Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    19/04/2026, 22:27

General

  • Target
    2026-04-19_853dff4df8b0b8c9c7919a83e0ceced0_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 104KB
  • Sample260419-2dcncsf19x
  • SHA256 4b15732500937f71021f22087ff51d7ebf887ae96aa78fd1f6ebf29ba07f7864
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 50 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
    1⤵
      PID:3680
    • C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
      1⤵
        PID:3748
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-19_853dff4df8b0b8c9c7919a83e0ceced0_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-19_853dff4df8b0b8c9c7919a83e0ceced0_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
        1⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2176
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ojovl.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\ojovl.exe" -reg2
          2⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1064
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\erase.bat" "
          2⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2124

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            erase.bat

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\erase.bat
            • Size 181B
            • SHA256 3c1cf718403a0fe1d47c715a7f0d22d7af8f2679de5a17e5fcc47f9d2d207edb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            ojovl.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ojovl.exe
            • Size 104KB
            • SHA256 1271102d6bd62955055c32d7ab045cf5a8c8845756656467b1cceeebfc72612d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/2176-13-0x00000000026F0000-0x000000000272B000-memory.dmp