Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    119s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/06/2026, 03:51

General

  • Target
    2026-06-29_c44ceb3ebf6d655b065ad2e5492cfce2_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 3.1MB
  • Sample260630-eezsysd12s
  • SHA256 d7bf16d6091ce595084611b570a320e07eeb7edbae1871bd96a59f3be1db86fa
  • 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
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • 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 35 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 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

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-29_c44ceb3ebf6d655b065ad2e5492cfce2_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-29_c44ceb3ebf6d655b065ad2e5492cfce2_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1660
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1B7D.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1B7D.tmp" --splashC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-29_c44ceb3ebf6d655b065ad2e5492cfce2_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe CFE5948C711581D0FA0DF2D81EF951731AE795C17B0759100EBA47FAD821EE006DA9684AD5FF8E30C8A9BFAF557F741E0D359815B5A8F20689472EFE96AB350B
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3928
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3296
    • 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:2356
  • 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:3548
  • 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:2536

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 599B
        • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        1B7D.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1B7D.tmp
        • Size 3.1MB
        • SHA256 6b8ae10e5d1b56e7f1bec10855ef3ef42f63067dcda511bbe7b7f5ce40dfda2a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1660-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000071F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2536-26-0x00000265801E0000-0x00000265802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2536-46-0x00000265946D0000-0x00000265946F0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2536-40-0x0000026583E00000-0x0000026583E20000-memory.dmp

        memory/2536-35-0x0000026583D00000-0x0000026583D20000-memory.dmp

        memory/2536-36-0x0000026593F20000-0x0000026594020000-memory.dmp

        memory/3548-177-0x000002860E640000-0x000002860ECD1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3928-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000071F000-memory.dmp