Analysis
- max time kernel
82s - max time network
132s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
23/08/2026, 04:29
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
12 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- Sample260823-e382jasfpe
- SHA256 5bef9b6518b21fbd7b7b1dce90cf91dc898fdb9d2522ee837fb62b67f9974c33
- MD5 96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498
- SHA1 ac241c356b5986ace8ec81707e47a15fb80da213
- SHA512 f437c8efc6dfb98decf3543ccf4bc8f0cc6fd553418d067cdae6ccd206b00259075e6bb3e2e74ca6d1e45c892f0ddc7e0fe93bc488621e94476ec4e8abb0b0a8
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFhj9YIQK0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJARJv7Pji0Aj
- TLSH T101757C17F6A802B5D067C1B8C5E29A5AEA713842173087CF1394C7292F67BE19F3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/4112-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00070000000242e4-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/868-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bb0-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4112-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/868-65-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0004000000022058-1144.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x001700000001ec17-1535.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00070000000242e4-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bb0-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0004000000022058-1144.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x001700000001ec17-1535.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 868 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" 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_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:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.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\jps.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer_6.1908.2042.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\3DViewer.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\elevation_service.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe$ 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_1.46.11001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\GameBar.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe$ 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_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$ 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_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}\osmclienticon.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsMaps_5.1906.1972.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Maps.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\cookie_exporter.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_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\Office16\misc.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal_2000.19081.1301.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\MixedRealityPortal.Brokered.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedge.exe$ 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE$ 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe$ 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.exe$ 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\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\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.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 patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE$ 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_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 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_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 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4112 2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe 868 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-22_96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498_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:4112
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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:868
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 5bef9b6518b21fbd7b7b1dce90cf91dc898fdb9d2522ee837fb62b67f9974c33
- MD5 96f3ceb41a201f1c0edb87f63ea8f498
- SHA1 ac241c356b5986ace8ec81707e47a15fb80da213
- SHA512 f437c8efc6dfb98decf3543ccf4bc8f0cc6fd553418d067cdae6ccd206b00259075e6bb3e2e74ca6d1e45c892f0ddc7e0fe93bc488621e94476ec4e8abb0b0a8
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFhj9YIQK0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJARJv7Pji0Aj
- TLSH T101757C17F6A802B5D067C1B8C5E29A5AEA713842173087CF1394C7292F67BE19F3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe$
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 03b2e3689c6191e468569e19a99ab2d79ea264175a46d7ae8266af1a81953f7a
- MD5 563153e9158d0401a633b300825940d1
- SHA1 d35192925464d270797f0cce5bd0d845433a1843
- SHA512 68c03f33dbd04197ca9cd3d3a38dee1b7ed97da09d5d21f3e2b3b596f1c4b9191c63a34e265fc979880fe9a2179be339fcb604e320818db8b01e37ae95a424f4
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFhj9YIQK0Le5ji0hmxNrMX3Td9CHKy7Go:A3k03kHRJARJv7Pji0AjoTd9CHKyao
- TLSH T140957E16F7A402B5E077C179C9E29656EA7238461730CBCF139496292F33BD19E3AB31
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 541ba9a158c1e3c6055d47c5321caa1de43b177b5abef9995564d2487d57c60e
- MD5 517107c174aa6e1e0b0f6b061c412048
- SHA1 a057cf48024d5f3f49a6381c65bc180b2ea142b2
- SHA512 b622da5bbcbf6bfa0d8a764a99b764af97b5b629d81ad3175d01f504fc7835bc617455578d4a5cda086b52e4e47be676452aa7ffcacfcb7ace70ac76c0c9c913
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFhj9YIQK0Le5ji0hmxNrMD0Le5ji0hmxe:A3k03kHRJARJv7Pji0AjKPji0Aj
- TLSH T11EA56C16F6B84375D073C0B9C5D2A69AEA71348217308ACB0395C76C3F67BE59A3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\dbcicons.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 68f37b84beb0a38437f1972acf90ed526e43a3572cb2bca89dfbc29017ad4fa8
- MD5 42f5074936714accdaba12f796b8b372
- SHA1 235b3a3382bd2151f93ace776898235ef33ada70
- SHA512 e0f19c1e39d62e3b0e66bb61e5d7d3c42cbfbdc25e8366da69dce2416a0ffd0c0a6fa891a0b2d1435429a1d18da46b09a15503311cc6ca4056a7324479982dfc
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlPooFhj9YIQK0Le5ji0hmxNrMPF:A3k03kHRJARJv7Pji0Ajq
- TLSH T1CA756C17F6A802B5D067C178C9D69656FA313C821B308ADF1354F7292F73BD1AA3A721
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH