Analysis
- max time kernel
95s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
20/08/2026, 15:47
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_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_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_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_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- Sample260820-s8jkqaec67
- SHA256 3299dd3a6bfbca7935f413a2d187b108d1ae17c099d172dcaea6d28896beeed4
- MD5 2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714
- SHA1 afa6d217c35b2bb75e03ca6d02c9e4d49aa67ab0
- SHA512 e0fd6310a5cf94c28a22cb1b4cb626ddf1bf854c37d97af30dbeb6889631b1b0b2eab596d5a849d30dd9558ecc4383eb9c0efd53da38e889405cb7ffc869e7fb
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsi0f/oDJcZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKe:A3k03kHRJDeW4SkZP4sz9MbePji0Aj
- TLSH T182B53A16F6788362D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFE32344657308ACB0349D72C2F277D59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/4620-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024459-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4272-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b65-13.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4620-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4272-71-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0002000000021677-1253.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0002000000022c71-1631.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024459-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b65-13.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0002000000021677-1253.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0002000000022c71-1631.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4272 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_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_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_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_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\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_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$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\identity_helper.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_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\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Wallet_2.4.18324.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Wallet.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\RestartProtect.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe$ 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.People_10.1902.633.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PeopleApp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge_pwa_launcher.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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe$ 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_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\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxApp_48.49.31001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\XboxApp.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedge.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsCamera_2018.826.98.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WindowsCamera.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\elevation_service.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe$ 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe$ 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe$ 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_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 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_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 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4620 2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 4272 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714_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:4620
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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:4272
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 3299dd3a6bfbca7935f413a2d187b108d1ae17c099d172dcaea6d28896beeed4
- MD5 2eaf657d26bfb172f8614ab33b90c714
- SHA1 afa6d217c35b2bb75e03ca6d02c9e4d49aa67ab0
- SHA512 e0fd6310a5cf94c28a22cb1b4cb626ddf1bf854c37d97af30dbeb6889631b1b0b2eab596d5a849d30dd9558ecc4383eb9c0efd53da38e889405cb7ffc869e7fb
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsi0f/oDJcZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKe:A3k03kHRJDeW4SkZP4sz9MbePji0Aj
- TLSH T182B53A16F6788362D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFE32344657308ACB0349D72C2F277D59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe
- Size 2.4MB
- SHA256 8258e0322c7e9bc9eb9da592920ac7a51d2b6443f21634312508a5839854dc51
- MD5 be998db2805a475f6abc61acd21fbe28
- SHA1 4d966b8ad0b929d53100ec24b4ce30a8b37cb4f4
- SHA512 acae87de7b2700aa6a950569892e4a435225f5cd34e408466652d73cd5da4b2a55dac1e30ca81abaf34a9cd5ed961824976af58a4e860383a7768a1db20837da
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsi0f/oDJcZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKD:A3k03kHRJDeW4SkZP4sz9MbePji0Ajow
- TLSH T109C54A16F6B84372D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFE32344657308ACB0349D7282F277D59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 69cdad5d4bca404293c0bdd298c370974844c001f28f6ec2208de9b0059f2122
- MD5 f778784b6bfa0eabc55d66f2c50f2bb7
- SHA1 11a53f8af3c6b509610fad9ab32a73c09f398d66
- SHA512 93f3c0087d39b90c25392e603736172be26fb753715acac75c1ccd3a28d8f10a2d244e4540dab23404c94b49621b38ac54c67782a4f4b20810a87e0e05510fbd
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJDeW4SkZP4sz9MbePji0AjKPji0Aj:A3k03kHRVfkZckjo0jo
- TLSH T19ED53A16F6788372D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFA71344617308ACB0349D72C2F277D69A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 2.4MB
- SHA256 57c59c0618dcbd6174c63802cfb89ea4b12556f082892475312019d7c5ae5074
- MD5 2deb071742a14a196138b34c01f992fa
- SHA1 3edf0c426d7acf30db8cb312884d644d0d9ff8b9
- SHA512 3d433fc8059b9441546c814a4e87291b6cac439537a0cc135d911a1b8084cafcd1f11c04dd991d6a349a4fac826f943213b725979f05e512476e4ab23f6b1d36
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCUQ0l98bsi0f/oDJcZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKA:A3k03kHRJDeW4SkZP4sz9MbePji0Ajq
- TLSH T186C53B16F6B84362D0B3C0B9C9D6AA5AF9313C4617308ADB0349E7282F377D5963A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH