Analysis
- max time kernel
118s - max time network
134s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
10/08/2026, 19:00
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_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_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- Sample260810-xnv58saa95
- SHA256 22019a8fc9710accfe74edc8126253eb69d1537e00803236810bcfe1f506a490
- MD5 10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80
- SHA1 d425fec9f631fe4ffdf86002585dae9bf00b385d
- SHA512 5b419466b52876a4d224436de9628d549c8364fd8acc97276dee8a5f1451c34ec1d756fd7b40524dcc30bb636139b3e36dc9f01e25b3a59be80555b2a8143514
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscEhFm5D5TvinrmgF:A3k03kHRJ056r9
- TLSH T173456A03E6950FA4D24F81349A968622EA777D921F2097EF1358BF253F327C06A39357
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3616-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c32c-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2bc-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3616-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5608-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a276-1024.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019c8f-1285.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c32c-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2bc-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a276-1024.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019c8f-1285.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5608 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_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_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:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.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\schemagen.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_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}\joticon.exe$ 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe$ 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_click_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.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 (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_click_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe$ 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe$ 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.EXE patcher.exe File created 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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_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 created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_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}\xlicons.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe patcher.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\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.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\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE$ 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.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 patcher.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_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 3616 2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 5608 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80_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:3616
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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:5608
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 22019a8fc9710accfe74edc8126253eb69d1537e00803236810bcfe1f506a490
- MD5 10c29a9c306f6a696d1ec0d2a1c27a80
- SHA1 d425fec9f631fe4ffdf86002585dae9bf00b385d
- SHA512 5b419466b52876a4d224436de9628d549c8364fd8acc97276dee8a5f1451c34ec1d756fd7b40524dcc30bb636139b3e36dc9f01e25b3a59be80555b2a8143514
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscEhFm5D5TvinrmgF:A3k03kHRJ056r9
- TLSH T173456A03E6950FA4D24F81349A968622EA777D921F2097EF1358BF253F327C06A39357
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 e85cb5662ba9afb2dd810f1b4a0d65d246000bfa37d2485172fcf0d7446a4f8e
- MD5 6decfafb74616b5b2f3cc8b4de9ba14b
- SHA1 762aadf567d072ebc5540eb3234ba9dc3e18ab3f
- SHA512 8381d0395b86fc396c0f452ce1fa3ead6c11db6c5ccb4e34b1abecda757d5452e0af46f5fb997ffe67c5dab2631b918457e7f1f2588d47cacb40ff5a51500130
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscEhFm5D5TvinrmgB0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJ056rJPji0Aj
- TLSH T172854A16E6A40BA5D06BC074C9D69656EA333C421F3087DB1354BF283F337D1AA3A762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
- Size 1.2MB
- SHA256 187e5d5a9b2e962df325162c2a7a22153b00dc77ab8ada2b465203bd06476d14
- MD5 e249dd790b41a9b2eba01f4dfbbe958d
- SHA1 bfcde778947b60523b81a340afadec3407b4a4f4
- SHA512 f21d99ed160f0d56c84181a09172249f148b10f95450c3a9916ab2aad86748144703d01836a0c5c16cf68befcec412c632b98157aec58c63195929c22226f583
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscEhFm5D5TvinrmgcwE:A3k03kHRJ056rm
- TLSH T199456B03E6950FA5D54F81349A968A22EA377D821F2097EF1358BF253F327C06A39357
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 1.2MB
- SHA256 726f2c6c7fdf8ba05d17c701bdd1077feb12e26e837dae283ff9f305760d0275
- MD5 b84e67c36e89c91196a2155a8423938c
- SHA1 615b92861597a6697f2eb9093eb4f2a145d6052e
- SHA512 f9f9935e8effc5307e56c63d2dc692a39fec4c2db911b844a594eba825d4bb6f11eb68493d6d439eebc0033f8ec04f81d55db14f542ed2e6d259f68996aead2a
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscEhFm5D5TvinrmgRF:A3k03kHRJ056r7
- TLSH T18C454A02E6950FA5D64F8130DD9A8622EA377D920F2097EF1358BF253F327C07A39656
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH