Analysis
- max time kernel
120s - max time network
154s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
20/08/2026, 09:26
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.7MB
- Sample260820-legqpswygx
- SHA256 3a0c836278dcc264fc5a8d0047c7e919c729a6ca0bd68422d5264dc7b8653bad
- MD5 e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba
- SHA1 480db29187de75e5a065b7209827cfb4f451aeeb
- SHA512 7959f22a25ba1afa2c4024c76f09e33bf029a057c63e93e0d9876fc8cd6bc1083dc303d198419db1ea43bed71ae51c2423801ff7c01c32829854ef9e14323d3c
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ2RojsqixqXNbSz45jcAkSYqyE3YTqMi8CtBd2Q8:A3k03kHRJOpYqOqJtb2Ij56rTPji0Aj
- TLSH T14FD55B16F6644B75D077C0B9C5D2969AEA3238425F308BCB1385DB283F277D19A3A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5576-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c5ae-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2f2-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5576-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3000-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a00e-1019.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019c9b-1282.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c5ae-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2f2-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a00e-1019.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019c9b-1282.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3000 patcher.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- 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" 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_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 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_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\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe$ 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe$ 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_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$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe$ 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe$ 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\Offline\OfflineScannerShell.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe$ 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification 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\wow_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe$ 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE$ 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe$ 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe$ 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.EXE 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.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 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_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 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_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 5576 2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 3000 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba_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:5576
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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:3000
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.7MB
- SHA256 3a0c836278dcc264fc5a8d0047c7e919c729a6ca0bd68422d5264dc7b8653bad
- MD5 e9e4a596e666ea14347225bf7a9335ba
- SHA1 480db29187de75e5a065b7209827cfb4f451aeeb
- SHA512 7959f22a25ba1afa2c4024c76f09e33bf029a057c63e93e0d9876fc8cd6bc1083dc303d198419db1ea43bed71ae51c2423801ff7c01c32829854ef9e14323d3c
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ2RojsqixqXNbSz45jcAkSYqyE3YTqMi8CtBd2Q8:A3k03kHRJOpYqOqJtb2Ij56rTPji0Aj
- TLSH T14FD55B16F6644B75D077C0B9C5D2969AEA3238425F308BCB1385DB283F277D19A3A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.2MB
- SHA256 2081f0ae917376e337df3fdf649dd8239b190cbcacecca6df3c3e60bddcd0170
- MD5 8acc3ba7d902bd7fb3bc6d1d35fbf5c6
- SHA1 745fb46b01f5061ed3d156607b22b88c51970674
- SHA512 271f867260f27ec4bf9c234f37d3345e9dbcf5a3cc8845d1c03d2adabaf9fa60bc042012dfd1694112bcee432f0533aa9dd714bff7812b5dd0c6ec3c65a5e15a
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJOpYqOqJtb2Ij56rTPji0AjKPji0Aj:A3k03kHR06lJrLjo0jo
- TLSH T121F54B16F6644771D077C0B9C5D2A69AEA3238421F308BCB1385DB683F277D59A3A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
- Size 2.7MB
- SHA256 4c58070f55f1b9e1f7df06177c1ad5df18095366b5e5bbc3df30aded732deb04
- MD5 93ca9113c630dcde0bd097a45abb0565
- SHA1 f06847b836d005e30c0279dddcee81663837ae4d
- SHA512 9bd8d5dca291e5d7fd9497a2d1398c3d34a90ae6549fdd2f458c6b8014ad55dcc41f5a5236d3bb648e152a44be7492c2479de70986ea1776eb4b29cb791c66c3
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ2RojsqixqXNbSz45jcAkSYqyE3YTqMi8CtBd2Qn:A3k03kHRJOpYqOqJtb2Ij56rTPji0Aj7
- TLSH T13DD55B16F6644775D077C0B9C5D2A69AEA3238425F308BCB1385DB283F277D19A3A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 2.7MB
- SHA256 b7fcf51639a56922850090104ac9fe2c8176dc0b16c19fc7c39a54bbe512468f
- MD5 16098b307c9b1b0b9def548bc209e029
- SHA1 8a66cdf2c9c83c9cfafece080d386a2833668b1e
- SHA512 a09c7817e56acbc133112850a5d19e0023ef0b002c3fe6bc3e3395f6a8a06716b1b6ba4d62d8de9628460a88fb5ee92b796c75e68f3450ac7d1cf9f5a7b8ed5d
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ2RojsqixqXNbSz45jcAkSYqyE3YTqMi8CtBd2QG:A3k03kHRJOpYqOqJtb2Ij56rTPji0Ajq
- TLSH T14DD53916F6A44765D077C079C9D2969AEA323C421F308BCB1345EB283F377D59A3A722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH