Analysis
- max time kernel
79s - max time network
128s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
15/08/2026, 09:37
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260815-llke6styfs
- SHA256 b7c92cc5a4eb9bd23df824aee3e3b7f0a7d1afa5adf25b69ef1be2de0ea5fe39
- MD5 35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa
- SHA1 656ba68fd7d12dbfa2d105619c3961593486023d
- SHA512 3e127ae89ff5c22c1db2b9b1bd0b04001e1d22df1556b19b44f7ff7694cc1ac97fb7ac3a4e3b7102ffa568032bdb46ef54a09cc63bb9a6d0b3e0789e442215ce
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscCyoUDa45jcAkSYqyEg45jcAkSYqyE:A3k03kHRJcpYq9pYq
- TLSH T1D2957C16F6644675D073C0B9CAD2AA5AEE71344617308BCF1389C7282F27BE1DA3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/1676-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00070000000244b2-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3456-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b88-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1676-34-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3456-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x002300000002023a-1527.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x001e0000000006d1-1869.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00400000000006d1-2189.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00070000000244b2-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b88-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x002300000002023a-1527.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x001e0000000006d1-1869.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00400000000006d1-2189.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3456 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" 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_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 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.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\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeBackgroundHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.YourPhone_0.19051.7.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\YourPhone.exe 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File created 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\javaw.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_1.1911.21713.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Win32Bridge.Server.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe$ patcher.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\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.exe$$ 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_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}\wordicon.exe$ 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\HxTsr.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.EXE 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroLayoutRecognizer\AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe$ 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_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 patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$ 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_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.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\HxAccounts.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\EdgeGameAssist.exe 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe$ 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.EXE 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_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 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_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 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1676 2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 3456 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa_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:1676
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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:3456
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 b7c92cc5a4eb9bd23df824aee3e3b7f0a7d1afa5adf25b69ef1be2de0ea5fe39
- MD5 35163f387828dbc5ca8bcac9370d9afa
- SHA1 656ba68fd7d12dbfa2d105619c3961593486023d
- SHA512 3e127ae89ff5c22c1db2b9b1bd0b04001e1d22df1556b19b44f7ff7694cc1ac97fb7ac3a4e3b7102ffa568032bdb46ef54a09cc63bb9a6d0b3e0789e442215ce
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscCyoUDa45jcAkSYqyEg45jcAkSYqyE:A3k03kHRJcpYq9pYq
- TLSH T1D2957C16F6644675D073C0B9CAD2AA5AEE71344617308BCF1389C7282F27BE1DA3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe$
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 5509c5a984eb93d4856bfed8d21e4f625cb8f9789b6a51e60bed672e2c06e447
- MD5 e36d4f39e771dff5388b8638961fe65d
- SHA1 3adef4d8a650898aaf868c6666835697de8a6abc
- SHA512 eb3ea0780cae0292df62cce101caa25982da32a4a68ee549bbb97b72441888d8f04e7b17b2c986c540e01412165097f33a6d28f23a33246c57df9b3b9134ecc7
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscCyoUDa45jcAkSYqyEg45jcAkSYqyEX3U:A3k03kHRJcpYq9pYqHTd9CHKyao
- TLSH T152B57C16F7A445B5E073C179C9D29656EE7238461B308BCF1399D3282F23BD19A3AB31
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{51A7B87B-57A4-493D-87A7-45DD03C49092}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 7e734fa93919fe1237fd74f0d05529d38b62fb55c646795f0d15d23f1e3dee27
- MD5 501c7088677d5702e2a56b7ff4e771ff
- SHA1 b05f8b4083be779cc8eb8e656d5f67ee169abace
- SHA512 a970900834022bcfab3013a58d9b6adfd5ac77432806aa6d4c055e0ec862c505d5801279113e19a61a7f3d4e102ff9f2ae859382befd1ff7cecc0932e439dee0
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscCyoUDa45jcAkSYqyEg45jcAkSYqyEZbl:A3k03kHRJcpYq9pYqtBPVAU
- TLSH T11D957C16F6644675D073C0B9C9D2AA5AEE3134461B308BCF1389D7682F23BE1DA3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 7f81513987036469d4418553dcdd71e9b206fec551277737318b88303880dfc6
- MD5 16594cc3699cc5c23c81c336d222701c
- SHA1 d0c8e80858d08b437b08f38806b3be7e0cafcb4e
- SHA512 58c49d11f2cf34d7620c7f8ba92b2cf23e586da985abedbbe7f3fc13b23f849ff77884db262026ad229c5cb37c6daa7c781f8150011562c71e4a8feec0e32fb2
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscCyoUDa45jcAkSYqyEg45jcAkSYqyED0C:A3k03kHRJcpYq9pYqjPji0Aj
- TLSH T11AB56C16F6744275D073C0B9C5D2A69AEE31348617308ACB1389C7782F27BE6DA3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\Windows Communication Foundation\SMSvcHost.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 fd24a9cd56a0af743ca16a43a3485065e405b630d9d03b94a0aa17557854c0f6
- MD5 2486d06dd02d16639fda421ae9e2b093
- SHA1 d0a747e6122ec0fc9a260d7821c1a9798f7f4883
- SHA512 4f2a7998ccd75e126d4db2b417c0c7529f7072dc4788bb7768fa28ddcc38ba4062904e436da16cbef586bec23d4b0fbfc2ec087f4928aadc454cae2b45952f5f
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bscCyoUDa45jcAkSYqyEg45jcAkSYqyEMca:A3k03kHRJcpYq9pYqsccow
- TLSH T1E2956B16F7A44675D073C1B9C5D2AA9AEE3134461B308BCF1389D3682F23BD19A3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH