Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/04/2026, 15:18

General

  • Target
    2026-04-07_abf2ee02328887d24a7cb22413c61ad9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_redline-stealer_remcos_r.exe
  • Size 350KB
  • Sample260407-spkzfaax41
  • SHA256 d3f556a208aaaebf09db332e95255acfd7206114c04b73a29adf4c049337ca72
  • 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\2026-04-07_abf2ee02328887d24a7cb22413c61ad9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_redline-stealer_remcos_r.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-07_abf2ee02328887d24a7cb22413c61ad9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_redline-stealer_remcos_r.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1292
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-07_abf2ee02328887d24a7cb22413c61ad9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_redline-stealer_remcos_r.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-07_abf2ee02328887d24a7cb22413c61ad9_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_redline-stealer_remcos_r.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      PID:4680
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4680 -s 364
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1648
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4680 -ip 4680
    1⤵
      PID:1484

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          memory/1292-2-0x00000000020C0000-0x00000000020C9000-memory.dmp

          memory/1292-1-0x0000000000690000-0x0000000000790000-memory.dmp

          memory/3116-6-0x0000000001440000-0x0000000001456000-memory.dmp

          memory/3116-15-0x0000000001420000-0x0000000001421000-memory.dmp

          memory/4680-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

          memory/4680-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

          memory/4680-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

          memory/4680-11-0x00000000020F0000-0x00000000026F2000-memory.dmp