Analysis

  • max time kernel
    91s
  • max time network
    129s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/08/2026, 18:59

General

  • Target
    2026-08-12_a2b3c0bfe8ab6501275630da84676661_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
  • Size 1.3MB
  • Sample260812-xm664sshrd
  • SHA256 818d1e3e9da953dfbadb3ed3a8dd76a7f52b556177fd151984975d78de4e01b8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 12 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 8 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • 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.

  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-12_a2b3c0bfe8ab6501275630da84676661_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-12_a2b3c0bfe8ab6501275630da84676661_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:4108
  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    1⤵
    • 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:1932

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 818d1e3e9da953dfbadb3ed3a8dd76a7f52b556177fd151984975d78de4e01b8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedgewebview2.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 9c94aaf1b082f531c2a947483d02419d90140ff9e389b06153a2f07e8504db28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe$
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 b799ebffdc615c9b57ca7a6d78e179d16af8c87655b4b8fe7621862fbc5f271b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 93c461c1f7cd180e86c826abec114f3dc4c6926e08d76a1031f644ae8f2c3dfc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 26707be7223c6496512cd1abc18777754dd85281d9d7dab9250c5da6fb72957f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        helper.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 702113445eac037ef3ff5a8e47cf7ffca201ed40c6e2e676b798281dcbfc12f4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdge.exe$

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\MicrosoftEdge.exe$
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 b3226ae19309716dda9b5ad843883ec61f0420b662db0190c66b13648d615c58
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dfsvc.exe$

        • Path C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe$
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 897fa6fadaafa7b47bef7b43e6f6b6652453c3b5dd0bcd5624c582da3478e874
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1932-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1932-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4108-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4108-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp