Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    134s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/05/2026, 01:26

General

  • Target
    2026-05-07_48959aa32b3113ab445a079437a88876_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
  • Size 2.7MB
  • Sample260507-bthlfahs5r
  • SHA256 4fc59cb4a8f8edbcdaf8804fa008cdae2d9f4ffef3ff1db1ca59690dffaf8b6d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Custom signature
    Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor 3 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 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.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-07_48959aa32b3113ab445a079437a88876_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-07_48959aa32b3113ab445a079437a88876_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3812
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\504E.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\504E.tmp" --pingC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-07_48959aa32b3113ab445a079437a88876_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe C827166DCE8AB2D5BDED581A80D193D99973EC78D2D106CAFEE12A3B5951D3E8A5F84ACCB7C8867FB60E944879F50BC6EC2D84486425A18C6BDDCCC0D83CB3C9
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1264
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-07_48959aa32b3113ab445a079437a88876_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-07_48959aa32b3113ab445a079437a88876_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies system certificate store
        • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2328

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        downloader.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\downloader.dll
        • Size 737KB
        • SHA256 1540c84cde9716b2abd70e0efbf6beaf9eaa169b4dcaf157bd124f098e4abf38
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-05-07_48959aa32b3113ab445a079437a88876_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-07_48959aa32b3113ab445a079437a88876_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 9f581b5730b3f10de2a3b3a21d3e476f3094feef3e4dd92ffdaa103f6c410802
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        504E.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\504E.tmp
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 cebc3053ae46bea1a38791233ce3f0981f0f799491d5e755eb1aba2e44304276
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2328-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2328-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2328-44-0x00000000025D0000-0x000000000260B000-memory.dmp