Analysis Overview
SHA256
1c646d1f4c5e5f034359ebeeb75bbc8b57a82f12c220f4b244e724649fb99b19
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 2025-07-03_07db9ac75e149b7f06fe2ecb428844bb_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer
Executes dropped EXE
Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in System32 directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V16
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-07-03 05:27
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-07-03 05:27
Reported
2025-07-03 05:30
Platform
win10v2004-20250619-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
147s
Command Line
Signatures
Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4097847965-469305640-2969917343-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" | \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4097847965-469305640-2969917343-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" | \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2025-07-03_07db9ac75e149b7f06fe2ecb428844bb_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Explorer = "c:\\windows\\resources\\themes\\explorer.exe RO" | \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Svchost = "c:\\windows\\resources\\svchost.exe RO" | \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Explorer = "c:\\windows\\resources\\themes\\explorer.exe RO" | \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Svchost = "c:\\windows\\resources\\svchost.exe RO" | \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe | N/A |
Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | \??\PhysicalDrive0 | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2025-07-03_07db9ac75e149b7f06fe2ecb428844bb_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-07-03_07db9ac75e149b7f06fe2ecb428844bb_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe | C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe | \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe | \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\Resources\tjud.exe | \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2025-07-03_07db9ac75e149b7f06fe2ecb428844bb_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-07-03_07db9ac75e149b7f06fe2ecb428844bb_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-07-03_07db9ac75e149b7f06fe2ecb428844bb_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-07-03_07db9ac75e149b7f06fe2ecb428844bb_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe"
\??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2025-07-03_07db9ac75e149b7f06fe2ecb428844bb_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2025-07-03_07db9ac75e149b7f06fe2ecb428844bb_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe
C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
\??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE
\??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe RO
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe RO
\??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe RO
\??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe RO
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| GB | 142.250.179.227:80 | c.pki.goog | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | update.360tools.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.360tools.org | udp |
Files
memory/4708-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-07-03_07db9ac75e149b7f06fe2ecb428844bb_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe
| MD5 | 489c0f5b5966f14f43a52a5860489a14 |
| SHA1 | ccd2de35d4ddc416347b5ddce0f809b7cda1d165 |
| SHA256 | 9d24373fac83e14571ef0f9f4f2083ca137f16039058b8dd80535b38e7db1974 |
| SHA512 | 6a31c1c7a9232cf6fdfcbd777eb48b9a8d84eb9c69f39ef7c269dd8a8483756f4ddcae5c8478b100d165bfae9bf024396cd21aba77f996826cea4913f382f024 |
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Baidu\Common\I18N\conf.db
| MD5 | 33039bae56792bcc6c5bfefaab4002ee |
| SHA1 | 428af59f494f19f23b19388fcb8fefd9491e301f |
| SHA256 | b84a26fc26b1803f4a1b52f606c7a2fa4e15172c02a0e6333694b1377a56caf0 |
| SHA512 | 4e7beb9794c164474caad667819cf8be7247e512be51449f419da7561a908caef21edecb16683f629f5a50c2cd6fcddf996a48ab46470da65ace98a2a193f8f0 |
memory/2416-18-0x00000000013A0000-0x00000000013A1000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
| MD5 | e53e7c00ebc9c91f8e438d3e5f972405 |
| SHA1 | 89f45635f5369adcb0fac8dcdfecc08f496bbf04 |
| SHA256 | 3bce5366a0b06f4078417ae88f9efe71293ac18623749387058776dc3944cc78 |
| SHA512 | f5c47d3057c313bf2ce72de3cb252bce04b5b46bdce92b9c35245605fe677ca89dad2cb6d2f47017d80e597f760cd6f2c308a0ee276e076c0f1dd6cc6d930e41 |
memory/3440-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
| MD5 | e7ece1f9d048decafe4d33509e23d1da |
| SHA1 | 2eac31d35eda722f281757405b26bf09da09f70d |
| SHA256 | b30b634376d91174dc5a97d49a6d3e94994b85f4a24b8c9d8b960c9fb66a5b0c |
| SHA512 | efc9ba2cdfe6facb9499514cb64422c5fe436f16cec70fc8aea7503428668f7f383f2d75d5f87c2b1425056b61df6151f237406d32543b742933a8966cb85635 |
\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
| MD5 | a4ddb5cafab9c3681d9f7db9e55749a2 |
| SHA1 | 4ce490c50ac18290ea1a9700964905ee3d780efe |
| SHA256 | 4cc2a79704cb68f55272995bab8b35546caf41ec9b4461aa2c575ebe8b4014d5 |
| SHA512 | 7caf04d807b47fe2770f4740613bca46ddba181b37c93100d52a535f6d3399e2d1cb301c8b9a38aff80ca4025b6e42e399382d047033c5b145aca2cd09582277 |
memory/4996-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\Resources\svchost.exe
| MD5 | f643f9525d3babeb5cbbc05ccafdc7f9 |
| SHA1 | 8e88b63d9557a40ccb40ce338d78c0c6f0033bb6 |
| SHA256 | 17b49f0672ed8490dc38c26fddfddd2355bdc6ae29974a08d3b4c295ab35815d |
| SHA512 | 5c43bb57d267279276cca9abcf8b0d6534d89b5d12416f2d09f0f63e5681f247e4a0f94fb27c33daaf76c61e1ccb24e8f963d67f7ab273bf46a0d26e09d9e975 |
memory/1376-61-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/4996-62-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/3440-63-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/4708-64-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/3504-70-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/2196-74-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/2708-76-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/4876-77-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp