Analysis
- max time kernel
79s - max time network
136s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
16/08/2026, 20:37
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_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_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260816-zebrcaak2x
- SHA256 1ec0c159fc5f4037b8941068e1e38318642eb571021e44b0b292821fccc39d16
- MD5 9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918
- SHA1 ef98cec2b4bbe4de35b03d87469d2776e18cdef0
- SHA512 c0e6c0b98ffda79d12d80b24f02bad4abb535ec2271d658374296a779ad29f4f39bd6bbd180823cc204bdf5d5200cc72f443e493440f8c7c5c7e1ef29626a58d
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8Jyasy516D5TvinrmgB0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJM56rJPji0Aj
- TLSH T185854A16E6A40BA5D06BC074C9D69656EA733C421F3087DB1354BF283F337D1AA3A762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/3304-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024535-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3464-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b67-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3304-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3464-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00020000000235e2-117.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000600000001d8a0-1378.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024535-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b67-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00020000000235e2-117.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000600000001d8a0-1378.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3464 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" patcher.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_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\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_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}\ohub32.exe$ 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_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}\msouc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_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\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe$ 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_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}\osmadminicon.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.People_10.1902.633.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PeopleApp.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe$ 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_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_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_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 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe$ 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub_1.1907.3152.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PilotshubApp.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe$ 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_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\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Getstarted_8.2.22942.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WhatsNew.Store.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeApp.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification 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\java.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\InputPersonalization.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.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 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_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 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3304 2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 3464 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918_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:3304
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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:3464
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 1ec0c159fc5f4037b8941068e1e38318642eb571021e44b0b292821fccc39d16
- MD5 9f419fc2583278cd88d317c6eaf1a918
- SHA1 ef98cec2b4bbe4de35b03d87469d2776e18cdef0
- SHA512 c0e6c0b98ffda79d12d80b24f02bad4abb535ec2271d658374296a779ad29f4f39bd6bbd180823cc204bdf5d5200cc72f443e493440f8c7c5c7e1ef29626a58d
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8Jyasy516D5TvinrmgB0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJM56rJPji0Aj
- TLSH T185854A16E6A40BA5D06BC074C9D69656EA733C421F3087DB1354BF283F337D1AA3A762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 62dabf602941c471883ea22a05daa5453851a7ff8d98183bad1ca4e7f301beb2
- MD5 86a0042922de2ffdbfa1bae14b5a7da7
- SHA1 614b4f6aa2bb0e7b3f97697b049af385f8d27052
- SHA512 c365f505c1c2614b3383f65d173287c0ead5f0a052c78578da705a0d7db8475307ef1f699fb4bc25e3c8a256fed3c67c0b3121f13c10b56e9fb89a8722dcd978
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8Jyasy516D5TvinrmgB0Le5ji0hmxNrMRP:A3k03kHRJM56rJPji0AjyUN+Eir
- TLSH T17EA53A16E6A84BA5D02BC078C9D68656EA737C510F2087CB1354BB2D3F377D49E3A362
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 ba994e1f258d27986a31a620aa51357bbb523a4e7e5cf250da5ec8e07cb1234c
- MD5 dbb1fd2a80a3d38d62ef2b0d4b29fa17
- SHA1 aa815afb19b3db76885b3ebfcf114ebe5c640d29
- SHA512 f083c14102decfa4f3b04c8f1065e79529f6a27a5c2a2aab0b5e2696fa20b17c206ae2aa7e36baf48b96344c35a885c70d8c5ba0c5336115d34a64244e677952
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8Jyasy516D5TvinrmgB0Le5ji0hmxNrMDD:A3k03kHRJM56rJPji0AjKPji0Aj
- TLSH T155B54B16F6A44B65D06BC075C9D2965AEA723C821F3087CB0355FB283F377D19A3A722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 96941183fc271a8647529e179810977d60e939cf4e20a1078621905381f0f1fa
- MD5 a661481be43f3431c4294be7b97cfd35
- SHA1 1653d0fe0ce05faa6a9ec166585d1e4e8976b986
- SHA512 074c05be450cda77becddb917895c0c1ae87744174a069f60459896ffac3bcb140a22a5446418dcebc0194daf2a9c534a3fabe1a3bf1f5fe56f42d87420d94d3
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8Jyasy516D5TvinrmgB0Le5ji0hmxNrMYD:A3k03kHRJM56rJPji0AjX
- TLSH T116950716E6A40AA5D06F8074CB965656FA333C410FA087DB13D4FA3D3F326D09AB9763
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH