Analysis
- max time kernel
121s - max time network
153s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
10/08/2026, 22:27
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 3.1MB
- Sample260810-2dgbjsvwhw
- SHA256 57668d168006abeae396eab2a68276a34ba83bef504946a11ad4b8d275b787bf
- MD5 610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75
- SHA1 ff75ad82eb8c594fd6efa709f89c43b0abb5f51d
- SHA512 886a43ff3de236e1428c82ba8772f43e36997ddf3835ac08b6cfb37ea2c66176235bdafda6c44d5173a863685850854bf8ad203fe99e2482498d24ec58c51698
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+KeW4SkZP4sz9Mb5eW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj:A3k03kc/vlfkZcNfkZcRjo
- TLSH T14EE51A16F6788333D0B3C0B9C5D6AB9AFA7234455B308ACB0349D72C2E276D69636735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/780-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4c6-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b2e1-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/780-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1160-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001994b-517.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0010000000018903-1529.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0008000000000149-2100.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4c6-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b2e1-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001994b-517.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0010000000018903-1529.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0008000000000149-2100.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 1160 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" 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_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 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pubs.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.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\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$ 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ConfigSecurityPolicy.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe$ 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE$ 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE$ 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE$ patcher.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\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe$ 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe$ 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_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.NetFX40.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\grv_icons.exe 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.EXE 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_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}\sscicons.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_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_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe$ 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.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 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_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:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 780 2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 1160 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75_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:780
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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:1160
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 3.1MB
- SHA256 57668d168006abeae396eab2a68276a34ba83bef504946a11ad4b8d275b787bf
- MD5 610a595e36b01802ca84d83787cc8f75
- SHA1 ff75ad82eb8c594fd6efa709f89c43b0abb5f51d
- SHA512 886a43ff3de236e1428c82ba8772f43e36997ddf3835ac08b6cfb37ea2c66176235bdafda6c44d5173a863685850854bf8ad203fe99e2482498d24ec58c51698
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+KeW4SkZP4sz9Mb5eW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj:A3k03kc/vlfkZcNfkZcRjo
- TLSH T14EE51A16F6788333D0B3C0B9C5D6AB9AFA7234455B308ACB0349D72C2E276D69636735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe$
- Size 3.6MB
- SHA256 7aa9b697b9bbb02eaeaae6e193450ba0955fdeb3daace10ddef2767a2270cdb7
- MD5 0832cc137a981231f359529cda242271
- SHA1 a9271b7ecab875382ec97bed9f78079c36463cd0
- SHA512 9de37a795d3629b37c1de63a8a37e914bee737d6642047602af55efd467476c449b2af5db013b39b3ec27b1aba8d2b742300218f76e01e2daf26fbf992675a9f
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+KeW4SkZP4sz9Mb5eW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0AjoTd9CHKyao:A3k03kc/vlfkZcNfkZcRjoKCqo
- TLSH T1B5063B16F6B88372D0B3C0B9C9D6AA5AFA7234455B308ACB0349D72C2F277D58636735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.7MB
- SHA256 3e9824f845a278b41b7f842461c2241a8dd3f4269b3c74954dd9f923220c6c59
- MD5 1d2737e39d4da25eaaccbf78ffa57e66
- SHA1 d4894632e6804fb43a53b403eb7e95901bf07483
- SHA512 0c7baa3cf576a90919ac7bd1ea51945eb533a2d1c9cdb434bfff615054546c91f00b12cb01d0e2abb770a99cfc18132cf7e7caa2f95fea9f07b9098012359cac
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+KeW4SkZP4sz9Mb5eW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0AjKPji0Aj:A3k03kc/vlfkZcNfkZcRjo0jo
- TLSH T1FF061A16F6788332D0B3C0B9C5D6AA9AFA7230455B308ACB0349D76C2F277D69636735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe
- Size 3.2MB
- SHA256 e62091855310793f7e0032a656a9812d584f4281d8639c382257c2e8e010fc36
- MD5 67d1ed3f9b0129b1cba8bafcf3021b32
- SHA1 123da1af59687e1c6c3d4bb95ce99534fae419cc
- SHA512 36376e50d0601504fae53f4f33bdda9358956afb1145fd4b50e44f78a21bb3fb1c9de17321f26b33a89da6bb7adb7ab4eec025688b823ee255be4acdbcdcb5a5
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+KeW4SkZP4sz9Mb5eW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0AjE:A3k03kc/vlfkZcNfkZcRjoI
- TLSH T123E51A16F6788333D0B3C0B9C5D6AA9AFA7234455B308ACB0349D72C2F276D69636735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\ClearJoin.exe$
- Size 3.3MB
- SHA256 aee76a7da835cc5f2c99b24df95197c75252e18be2ecb77b75ab0fb38c6c1a95
- MD5 15f4e20148448780022ef10d2ce2e34a
- SHA1 eaeb66b5d25e31251b3f3115b31e399f98a6a4ba
- SHA512 96f5913ecd5d6c0791d9c374a526ae376c50abcacb9d49570e8cd1c185a7207d80ce7c8efbe906d4b21ecc15802cc1d37016d0f1fcd8f0c55c0b0dcfb8b3cc8e
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+KeW4SkZP4sz9Mb5eW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj7kbt3:A3k03kc/vlfkZcNfkZcRjoER3
- TLSH T188F53B16F6788333D0B3C0B9C5D6AB9AFA7234455B308ACB0349D72C2E276D69636735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH