Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    94s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/04/2026, 02:07

General

  • Target
    2026-04-05_13ef162691d868b1abbd8539983af2f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_remcos_rhadamanth.exe
  • Size 607KB
  • Sample260405-cj4llac15v
  • SHA256 05ae70ece185456528e5e8ce1f06fc5bc57ffca18d36b1b7de86124a38cb2d92
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • smokeloader

Botnet
  • lab

Extracted

Family
  • smokeloader

Version
  • 2020

C2
  • http://host-file-host6.com/

  • http://host-host-file8.com/

rc4.i32
rc4.i32

Signatures

  • SmokeLoader

    Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.

  • Smokeloader family
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-05_13ef162691d868b1abbd8539983af2f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_remcos_rhadamanth.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-05_13ef162691d868b1abbd8539983af2f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_remcos_rhadamanth.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2700
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-05_13ef162691d868b1abbd8539983af2f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_remcos_rhadamanth.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-05_13ef162691d868b1abbd8539983af2f0_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_remcos_rhadamanth.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      PID:3944
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3944 -s 368
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:4700
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 3944 -ip 3944
    1⤵
      PID:2248

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          memory/2700-1-0x00000000007E0000-0x00000000008E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2700-2-0x00000000007C0000-0x00000000007C9000-memory.dmp

          memory/2700-5-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000A9A000-memory.dmp

          memory/3132-6-0x00000000007A0000-0x00000000007B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3132-15-0x0000000002690000-0x0000000002691000-memory.dmp

          memory/3944-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

          memory/3944-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

          memory/3944-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

          memory/3944-11-0x0000000001FE0000-0x000000000205A000-memory.dmp