Analysis
- max time kernel
99s - max time network
145s - 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, 10:28
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- Sample260810-mhtecawhkh
- SHA256 156c6c87492e3bd7fd15970bb267412d78ce3cb06c891a5952886babdf846c29
- MD5 5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb
- SHA1 72b8750acad1bb0a76c1e613a598d4af773fcaab
- SHA512 0fe412c768530aca385f7baa1c9c2983b9f404a1075ad698fae52ab09dd94dfd9f40cb2fd7433273650e4d100f8886647d9e6572974f1c39aa08193abd7eb3b9
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYO/jYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5kD5Tviw:A3k03kB56r2qJtb2Ij56rapYq
- TLSH T112A51816F6648F65D06BC079C5D2969AEA333C415F308BCB1385AE283F376D1993A723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1648-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001000000001c528-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2d6-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1648-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/944-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a0ad-854.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a0ec-1020.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019caa-1280.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001000000001c528-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2d6-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a0ad-854.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a0ec-1020.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019caa-1280.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 944 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_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_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_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\pipanel.exe 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.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$ 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe$ 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe$ 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$ patcher.exe File created 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)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe$ 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$ 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\SenseGPParser.exe 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.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.NetFX45.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_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 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$ 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE$ 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe$ 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE$ 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\msouc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe$ 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.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_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_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_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1648 2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 944 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb_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:1648
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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:944
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 156c6c87492e3bd7fd15970bb267412d78ce3cb06c891a5952886babdf846c29
- MD5 5d56afb924e5afb495cabd1cdc421cfb
- SHA1 72b8750acad1bb0a76c1e613a598d4af773fcaab
- SHA512 0fe412c768530aca385f7baa1c9c2983b9f404a1075ad698fae52ab09dd94dfd9f40cb2fd7433273650e4d100f8886647d9e6572974f1c39aa08193abd7eb3b9
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYO/jYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5kD5Tviw:A3k03kB56r2qJtb2Ij56rapYq
- TLSH T112A51816F6648F65D06BC079C5D2969AEA333C415F308BCB1385AE283F376D1993A723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.5MB
- SHA256 3c039a682342ed2b25f7fd965736e24fd4390459a2194795e8529fd030c51db4
- MD5 ef50cd0f5fee6b18084aa6ba12b1bcf5
- SHA1 35bb3887b460c8afccc3173381207ded7deaaaea
- SHA512 fa38723a9f6e214dfc0d88515af3bce99242caa2b20edea658969b4a621b37951f744d7d73720785b5bae7c33fa259be60ada3f2489144382b85f7b080db452a
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kB56r2qJtb2Ij56rapYqjPji0Aj:A3k03kCr2Jra6Gjo
- TLSH T102C52916F6648B65D07BC079C5D2969AEA333C415F308BCB0385AF283F276D5993A723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe
- Size 2.5MB
- SHA256 79636ba5c1af3f526af11d403e98e7e4fb2a87c8b44c884b0df18d409fd3b581
- MD5 4383243e83c46edc5f565a045b078084
- SHA1 77af89dcff07897fd21cb5d6739a87e4b8dcb440
- SHA512 206f6e04c10316c9ea09232659f9ffbf2a485a26b88caf87e7c586feaf6a2e0af5f2b949bf9226e40a41c12a35aacae910f3081b2dbf5e1b2f4ce48e99916e4e
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYO/jYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5kD5TviZ:A3k03kB56r2qJtb2Ij56rapYqe44gBm
- TLSH T124C52916F6A44BA5E07BD178C9A29666EA333C411F3087CF1245DA2D3F33AD19939723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 8eb2964f0fa52df9d3d8c3f12c1b7c35ce460a90598262ef2984b2c557bea16e
- MD5 1c977d8a554436fceae12bcebdf9e183
- SHA1 58880e3886f0225f50dade519aef986bdb3ed472
- SHA512 d1cc33aefa236b169098597e68cd637271c22fcf8c2ab09fcbbf0c0db8e9ee72fdd1e04600a6abb69319d21a0aa9d7e9eaff5db59ad7120f680ebf60fe6ef0a4
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYO/jYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5kD5Tvib:A3k03kB56r2qJtb2Ij56rapYqk
- TLSH T1E9A52916F6648F65D06BC079C5D29696EA333C425F308BCB1385AE283F376D1993A723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 457d1ab6465cf67c1dada5a62785f5797d728019737fef8ee7425aa22fe49b00
- MD5 b00be359e1e76d4e15581e4b468e86e8
- SHA1 93f187d2f507c3e0f64295f3a89725151ba8d6f3
- SHA512 91e1ccb661f351d4963fd4d6b736b16149d32150baa7560635adef5ce956d338535e7f21280609b38d9ecc60f40a5ee206ecc757e2dc466e2355f3d819da6938
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5Tvinrm5OaEBYO/jYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5kD5TviK:A3k03kB56r2qJtb2Ij56rapYqt
- TLSH T1F1A52916F6A44B65D06BC079C9D29696EA333C414F308BDB1385BF283E376D1993A723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH