Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/08/2026, 00:00

General

  • Target
    2026-08-17_ac493ef8bb5a4a15b929c60693323d04_cobalt-strike_elex_vidar_wannacry.exe
  • Size 81KB
  • Sample260818-aarjkabl21
  • SHA256 32571b6b11615838d1d3bfbeb63f02022387484b1fc83d7beb2af759df922495
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Cosmu

    Cosmu is a Windows worm written in C++.

  • Detects Cosmu payload 4 IoCs

    Cosmu is a worm written in C++.

  • Detects executables packed with eXPressor 4 IoCs
  • Renames multiple (4557) files with added filename extension

    This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 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.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_ac493ef8bb5a4a15b929c60693323d04_cobalt-strike_elex_vidar_wannacry.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_ac493ef8bb5a4a15b929c60693323d04_cobalt-strike_elex_vidar_wannacry.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3332
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_createdump.exe
      "_createdump.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1692
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Zombie.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\Zombie.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1492

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        desktop.ini.tmp

        • Path C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000\desktop.ini.tmp
        • Size 25KB
        • SHA256 0b94398d53ba2bcd3c626ed8301864bcb2bc6ccc80a4afc08ed0639972888634
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_createdump.exe
        • Size 56KB
        • SHA256 5113e7ae92f3a7aebc7f8e363209866d4d743b06a26c67e0886979a56fd3a10d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Zombie.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Zombie.exe
        • Size 25KB
        • SHA256 3f2894862e5183025c7d8e8d4735d61e426ec552a496478e44853242cc6c6292
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3332-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409D5C-memory.dmp

        memory/3332-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409D5C-memory.dmp