Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • 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, 06:37

General

  • Target
    2026-06-29_8dbbcf58cbbce60d4ecef55bcb8eca9a_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 687KB
  • Sample260630-hdxtrag18s
  • SHA256 0ff3e4714fc4b5d39ff5ee1c8607b276e4a6b663c295a4c52a3019be892d3711
  • 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.

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

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • 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 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 52 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 39 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-29_8dbbcf58cbbce60d4ecef55bcb8eca9a_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-29_8dbbcf58cbbce60d4ecef55bcb8eca9a_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5448
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\F29.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\F29.tmp" --pingC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-29_8dbbcf58cbbce60d4ecef55bcb8eca9a_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe 2EFB09898797441850F345FC3092B8230CF7DA4AAE696DD15356578487D2B366FB0F1F4210D128CE84D85AC7439C78B911AC536AE1BCEDD24CF01BEEA84BCACE
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      PID:2952
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2548
    • 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:5440
  • 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:1196
  • 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:1512

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 607B
        • SHA256 be6b74e52e5eef1f1c27c0976bf3bf1bfa99958c00bbef2898a602f691be6dae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        F29.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\F29.tmp
        • Size 687KB
        • SHA256 7d21b891392c2d4ffca0fc0a700bac27be4f37bf4601d2a98af224b5b5ca259b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1196-26-0x00000297001E0000-0x00000297002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1196-33-0x0000029703A30000-0x0000029703A50000-memory.dmp

        memory/1196-42-0x0000029703C90000-0x0000029703CB0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1196-34-0x0000029703E50000-0x0000029703F50000-memory.dmp

        memory/1196-71-0x00000297146A0000-0x00000297146C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2952-6-0x0000000000410000-0x00000000004BC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5448-4-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000000A5C000-memory.dmp