Analysis

  • max time kernel
    134s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260617-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260617-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/06/2026, 02:55

General

  • Target
    2026-06-27_c9ec11f758825f049f61e92f82697d2b_amadey_cloudeye_elex_hijackloader_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 721KB
  • Sample260629-devzbscx9r
  • SHA256 9ea09ec909a883da77a56a0b8b62c573b26d9b7192fe234bab4a27f98724e5b6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • 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.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 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.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 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.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-27_c9ec11f758825f049f61e92f82697d2b_amadey_cloudeye_elex_hijackloader_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-27_c9ec11f758825f049f61e92f82697d2b_amadey_cloudeye_elex_hijackloader_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4684
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-27_c9ec11f758825f049f61e92f82697d2b_amadey_cloudeye_elex_hijackloader_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.sho
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-27_c9ec11f758825f049f61e92f82697d2b_amadey_cloudeye_elex_hijackloader_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.sho
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3752
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4412
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
      2⤵
      • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4984
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2928
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4864
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:2476

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
          • Size 595B
          • SHA256 d4e60617c2afab8263febabe7f14f18595715078d71307a8cefe0707dae76dee
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          2026-06-27_c9ec11f758825f049f61e92f82697d2b_amadey_cloudeye_elex_hijackloader_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.sho

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-27_c9ec11f758825f049f61e92f82697d2b_amadey_cloudeye_elex_hijackloader_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.sho
          • Size 10KB
          • SHA256 972596c1a4f038f409b095e012e7ce95a38b82c1081fca9b6a4aa06c11853dcd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Shohdi.hdi

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Shohdi.hdi
          • Size 721KB
          • SHA256 9ea09ec909a883da77a56a0b8b62c573b26d9b7192fe234bab4a27f98724e5b6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/3752-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-111-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

          memory/4864-578-0x000001AA001E0000-0x000001AA002E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4864-576-0x000001AA001E0000-0x000001AA002E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4864-582-0x000001AA03B10000-0x000001AA03B30000-memory.dmp

          memory/4864-594-0x000001AA03D70000-0x000001AA03D90000-memory.dmp

          memory/4864-622-0x000001AA142F0000-0x000001AA14310000-memory.dmp

          memory/4864-584-0x000001AA03F30000-0x000001AA04030000-memory.dmp

          memory/4864-909-0x000001AA00430000-0x000001AA00613000-memory.dmp