Analysis
- max time kernel
98s - max time network
154s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
10/08/2026, 15:34
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_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_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_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_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260810-szs3sshb43
- SHA256 2af96a9a18ccce0ac93a61269bb368ce638fcc158ff62471cf3d5c80421111fb
- MD5 26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896
- SHA1 1153d793db5bd24cdfaa315b0fca4725cdbf3660
- SHA512 ae8d07decdf0a1b99b76af68c226ccc0e5280a21d5b7aac3d8905c9172b8ae88292f93585a61cbb78350f7548b0c44f18dc30e1dad735602a53002b9097bc98d
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiKwtVoQGYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5kD5Tg:A3k03kHRJmqJtb2Ij56rX
- TLSH T159855B16F6A84BA5D06BC174C5D29A66EA333C425F3087CB1345DE293F337D19A3A362
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/3504-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00070000000244e7-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4152-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000016909-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3504-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4152-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00020000000235b8-123.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00020000000216fa-1249.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024513-1729.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00070000000244e7-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000016909-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00020000000235b8-123.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00020000000216fa-1249.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024513-1729.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4152 patcher.exe - 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_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_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_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_1.46.11001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\GameBar.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe$ 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_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 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_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 created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.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.NetFX40.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE$ 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe$ 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_78859\javaws.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe$ 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe$ 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe$ 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe$ 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE$ 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub_1.1907.3152.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PilotshubApp.exe 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\keytool.exe$ 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_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}\osmclienticon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.GetHelp_10.1706.13331.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\GetHelp.exe 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer_6.1908.2042.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\View3D.ResourceResolver.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe 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\rmiregistry.exe$ 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe$ 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3504 2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4152 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896_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:3504
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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 System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4152
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 2af96a9a18ccce0ac93a61269bb368ce638fcc158ff62471cf3d5c80421111fb
- MD5 26cf7e2becd4297e444e882a0e97c896
- SHA1 1153d793db5bd24cdfaa315b0fca4725cdbf3660
- SHA512 ae8d07decdf0a1b99b76af68c226ccc0e5280a21d5b7aac3d8905c9172b8ae88292f93585a61cbb78350f7548b0c44f18dc30e1dad735602a53002b9097bc98d
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiKwtVoQGYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5kD5Tg:A3k03kHRJmqJtb2Ij56rX
- TLSH T159855B16F6A84BA5D06BC174C5D29A66EA333C425F3087CB1345DE293F337D19A3A362
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 46d89ab72c939a7f1e25b25678cf1870a04956cc6800fdcf87ab218acc96c93b
- MD5 1beef8fea7a266a82cc7c696788deebb
- SHA1 827cbb417e26d86d75154d734182b812ea7b7546
- SHA512 097e8daf4ee6c8c3d5e13bfaf6614835c6614079de93f1bc3c6a57e2ca79ebaae8f7a0bf94475eea09c43ae3c1bc3f5f92c4e47ef6a5c2f41c5a74e01ababc24
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiKwtVoQGYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5kD5Tr:A3k03kHRJmqJtb2Ij56rNw
- TLSH T11A856B16F6A84BA5D06BC178C5D29A56EA333C425F3087CF13449A293F337D19E3A762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 0f745852fae39e6eec9aaf9326a2410c48263f876db050af5776d82fcb6d2554
- MD5 4a790d1d4f81b43a4e65e2b6398d9b60
- SHA1 c1ab35f9146d3410ad4905d4db4270f861c4fe82
- SHA512 803c6185258e0b271bea70b397704063233f3f248f8378e17f0a4a9da574b32726829bbeb519771d38784693a15ba41208006c825606ab1c8d55fd760a724685
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiKwtVoQGYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5kD5Tk:A3k03kHRJmqJtb2Ij56rTPji0Aj
- TLSH T15DB55B16F6A44B65D07BC0B9C5D2969AEA323C425F3087CB1345DB283F277D19A3A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 95102343d543cd81bbff2fbf0466a58a6be1bb8f3286a884312cbdce0c4fdf63
- MD5 89879a9cee61024d6d6bef018b6f9e2d
- SHA1 cac1c303541cde7bbd0e71315e83f28c2ef7bd81
- SHA512 bd192fb0558b419d472c060add5158f3ffca8028a3858ffec80207039fce36545e95318d9e2f4a289648f352bb734775b6ea86d1b56eb0d71f049ca7e942d781
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiKwtVoQGYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5kD5Tl:A3k03kHRJmqJtb2Ij56rU
- TLSH T113952816E6644BA5D06FC174C7925656FA333C425FA087CB13C4EA3D3F226D09ABA363
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 873516e27795e3630706859d241c8d29a1bcfdf879c3a527113cebbc64c3f06b
- MD5 49922a4e27f7fda547659a89d2672ed9
- SHA1 d1ab65065c24d32549946f92203ba27c1150445b
- SHA512 7adc1cba9e2f4515816bcdc7097082b37d0586c285f9503ed31e31389fa7b2dac8fef20bdc359df487678c8a5f2df659c690a8304aea4979a43b7493e42637cb
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsiKwtVoQGYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW5kD5T4:A3k03kHRJmqJtb2Ij56r9
- TLSH T13E854A16F6A44BA5D06BC074C9D29656EA333C425F3087DB1345BB293F337D1AA3A722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH