Analysis
- max time kernel
120s - max time network
150s - 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, 15:45
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 3.3MB
- Sample260820-s7fgnser5v
- SHA256 5d5bcdd2288de4f2168fe78ccb518ec082b235c526be1e88d42a6f9696cbe3d1
- MD5 32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64
- SHA1 89b86ff2f342a140a1165c8e56a78af299c0cf9b
- SHA512 901f47a4a65ed6c3943f94a13297e587b2d1db58881aa95c07ca314633d8ee92eabd0fe7307a05a3c86b045ba178b17d1589820eafe083db38b2991c1deb7908
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+bpYq9qJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj:A3k03kc/vk6kFfkZcRjo
- TLSH T133F53A16F6788332D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFA7230465B308ACB1349D76C2F276D6C636735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4220-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c57e-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b311-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4220-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4092-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019b54-682.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019caa-1283.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c57e-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b311-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019b54-682.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019caa-1283.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4092 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" 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_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_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_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 patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpDlpCmd.exe 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_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\64BitMAPIBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe$ 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification 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 (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe$ 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.EXE 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.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\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{F9EB52BC-12F8-400F-88C0-E0E8FB418737}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_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.DBConnection64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_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_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe$ 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_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$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.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_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_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_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_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 4220 2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4092 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64_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:4220
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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:4092
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 3.3MB
- SHA256 5d5bcdd2288de4f2168fe78ccb518ec082b235c526be1e88d42a6f9696cbe3d1
- MD5 32d80e277148100edab8c50c5e8c7d64
- SHA1 89b86ff2f342a140a1165c8e56a78af299c0cf9b
- SHA512 901f47a4a65ed6c3943f94a13297e587b2d1db58881aa95c07ca314633d8ee92eabd0fe7307a05a3c86b045ba178b17d1589820eafe083db38b2991c1deb7908
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+bpYq9qJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj:A3k03kc/vk6kFfkZcRjo
- TLSH T133F53A16F6788332D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFA7230465B308ACB1349D76C2F276D6C636735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.9MB
- SHA256 6f4f3c634acfb2583b9b8b19250214f2db62647f9fee6c86e1cecaf58b55ba3f
- MD5 ffba83314ba343fa1764a10e543e602c
- SHA1 668f954246070ee6c727ce5473055e353147a1bd
- SHA512 7e83091b65b72f0d06e6162b97903787025ae9525463e8f1bfef631d0a1e2d5baaddf9a83cd53018c4b2152f7132c4c8c1b391b84ccb7f12e441012bc710654d
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+bpYq9qJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0AjKPji0Aj:A3k03kc/vk6kFfkZcRjo0jo
- TLSH T16A162A16F6788332D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFA7234465B308ACB1385D76C2F277D68636731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
- Size 3.3MB
- SHA256 b2a0bde6bffb43559278865e6d66cd1be9f80714f36631a9e03650693b9013e0
- MD5 baa7c69b0309a8aefdfc0b7d99c22b1e
- SHA1 de9cbb34fec2a395d948c4408dd4c6bd1a5195bd
- SHA512 953209f69e75458f695e95668566049abaa142e25144f65993d5cc7d438a04c828ccaeed4a595470c760ecf9703bbc1f584c23a10d5690c5b8862963e117e6ec
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+bpYq9qJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj2:A3k03kc/vk6kFfkZcRjoq
- TLSH T1B6F53A16F6788332D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFA7230465B308ACB1349D76C2F276D6C636735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 3.4MB
- SHA256 9acd747cc4acf8ff1727db5d7c5114ed0b646b934238ab697e350cd35adccb4b
- MD5 68e9fddb65881ee59319f1b02ede8505
- SHA1 980041af064b874f98db0867f462fe905849f68b
- SHA512 62d5770a1302ac574cade56d9e07f688f77befae8f294dbe62b6ff42520ee22f0b94ee2418dad4c8eb1be3883ac163f35e14a9c08d043504b08c49bcf6938550
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kD4U2v+bpYq9qJtb2IEeW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Ajq:A3k03kc/vk6kFfkZcRjo2
- TLSH T161F53B16F6788332D073C079C9D6AA9AFA7138851B308ACB1345E76C2F376D69636731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH