Analysis
- max time kernel
87s - max time network
144s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
19/08/2026, 12:53
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260819-p45evabl4s
- SHA256 7d3a8091a6022923ca685b68c6d31e04b06ed002dd3f153c1b71ee49011401ce
- MD5 a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083
- SHA1 b558a9ecd7d41d516edc134be1aa48fb8e771a8e
- SHA512 84e90a962081b5546a086a14ac0817b228ecc1f9ce8fcd5cb18bf22270709e9681a8a2ae392d10d463481206ad2767bdba4d3bafff17506ceb3b95451241d978
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6ia4U2E+mRP3g+iaP6Ze0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTvmL:A3k03kD4U2v+eeW4SkZP4sz9Mb
- TLSH T1F1954B16F6788373D0B3C079CADAAB69FA7234455B308ACB1349D32C2F276D19635729
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/1436-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00070000000245a2-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1408-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b65-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1436-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1408-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000200000001e9b5-1522.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0004000000020399-1625.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00070000000245a2-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b65-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000200000001e9b5-1522.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0004000000020399-1625.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 1408 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" 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_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 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_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\javaw.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 created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\HxAccounts.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe$ 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer_6.1908.2042.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\View3D.ResourceResolver.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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 (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\xlicons.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$ 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_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.ShowHelp.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe$ 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe$ 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe$ 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer_6.1908.2042.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\3DViewer.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_95875\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.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.Loader.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE$ 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\grv_icons.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_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 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1436 2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 1408 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083_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:1436
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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:1408
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 7d3a8091a6022923ca685b68c6d31e04b06ed002dd3f153c1b71ee49011401ce
- MD5 a6afa88991d2701ba79eb42c6e729083
- SHA1 b558a9ecd7d41d516edc134be1aa48fb8e771a8e
- SHA512 84e90a962081b5546a086a14ac0817b228ecc1f9ce8fcd5cb18bf22270709e9681a8a2ae392d10d463481206ad2767bdba4d3bafff17506ceb3b95451241d978
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6ia4U2E+mRP3g+iaP6Ze0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTvmL:A3k03kD4U2v+eeW4SkZP4sz9Mb
- TLSH T1F1954B16F6788373D0B3C079CADAAB69FA7234455B308ACB1349D32C2F276D19635729
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 79be2d6fcfafaa5bc05916eefb66d639f241b842b55ef0a1dea43aaffe0daabb
- MD5 ec188d64c3211f6da32ea82b16c02b86
- SHA1 2f76f94729c49d6409af10b50876aa6d793fda1f
- SHA512 89eabd60a48d12a0faf38a03d1ba60a7218e0ec2963a4d2417eb7baac8af12879d5643929c97e12c5ef7465856cde05f14ebf839587ea7bb30881c8d239a5e43
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+eeW4SkZP4sz9Mb4Td9CHKyao:A3k03kc/v/fkZc+Cqo
- TLSH T136B55C16F7B84372E0B3C175CAD6AA55FA7238551B308ACB1348932C2F377D19A39B25
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 ae274c14896120cf30123c24f7ad65a43bdd96d2294cbd906c566f54fc7e64bc
- MD5 90c7e6c1544d4f92d0fc2cb254bb4e88
- SHA1 b16a13ec211e0f101ef000f80202b675df825951
- SHA512 10116b9d02020358e7128a860c6687004a1e154bfd63d02ac6710e6355bf6da44a725066f21a863ce7e6bd46b2818e6d9bf9a7cd8229327c61414f83a925cedc
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6ia4U2E+mRP3g+iaP6Ze0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTvmLhTw:A3k03kD4U2v+eeW4SkZP4sz9MbYw
- TLSH T148955B16F6788373D0B3C079CAD6AB59FA7234551B308ACB1349D32C2F276D19A36729
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 4ba50a26255f4abbbb34299ee399763d8621fba3f19f2a0d115905da09e72f9d
- MD5 3a2968f6201ffcb53a7dd7363347cd64
- SHA1 29c7e9c0a5de6d5e2344b169765d5beef39ee053
- SHA512 ea0e131e0a9c211b72d56f8338dae9c246aca7a74309e610952e9425e7f1ad84cfb3aa0fd00ac1f86ed62851e9c00978925cae053da2d1edfa435161ee6af725
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+eeW4SkZP4sz9Mb6Pji0Aj:A3k03kc/v/fkZcQjo
- TLSH T1DEB54B16F6788332D073C079CAD6AA9AFA7234461B308ACB1349D72C2F277D59636735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH