Analysis
- max time kernel
115s - 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, 15:25
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_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_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.2MB
- Sample260810-st3eaacj9v
- SHA256 180fffc7b96a650c9ad908c101759df788d50daf8ebb8177870c1af1fb3d9d13
- MD5 4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6
- SHA1 6db365226af5aa7c0c9aba82a6b7091caa4de6ea
- SHA512 9f5df777d99caf38f2a290dc0fa3ae70a4e6c9c63005bae748d583d666427c91134a6e691cc9c4cfa4ddd30815574485b685c74fc13a5c57849cdb249dbe0ec8
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLabaonGEiFNh0jYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5bYTqMi4:A3k03kHRJkqJtb2IdqJtb2Ig
- TLSH T1CDA52916F6A44261D06AC075CBD29656FA333C825BB08ACB13C5F73C2F376D1997A722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2716-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c4c5-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2cc-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2716-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2080-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019c99-1283.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b6dc-1876.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c4c5-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2cc-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019c99-1283.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b6dc-1876.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2080 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_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_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_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE$ 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\Installer\setup.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe$ 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe$ 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe$ 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmclienticon.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\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_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.NetFX45.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\xlicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe patcher.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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_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}\osmadminicon.exe$ 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_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 created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_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$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE$ 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.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_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_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 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_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 2716 2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 2080 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6_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:2716
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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:2080
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 180fffc7b96a650c9ad908c101759df788d50daf8ebb8177870c1af1fb3d9d13
- MD5 4a6aff1f2bc431cdc2d9f837ae966bb6
- SHA1 6db365226af5aa7c0c9aba82a6b7091caa4de6ea
- SHA512 9f5df777d99caf38f2a290dc0fa3ae70a4e6c9c63005bae748d583d666427c91134a6e691cc9c4cfa4ddd30815574485b685c74fc13a5c57849cdb249dbe0ec8
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLabaonGEiFNh0jYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5bYTqMi4:A3k03kHRJkqJtb2IdqJtb2Ig
- TLSH T1CDA52916F6A44261D06AC075CBD29656FA333C825BB08ACB13C5F73C2F376D1997A722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{ECECEC7E-D0D4-455B-8F24-7676AF0A59FB}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 1c510e807c86b21d528bab1ab928bebbf37062f6c95c89945011791d4077a086
- MD5 de7813c577e2f977d3f9b22a9ded1d4b
- SHA1 b2f390581650356e58ea2a664e773179d635471a
- SHA512 86ac5529a4126e6bbe863e536163bba0f319b79da54fd40fcb550c7f55ef565ca3dfdb645cc2e68384ad9e615551c9cad90ce68c90c97548ad1d3a40ef7da33d
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLabaonGEiFNh0jYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5bYTqMia:A3k03kHRJkqJtb2IdqJtb2I0BPVAU
- TLSH T101B52916F6A44261D06AC075CBD29A56FA333C425BB08ACB13C5E73C2F377D1997A722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.7MB
- SHA256 d7c3fccb444c1301c5e54348a1a0278ee6639ce1fb6ed7956e05fd0b7fdf01fd
- MD5 eda5fd4f66d5e29140fe88248401c552
- SHA1 fb6cef913532b0c7759731de81ac4ca1e82a2bc9
- SHA512 cb126004da8bbab2ca6935f6af1e87f76e904505b896afcd769708c6a53cfaa7e4873db109d98188e28feb984f732089e28ced153af48673993f411a3633c590
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLabaonGEiFNh0jYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5bYTqMic:A3k03kHRJkqJtb2IdqJtb2I4Pji0Aj
- TLSH T1E8D52916F6A44361D07BC079C6D2965AFA3238821B708ACB13C5E73C2F377D5997A722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 5ed937ae743789606275bd5aced45d00c1d771e4dacda77a7a11cf86d87113da
- MD5 8900677e1253956afcf358d9ff78f9dc
- SHA1 bcb9f0946b3b3fc9866e6e1c92cb3aaf9bc6f7da
- SHA512 f47e4e6340c73e4aab8a8fc8a16750b6f543956b2a141f8478acfc47c07db28b6395b6b9ffd296c37314802c1ffbe3d9f0f81fb9e8d6294d5f744bf131039db3
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLabaonGEiFNh0jYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5bYTqMiw:A3k03kHRJkqJtb2IdqJtb2I4
- TLSH T13FB52916E6A44361D06AC075CAD29656FA333C824BB08ADB13C5F73C2F337D5997A722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH