Analysis

  • max time kernel
    76s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    17/08/2026, 12:30

General

  • Target
    2026-08-17_dcf2dfb0845f2454667778a0f3ba2b8a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
  • Size 1.4MB
  • Sample260817-pptpss1vbz
  • SHA256 cf3d5c475348452ac09a676b993446dc1e92a4648b5f166145e1d9297eddd907
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 11 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 7 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\2026-08-17_dcf2dfb0845f2454667778a0f3ba2b8a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_dcf2dfb0845f2454667778a0f3ba2b8a_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:3976
  • 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:2664

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 cf3d5c475348452ac09a676b993446dc1e92a4648b5f166145e1d9297eddd907
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeARM.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe$
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 704010b7a7b3740c1268303cd3d610f6c55d99d9ba383eb25cad4a8e3dc494b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe$
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 5edab34b814af412ef9c3fe4e6b5c60f7f590cce9e18cfcce9e924cf7297caf9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pwahelper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\pwahelper.exe
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 987d0ac2204ac04475939263a448d76a8406d4a90731ef92dff88cc2e0097c35
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 9258c33b5220eb4ce6e6a1ee84f033ee8927b48c02e672f56a61298d02f0d426
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 d2e3ee471b9da6963c8892554720f10bef8b8202027fc1e4dd3841e945007815
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdge.exe$

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge.exe$
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 7adb9bde322e1341dba2e516d6a8d9cc3c9d6d230bb0a1db165b3a04d337c9d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2664-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2664-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3976-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3976-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp