Analysis

  • max time kernel
    112s
  • 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
    16/04/2026, 15:49

General

  • Target
    2026-04-16_e59691d704f9042f512b51b5dfe49291_elex_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 2.8MB
  • Sample260416-s9fkfset3k
  • SHA256 38697ac214ef78f691dfa3b72fd57c3195201929484ee167cb38c92bb30e6ce1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • 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.

  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-16_e59691d704f9042f512b51b5dfe49291_elex_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-16_e59691d704f9042f512b51b5dfe49291_elex_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.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:4340
  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    1⤵
    • 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:3004

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 2.8MB
        • SHA256 38697ac214ef78f691dfa3b72fd57c3195201929484ee167cb38c92bb30e6ce1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeARM.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe$
        • Size 2.9MB
        • SHA256 9ab4877a3e5e0ff04026b497cf47f3e90b63ebc08a3d56478babbb109f69a04d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedgewebview2.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
        • Size 2.9MB
        • SHA256 1928ab2e697cfcfb13415a3a0e615f5c603f65ac111d4d739633708fe28b50b6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.143.57\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe$
        • Size 2.9MB
        • SHA256 f05b9e61e0cd8624d1a7c82f221a140896e42cfdba7a9fd98c74fec0031daf07
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge_proxy.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe$
        • Size 2.9MB
        • SHA256 e3dcdd2cd012361a4e24b90a0e323d673a13f987d387ff44a49f8793ea4cb492
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 3.3MB
        • SHA256 555cdb84ebf2a6af670c959332d30647b6c0cb9998b78b0b069a229359ff7a82
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        helper.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
        • Size 2.9MB
        • SHA256 f5915889ddd334755cb6a8c9dfd3441206aea274c8cfbf4797920c61bfa7e0dd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        python.exe$

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\python.exe$
        • Size 3.0MB
        • SHA256 c17a573fc9b4bb61f883d420fd054259fd68ec27c985370dcd033a8eba7f6a91
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3004-1349-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3004-71-0x0000000000870000-0x000000000094F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3004-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4340-1347-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4340-70-0x0000000000970000-0x0000000000A4F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4340-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp