Analysis
- max time kernel
71s - max time network
150s - 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, 17:50
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_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_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_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_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.3MB
- Sample260815-wevyfaep71
- SHA256 6c1334d6232b29c22fbd8b44c7bdfcf7d3f193846253e05f8b269f51df2f68ed
- MD5 9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884
- SHA1 526472cfa3472bcbc9e614a04a37d833f4f95b4c
- SHA512 02ffec4cd16ceebed97a81b9efd9f654f7c9b3ade717dfbc8685648abfb6d8a3a43fbcee0fe2e23086aeaf1e2c821525785a5ad3418c40d5f23f5ccb1b3812e7
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFpNao8D45jcAkSYqyE:A3k03kHRJARJHpYq
- TLSH T1C7657C17F7A441B5D067C179CAD2AA56EB32384607309BCF1394D7292F23BE19E3A361
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2300-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000e00000002446f-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bc9-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2300-27-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1404-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0002000000021577-642.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0002000000021651-1273.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x001000000000071d-2054.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000e00000002446f-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bc9-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0002000000021577-642.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0002000000021651-1273.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x001000000000071d-2054.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 1404 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_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_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_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe$ 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_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\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Office.OneNote_16001.12026.20112.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\onenoteshare.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe$ 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe 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\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe$ 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_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.NetFX40.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe$ 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_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\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe$ 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.0.30251.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppInstallerElevatedAppServiceClient.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_18.1903.1152.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalBridge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\outicon.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe$ 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\outicon.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeApp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$ 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_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\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_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}\dbcicons.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe$ 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 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_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_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2300 2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 1404 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884_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:2300
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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:1404
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.3MB
- SHA256 6c1334d6232b29c22fbd8b44c7bdfcf7d3f193846253e05f8b269f51df2f68ed
- MD5 9fa3be7cc8909e51c89330899d869884
- SHA1 526472cfa3472bcbc9e614a04a37d833f4f95b4c
- SHA512 02ffec4cd16ceebed97a81b9efd9f654f7c9b3ade717dfbc8685648abfb6d8a3a43fbcee0fe2e23086aeaf1e2c821525785a5ad3418c40d5f23f5ccb1b3812e7
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFpNao8D45jcAkSYqyE:A3k03kHRJARJHpYq
- TLSH T1C7657C17F7A441B5D067C179CAD2AA56EB32384607309BCF1394D7292F23BE19E3A361
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 ab79a85ae5b182d4d626bc4f23dbdbac6b9ea91aff596f4fa1c17e9765d4d2bd
- MD5 b4405830a4392375354ac6caff71cd8f
- SHA1 7e63a26933421e55ccc70747f91aea7f7776bd45
- SHA512 274071c814beab0c5e75073e04d699c55f7d7d3e5d8da147b079b4668f3ac085f83f13d6b15340301798a4296bd471f6ca5f266707e70772d469c3af42b2d834
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFpNao8D45jcAkSYqyED0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJARJHpYqjPji0Aj
- TLSH T1FA956C16F66442B5D073C0B9C5D2AA9AFA72344607308BCF1385D7282F67BE5DA3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 805e17f68e9bde65c8952da73aa6412d494fed6843f5226bbc161c0e35259041
- MD5 6c548bdedf60e1141f2a70f8c6a956a4
- SHA1 84307b8d35213f37bf8219a62dde584576c09268
- SHA512 abafcb8729fce8ddbf71b4de12dbab0047553f06acf999075d6363d69e6bddc0415baf9533f9ddecd8a7182080a425edd8d4fb673a7129f6009f05f731a2b271
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFpNao8D45jcAkSYqyEHQ:A3k03kHRJARJHpYqQ
- TLSH T152657C17F7A441B5D067C179CAD2AA56EB32384607309BCF1394D7292F23BE19E3A361
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe$
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 e5d164a0bdd51e41d09317ded03e119acaa382607d2f9656f1ac29f37d96f4e1
- MD5 aff5cdc93cb0557e15bdaff58aed7d02
- SHA1 d3406085709ec4a465f479ef1114fe1beb20b7cd
- SHA512 83d60ee82bee92e643696822be3ffba3a0de67bfe73cce5c98322cd0c599498880e17e098d922d47a6d1beab8487f3889c32a68116a834e0a2783bec022c70e2
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFpNao8D45jcAkSYqyEPF:A3k03kHRJARJHpYqt
- TLSH T157656B16F6A442B5D063C178CAD69A56EA313C850B309BDF1394F7292F337D0AE3A761
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge.exe$
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 452ff77634f7a6743c98f54d0d3db2f44ae93ba9f96ab48408c397ecd05d84aa
- MD5 b4789ae42bf4eb1be38662ad9fa303df
- SHA1 06e54b381d78535fc21ca97b4bd0872ae6ec8460
- SHA512 5da2df0a62d20a7a39ae35bda3862079a959340fa81c58c16cc1d3da5ff2d86a033c55e2ce48ca916b3a4646061fe47f56e152d231a4abad9d71c45b1d09535e
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFpNao8D45jcAkSYqyEfV+PAk2hMH3:A3k03kHRJARJHpYq/i2WH3
- TLSH T146757C22F7A841B5D063C179C9D6A66AEB313842073097CF1354D72D2F67BE19E3A362
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH