Analysis
- max time kernel
104s - max time network
140s - 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, 12:26
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_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_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_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_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- Sample260820-pmdwkazxev
- SHA256 b12a361fb05f3634f4031398e35e0df31de8a19cdbc0bf4c00e6c41f11811456
- MD5 77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b
- SHA1 46df8188e7798a29844a16fd0021a7adabd96074
- SHA512 761d03d74a0f5567778d511e5bf89c4dd31a68d99b689abb5d43084aec8149b66394b4817c6f5db1f9dd58086e2cdd50fcf73b7fb6023c7b06e25ed692256489
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GduEoKi5D5TvinrmC:A3k03kHRJF56rX
- TLSH T163357B03E6980FA8D11F81749A964662EA777C125F2097CF1354AE153F72BC0AF3A397
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4180-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c568-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2cc-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4180-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5172-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001ba95-233.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019d6c-1246.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c568-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2cc-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001ba95-233.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019d6c-1246.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5172 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_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_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_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_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\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE$ 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe$ 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe$ 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe$ 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pj11icon.exe 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe$ 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe$ 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\pipanel.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\ONENOTE.EXE$ 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\msouc.exe 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe$ 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$ 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 13 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.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 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_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_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_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 4180 2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 5172 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b_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:4180
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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:5172
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 b12a361fb05f3634f4031398e35e0df31de8a19cdbc0bf4c00e6c41f11811456
- MD5 77bab364fcf8a7756bc317105c443f0b
- SHA1 46df8188e7798a29844a16fd0021a7adabd96074
- SHA512 761d03d74a0f5567778d511e5bf89c4dd31a68d99b689abb5d43084aec8149b66394b4817c6f5db1f9dd58086e2cdd50fcf73b7fb6023c7b06e25ed692256489
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GduEoKi5D5TvinrmC:A3k03kHRJF56rX
- TLSH T163357B03E6980FA8D11F81749A964662EA777C125F2097CF1354AE153F72BC0AF3A397
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 6f72521dd5bea1c865c2711479f3495f7c1b9f2c7649375a09e5a73ab4a0e177
- MD5 4523cee2ba05585170066fad2ca17a96
- SHA1 9316147d19850c2d8e670af846e8251018fc8020
- SHA512 0b1e8271e548738d11cdb5c1c7c7f3bffd232f0f26aa6316a436c9eae8d93f4506006e04290e550ea556ea9c001b900b6f011277e9666d779927a4a1c04af92d
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GduEoKi5D5TvinrmC0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJF56rTPji0Aj
- TLSH T1FC756B16F6A44BA5D02BC178C5D29666EA733C421F3087CB1354DE293F73BD19A3A362
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 08c69e0af888ef5d3a66aa20f8745c658357c6bc88c0efd3156bd637859fd0ce
- MD5 adcd31f3afa8e51c5d08f9027ac75ebb
- SHA1 7ffe27fa5d76452a8ee0b31a340fadfadd60b2c9
- SHA512 e45b2197e77ae8472599694b6dbf7e116115b692884a88bb2eba7a4cdabe90f711101e6268edba19f906aeffd601fe93e9be6248de4a8835aa9bbe39089bb824
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GduEoKi5D5Tvinrmbo:A3k03kHRJF56rj
- TLSH T15B457B03E6980FA8D11F81749A964662EA777C165F2093CF1354AE153F72BC0AF3A397
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe
- Size 1.2MB
- SHA256 ca1ba149c1f627e593367e3a87253c71576acca42b311428884373ca924e523b
- MD5 2ccfd0c95c830fb092f18d36b9e6bc7a
- SHA1 15b791f68d4baeb2bb0e0f29d0e6daf73bb6629a
- SHA512 047012eaae734ca672f3e4b65e25e1c8de4ae82ae7282db2a8e351e3b0808146b08365684f9cc363fc3820f2d07329859ea1ab36f1bb6bb3ae38d84dec543ad2
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98b8GduEoKi5D5TvinrmgF:A3k03kHRJF56r9
- TLSH T1DA456A03E6950FA4D64F81349A964A22EA377D521F2097EF1364BF253F327C0AA39357
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH