89278a83df401ee0d5fc9d5f96f3eece3c4e5df21d4d4058ff5567360f03bbd3
- MD5 cef64b7aad219b8b58fe6f6af06e9279
- SHA1 24a8d0ca27d0fe4d7ad3d3da8607242bd5d6584d
- SHA512 80f6f41e910cd60bef158d9a6140c9f83961d1c453a908bbf1ffa588de413aa6dc0d188fb4891950e80893ff16c21fbbcd7c179ec5885bccd2a63e45a5895019
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+poHZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTvmx5n:A3k03kHRJARJdeW4SkZP4sz9Mb8pYqt
- TLSH T1E9B53B16F6788362D0B3C0B9C9D6AA5AFA323C4517308ADB0345E7282F377D59A39735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH