Analysis
- max time kernel
113s - max time network
143s - 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, 09:29
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 963KB
- Sample260810-lf8ktaen21
- SHA256 e5a2d678e6eaa14bb09d93383b1f63fe459e1f3ec45600b0b4ba390b7150fece
- MD5 e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1
- SHA1 26573afb91bc34de753f6d78f7dc835c25c758ee
- SHA512 3a47adf65d4dd443616aed21558bff5b8834a3ce1411b267f72fa0b53fa54ccc24ce544d2a5f0f24190bd17f80ee73291995b0a7c1dcfa198f3cd89c37be53e3
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOai45EWJd9:A3k03kHRJK
- TLSH T17425AF03EB9500E9D10AC1749AE65A23FB75BC52176097DF2368C6152F72BD0AF3E3A4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2440-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c5cd-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b32b-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2440-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4180-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001c000000008f2c-1021.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000006545-1889.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c5cd-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b32b-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x001c000000008f2c-1021.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000006545-1889.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4180 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" patcher.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_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}\sscicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$ 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.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_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe$ 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe$ 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.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\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_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\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe$ 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe$ 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe$ 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe$ 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_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}\grv_icons.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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 (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroLayoutRecognizer\AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification 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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE$ 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.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\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.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_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_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_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2440 2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4180 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1_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:2440
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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:4180
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 963KB
- SHA256 e5a2d678e6eaa14bb09d93383b1f63fe459e1f3ec45600b0b4ba390b7150fece
- MD5 e43497d0a810175c42c41cac337e93c1
- SHA1 26573afb91bc34de753f6d78f7dc835c25c758ee
- SHA512 3a47adf65d4dd443616aed21558bff5b8834a3ce1411b267f72fa0b53fa54ccc24ce544d2a5f0f24190bd17f80ee73291995b0a7c1dcfa198f3cd89c37be53e3
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOai45EWJd9:A3k03kHRJK
- TLSH T17425AF03EB9500E9D10AC1749AE65A23FB75BC52176097DF2368C6152F72BD0AF3E3A4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\Installer\setup.exe$
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 965a954c4d7431821c8b93cb6aaff16bd0b9438167f4c36a0de3a00a4b7198e4
- MD5 99aabbaccf666b52200b3e16abb23906
- SHA1 32bc4ccb9b040f8e54b9470adccecae06f3af5e2
- SHA512 6b42159866f1f6a6877257221cd8c51c3ce7672e8e9c2f97508f6ffb7cd590b0646d3d4c92d37b4d02a2057f73ae373ee0dbcb209062cd357957af9e19a269cf
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOai45EWJdXk9mR4qYbTM:A3k03kHRJXmWD
- TLSH T1E8659E03F7D400E9E05AC1748A964612EA75BC561B60E7DF13A8D2292F73BD0AF3E764
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 237dc36a25082f5b078659fbd6510bf3a92627993016656685c0aea2297ff5ba
- MD5 a9ef69001a0e4b3fed243928a9638b02
- SHA1 ba9fedc05cf39062ae807858f3f79c7f233296df
- SHA512 34a89ba67422ca11799ac75f87ea3907bf1f07277c9498cc5dcbe265ae399b74855de12ca4c3b284555cdf1491b92476ed59e2f19b2cf0284b01a53adfbcbfa0
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOai45EWJdJ0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJaPji0Aj
- TLSH T186658C17F6A402B5D067C1B8C9E69A5AFA713842173086CF1358C7283F67BD19B3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
- Size 1007KB
- SHA256 1baf4c167d12eccdaa62a86afa4c55bc19d521c8bb338746a3284a5631c2cffc
- MD5 f075abc361bb778e4dbbaaf892bd352f
- SHA1 05b00922d6a191e3b8d3816a371004b34d84881c
- SHA512 2d48ebe3ab659995e5569ea27585ef82dd8cab8dcd9960153e7a2255be9868c267a11bc1c8745a5c58dcac6af858c997e15360f7ee0aa43b2ed191bfddb145c3
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOai45EWJdEwE:A3k03kHRJr
- TLSH T17C25AE03EB9400E5E10AC17496E69A23FB75BD52176097DF2368C6152F72BD0AF3E3A4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH