Analysis
- max time kernel
99s - max time network
117s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
16/08/2026, 07:50
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.0MB
- Sample260816-jpctdsttbv
- SHA256 a8c014eefec87d11a18d25d3b807bd05316031d33830d28b26bf0df773482160
- MD5 5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766
- SHA1 c946ccc3068a0413d4a39f783e075481e921423c
- SHA512 a1079e0304fd67a1ead129b0267ebfbc1c8097aa626f4f63461820df359cdd29526242de9821a98a260dd9b6dc311e204aa19ae9c1b76c2234c763b59d61aad8
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsi0qYBNlhNaLF:A3k03kHRJ+
- TLSH T1E2359E03E6D500E5D64A8130DEDA8A22FA75BD921B6097EF2318F7152F727C07B397A4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4720-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c523-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2c2-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4720-69-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2824-70-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001400000000bb41-710.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b8a3-1310.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c523-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2c2-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x001400000000bb41-710.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b8a3-1310.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2824 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" 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_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 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\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\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE$ 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_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\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe$ 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe$ 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE$ 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe$ 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_click_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE$ patcher.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\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_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$ 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_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}\sscicons.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe$ 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE$ 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_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 created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\grv_icons.exe 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.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 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_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 4720 2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 2824 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766_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:4720
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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:2824
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.0MB
- SHA256 a8c014eefec87d11a18d25d3b807bd05316031d33830d28b26bf0df773482160
- MD5 5680090db4b8edf1339a8ec22f8e6766
- SHA1 c946ccc3068a0413d4a39f783e075481e921423c
- SHA512 a1079e0304fd67a1ead129b0267ebfbc1c8097aa626f4f63461820df359cdd29526242de9821a98a260dd9b6dc311e204aa19ae9c1b76c2234c763b59d61aad8
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsi0qYBNlhNaLF:A3k03kHRJ+
- TLSH T1E2359E03E6D500E5D64A8130DEDA8A22FA75BD921B6097EF2318F7152F727C07B397A4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 151ddb3c00efbb32aa92ee01f5a5ef96c3f13fe6c5e95c49dc602127d6e3637b
- MD5 c466151157fca425503cc4250091503f
- SHA1 2565479e9f2ee13e766bd0aa319063dd265e4cb3
- SHA512 2d138f4d05c0306def10e3b69de01e75a10602f66d4d75150acbffbbd47a43828fcbe70a1f5b3303597c2bc70647c18fe61ea5fa9ac621507b9a292d689459ba
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsi0qYBNlhNaLB0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJuPji0Aj
- TLSH T1CC756B17F6A402A5D067C074C9D6965AEA713D821B308ADF1358F7282F73BD1AB3A770
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe$
- Size 1.2MB
- SHA256 7a8640f10b1df8582ed5e33614b2228d9fef1a94558f6f70ba1fa11e2a90a464
- MD5 d46002fbc2726d4f2f7e3ee6285fe36c
- SHA1 35f10c3b9a236bfdd8ea13431b3f94b34c248946
- SHA512 ef4a9f8c1ac89cea19e904a2edd450a9758e91f4ac346332118e910eab90880f5110ffd01407b79d3df20ccc824968509238846d87f83d361140b4adf32473c5
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsi0qYBNlhNaLvjCXF7Iw9:A3k03kHRJ2C17Iw9
- TLSH T15D55AE03E6D504E5D64A8134DEDA8A22EA75BD92176097EF2358F3152F337C07B393A8
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe
- Size 1.3MB
- SHA256 5ec42abb804faacf75b042e700e963de2f073ac3dfc9ffae925f82fcb91593d4
- MD5 15e48a2ae0acda79ae69a089b32f0898
- SHA1 e29f9e982e7942020fa35dabf717c20693453f1f
- SHA512 cd6cd8b353b04aaf1f918826f391728e97a57a2485948bc70fa92687ab1724bf23753c80711395b920f189bfc919dc2643cadf5415311c76ab1432f9c0dfe97a
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsi0qYBNlhNaLBXYfDtczAe:A3k03kHRJXtcv
- TLSH T181559C13E6D504E5DA4A8134DD968A22EA35BD820760D6EF1368F7252F337C07B3E7A4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH