Analysis
- max time kernel
122s - max time network
151s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
24/04/2026, 04:29
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
Resource
win11-20260130-en
General
- Target 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- Sample260424-e37tgaey7z
- SHA256 3e5ba01dfcea4c4d03d59f11125d0b19f48118333a7035006a442abab3c91270
- MD5 4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a
- SHA1 ef0cb5b9908baeba1114e9a9c3509bbdf49ea5c8
- SHA512 3504430da426c41aa171048a0bcaa2e89de3065d57ca069e6413d7a83918bb61182327baf6965a78f6c131fdc0b9995572d4b0fe60d6a1ffa1538362f9f8d3a3
- SSDEEP 49152:+kQTACYS/v6h3+1uhZcT2NnvOyLXXjFpNXCym/hXmL9W6EppQpu:+aC5CbhZcT2lvnDFpFW/twU7+u
- TLSH T1B5A5337470D1C1B2E5A6103584CACB32A636B062877EC1CB7ADD76F56F603F1623A6C6
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: DcRat 10 IoCs
DarkCrystal(DC) is a new .NET RAT active since June 2019 capable of loading additional plugins.
description ioc pid Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 5092 schtasks.exe 2508 schtasks.exe 3564 schtasks.exe 5928 schtasks.exe 492 schtasks.exe 2604 schtasks.exe 1216 schtasks.exe 2720 schtasks.exe 3776 schtasks.exe - Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "explorer.exe, \"C:\\Users\\Default\\Downloads\\dwm.exe\"" 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "explorer.exe, \"C:\\Users\\Default\\Downloads\\dwm.exe\", \"C:\\Recovery\\WindowsRE\\RuntimeBroker.exe\"" 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "explorer.exe, \"C:\\Users\\Default\\Downloads\\dwm.exe\", \"C:\\Recovery\\WindowsRE\\RuntimeBroker.exe\", \"C:\\Users\\Default\\Favorites\\winlogon.exe\"" 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Process spawned unexpected child process 9 IoCs
This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.
description pid pid_target Process procid_target Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 2508 2964 schtasks.exe 79 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 2720 2964 schtasks.exe 79 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 3564 2964 schtasks.exe 79 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 3776 2964 schtasks.exe 79 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 5928 2964 schtasks.exe 79 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 5092 2964 schtasks.exe 79 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 492 2964 schtasks.exe 79 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 2604 2964 schtasks.exe 79 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 1216 2964 schtasks.exe 79 - UAC bypass 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" winlogon.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" winlogon.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" winlogon.exe - Detects executables packed with SmartAssembly 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2780-5234-0x00000000066C0000-0x00000000066D0000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/2780-5241-0x0000000006D40000-0x0000000006D4A000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/2780-5248-0x0000000006F80000-0x0000000006F8C000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/2780-5249-0x0000000006FA0000-0x0000000006FAC000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/2780-5251-0x00000000085A0000-0x00000000085AC000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/2780-5253-0x00000000085B0000-0x00000000085BA000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/2780-5258-0x00000000089D0000-0x00000000089DA000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
pid Process 2796 powershell.exe 5472 powershell.exe 3548 powershell.exe 5848 powershell.exe - Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 4512 RuntimeBroker.exe 4948 winlogon.exe 2040 dwm.exe 2280 winlogon.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winlogon = "\"C:\\Users\\Default\\Favorites\\winlogon.exe\"" 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2397528088-2630719772-1129911217-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\dwm = "\"C:\\Users\\Default\\Downloads\\dwm.exe\"" 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\dwm = "\"C:\\Users\\Default\\Downloads\\dwm.exe\"" 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2397528088-2630719772-1129911217-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\RuntimeBroker = "\"C:\\Recovery\\WindowsRE\\RuntimeBroker.exe\"" 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\RuntimeBroker = "\"C:\\Recovery\\WindowsRE\\RuntimeBroker.exe\"" 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2397528088-2630719772-1129911217-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winlogon = "\"C:\\Users\\Default\\Favorites\\winlogon.exe\"" 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA winlogon.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" winlogon.exe - SmartAssembly .NET packer 7 IoCs
Detects SmartAssembly .NET packer.
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2780-5234-0x00000000066C0000-0x00000000066D0000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/2780-5241-0x0000000006D40000-0x0000000006D4A000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/2780-5248-0x0000000006F80000-0x0000000006F8C000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/2780-5249-0x0000000006FA0000-0x0000000006FAC000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/2780-5251-0x00000000085A0000-0x00000000085AC000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/2780-5253-0x00000000085B0000-0x00000000085BA000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/2780-5258-0x00000000089D0000-0x00000000089DA000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language winlogon.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language dwm.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language RuntimeBroker.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language winlogon.exe - Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 9 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 3564 schtasks.exe 5928 schtasks.exe 492 schtasks.exe 2508 schtasks.exe 2720 schtasks.exe 3776 schtasks.exe 5092 schtasks.exe 2604 schtasks.exe 1216 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2796 powershell.exe 2796 powershell.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 5848 powershell.exe 5848 powershell.exe 3548 powershell.exe 3548 powershell.exe 5472 powershell.exe 5472 powershell.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3548 powershell.exe 2796 powershell.exe 2796 powershell.exe 5848 powershell.exe 5472 powershell.exe 4948 winlogon.exe 4948 winlogon.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 9 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4512 RuntimeBroker.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4948 winlogon.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2040 dwm.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2796 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5848 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3548 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5472 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2280 winlogon.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2780 wrote to memory of 3548 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 98 PID 2780 wrote to memory of 5472 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 99 PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2796 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 100 PID 2780 wrote to memory of 5848 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 101 PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2280 2780 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 106 - System policy modification 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" 2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" winlogon.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" winlogon.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" winlogon.exe - 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
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"1⤵
- Family: DcRat
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- UAC bypass
- Drops file in Drivers directory
- Adds Run key to start application
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:2780 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-24_4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3548
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Default\Downloads\dwm.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5472
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2796
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Default\Favorites\winlogon.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5848
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C:\Users\Default\Favorites\winlogon.exe"C:\Users\Default\Favorites\winlogon.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2280
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Downloads\dwm.exe'" /f1⤵
- Family: DcRat
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2508
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "dwm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Downloads\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Family: DcRat
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2720
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Downloads\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Family: DcRat
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3564
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /f1⤵
- Family: DcRat
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3776
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Family: DcRat
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5928
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Family: DcRat
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5092
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Favorites\winlogon.exe'" /f1⤵
- Family: DcRat
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:492
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Favorites\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Family: DcRat
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2604
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Favorites\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Family: DcRat
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:1216
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C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe"C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4512
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C:\Users\Default\Favorites\winlogon.exe"C:\Users\Default\Favorites\winlogon.exe"1⤵
- UAC bypass
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- System policy modification
PID:4948 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2f275e6e-3970-48ae-be19-ee9b95720c42.vbs"2⤵PID:6932
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C:\Users\Default\Favorites\winlogon.exeC:\Users\Default\Favorites\winlogon.exe3⤵PID:1620
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4b4c4850-9494-4fcb-94b0-2aa0eb803918.vbs"2⤵PID:5792
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C:\Users\Default\Downloads\dwm.exe"C:\Users\Default\Downloads\dwm.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2040
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1PowerShell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Defense Evasion
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify Tools
1Modify Registry
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Downloads
- Path C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 3e5ba01dfcea4c4d03d59f11125d0b19f48118333a7035006a442abab3c91270
- MD5 4517db78290f2f9d135f70624676451a
- SHA1 ef0cb5b9908baeba1114e9a9c3509bbdf49ea5c8
- SHA512 3504430da426c41aa171048a0bcaa2e89de3065d57ca069e6413d7a83918bb61182327baf6965a78f6c131fdc0b9995572d4b0fe60d6a1ffa1538362f9f8d3a3
- SSDEEP 49152:+kQTACYS/v6h3+1uhZcT2NnvOyLXXjFpNXCym/hXmL9W6EppQpu:+aC5CbhZcT2lvnDFpFW/twU7+u
- TLSH T1B5A5337470D1C1B2E5A6103584CACB32A636B062877EC1CB7ADD76F56F603F1623A6C6
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
- Size 2KB
- SHA256 e39062a62c3c7617feeeff95ea8a0be51104a0d36f46e44eea22556fda74d8d9
- MD5 ac4917a885cf6050b1a483e4bc4d2ea5
- SHA1 b1c0a9f27bd21c6bbb8e9be70db8777b4a2a640f
- SHA512 092c67a3ecae1d187cad72a8ea1ea37cb78a0cf79c2cd7fb88953e5990669a2e871267015762fd46d274badb88ac0c1d73b00f1df7394d89bed48a3a45c2ba3d
- TLSH T10B415C303161A5D84D435B1205286ED5E3EF478AAFAC8F5CB569231DCD2A44BD7121F3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\winlogon.exe.log
- Size 942B
- SHA256 54ed88aec6eae20f57d6e9ad59b96959b326557d30b20609c021194706240493
- MD5 49c71e2e40f98f6ac4eeb0cac2577ac0
- SHA1 fbc92dd6f00413b6b3108ba2fdcc31633e983300
- SHA512 185598c417b36f1d069b4d34e4f01a844989a20d9fd8d1420cc5577df797f6a2338e83dbf6d949bc71007029ee9d806d0903d606672a04a05103dc8f8114c07b
- TLSH T17B1159702231B1D94C533F930C5D66841AFF0755B6A8EE2C7599325EDC2A0176F222E3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 18KB
- SHA256 22be84167f302633260498efb66d651687a23cf18996500bf9d6d02522faf037
- MD5 9286957914431c5d186c1e5c4c8a0113
- SHA1 bf9685e095146fd7abfa860a1fe32ff1ff6c845c
- SHA512 fc2376644c6450e4c6ee317d4a1e29102ad246aa2313a52a9c7ef823e19f57076ed587cca16adfe6f917e6710a4763fc894faa2b89cbaba7cd22395a490441c5
- SSDEEP 384:yL3HhsSS1UESLgy6FRHEME2HnnNzjs2xtgmNrm25Ph9Joy0iFdL:8ySSCEi6RPEGNzj7xtgurmuh9Joy00
- TLSH T12092D4AE711F22C3C89553B8E10B050FE8F2DE8D431913D9BB2E9E7B89AC65E513D548
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 18KB
- SHA256 5eb3491be2a26e53cbb08a57924d65825234fae461f18b7edde89699c847160a
- MD5 9f804843753768a8c00c5a223433a810
- SHA1 56d6eb931edacd576ccbc73711e843f28abd0f6d
- SHA512 c92f1b80bb88544e588a5ef7fd3571f8630abe939563a630c99217ce0cce00097496b3b129468e08cb1c1abab77956f3846d1c436113e4c1b2d3a3d5faacd59f
- SSDEEP 384:zTHhRSS1dshpBOFRHEMEqHnnNzjs2xtg+Nr6c5909JQX0iFR/:DSSHshmRPE6Nzj7xtgGr6O09JQX0s
- TLSH T1F992B4AE611F22C3C89553B8E10B050FE8F2DE8D431912D9BB2D9F7B89AC65E813D558
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 18KB
- SHA256 125c50af9f2b62e41d8be54a6ac20cea3c93c8fc51b4d56f05cd6b8d434f4a6e
- MD5 d82eccad5ca2a0d2fdbdfa6414708df5
- SHA1 d09e0183cf4ae05b01e16eb228e3c343d2c4fc41
- SHA512 17779979a062f7060b62d4cbf791d70e72dc505ae9f5f76075209cafbebfa3afa2e4ccd5afbe6be95fba1aac2fc6fff4bec2a1ef40a5824b6efbfc4cef5df4e5
- SSDEEP 384:hTHhY1SS1C7W7UFRHEME2Hn0kNzjs2xtgiNry2L9I9JEX0iF1X:MSS07WARPEGZzj7xtgyryeI9JEX0Q
- TLSH T10F92D6AE711F22C3C89553B8D10B050FE8F2DE8D431912D9BB2E9F7B89ACA5E513D548
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2f275e6e-3970-48ae-be19-ee9b95720c42.vbs
- Size 715B
- SHA256 49e38fbd42c9c29925481f44a0ddd0cb12f9161b335a580942cc59941ed103f9
- MD5 e2243b0434f7322b54f5b50b92f500ba
- SHA1 11fff11cc57eddfc66f6acc509f4eb1e83e96122
- SHA512 36ab0935d93d80b2418af10239adc9d71abf5ad629f0e776abd3d5424fb2ec37d2db6bfbadf381adf349e62707002f84d9f1424b3190787e373bc4ba68037d27
- TLSH T10701C006BE0BE67024A1334091F655BF5DD8801C2176BD5BB950E46C2706D2404EC4ED
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4b4c4850-9494-4fcb-94b0-2aa0eb803918.vbs
- Size 491B
- SHA256 954564bb14a4da77fe811ac1bc0d9c156cf25c67b9ecbd822c7e4200fb057032
- MD5 a73037a2fd011fff283181ab351f40b1
- SHA1 b7b442cf91dc0b2f9b448e97dce8dba5a83d3fe7
- SHA512 a03498315737d08ac7cb43a1582f827560268063cd2689b4bee20fc27b8ab1e362bc2c9d7838671da59b09008765681f731942b1727e45c3b26355e8800da2f9
- TLSH T153F0D40EBF05C334C801134303FA998F49BC840D3678E59D5608D8DD314253809EE1CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RCX53F8.tmp
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 151ed1a44484510aaea443021d98917720229126df4d51094f4aa14e29ec47e9
- MD5 80ad3909787d28b385bbb5ff554cb371
- SHA1 b1b425843434e571ac88759823836fb79c9a13b9
- SHA512 9e9c8d6dbdb3a8b063348a51d2c68334fc954383822c468dbeb8463e51ed8a52aa572185d739d9e7bd44470dad54e0d0dc486f48b3c37621054b576e98c06a6f
- SSDEEP 1536:8xxKY+T6KW5CvEyXWvE344wAL5LO8XvdPTwZI3sq5gnToIfnIOlIOjcTp5X7XX:8nDKW1LgppLRHMY0TBfJvjcTp5X7XX
- TLSH T1C9A56B2175C1C1B3C4B7113044E6CB799A7A3071076A96D7B6DD2BBA6E213E1A3362CE
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_upeo435u.e4l.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH