Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/07/2026, 03:48

General

  • Target
    2026-06-30_92addd9fcf4f98ab7ad5cba6f908f42b_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 1.5MB
  • Sample260701-ecttxsfx2w
  • SHA256 a43e9627cc9975215483843c5c571cb8b01abea73142e169fe162400dfef1800
  • 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 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 37 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 52 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 39 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 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\2026-06-30_92addd9fcf4f98ab7ad5cba6f908f42b_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-30_92addd9fcf4f98ab7ad5cba6f908f42b_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3648
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SysWOW_32\winit32.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SysWOW_32\winit32.exe" /START "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SysWOW_32\winit32.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2960
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SysWOW_32\winit32.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SysWOW_32\winit32.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:3132
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4560
    • 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:4844
  • 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:4220
  • 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:5528

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 603B
        • SHA256 b346273b0f3e13afaa9f07d97248343c45a667a5e097d1198a449a4de187aebb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        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

        winit32.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SysWOW_32\winit32.exe
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 25f83249f978cd221d0946ca08c718618fa75053fb3cc15d8513be5f7ad51614
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4220-63-0x000001D5801E0000-0x000001D5802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4220-62-0x000001D5801E0000-0x000001D5802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4220-92-0x000001D581A00000-0x000001D581A20000-memory.dmp

        memory/4220-94-0x000001D581DE0000-0x000001D581E00000-memory.dmp

        memory/4220-93-0x000001D581E20000-0x000001D581F20000-memory.dmp

        memory/4220-108-0x000001D5941E0000-0x000001D594200000-memory.dmp

        memory/4844-250-0x000000000FBE0000-0x000000000FC5C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4844-249-0x0000000009530000-0x0000000009572000-memory.dmp