Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    152s
  • 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, 12:43

General

  • Target
    2026-07-01_f5120f1dd9c43e790d6cf5d2f0b8924a_amadey_elex_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 3.3MB
  • Sample260701-pxxreset8k
  • SHA256 c404a03dfc3b06178c37b0e66318210605d4ef91df3fe46c34389e96a6bdb4cc
  • 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 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 44 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 39 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\2026-07-01_f5120f1dd9c43e790d6cf5d2f0b8924a_amadey_elex_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-01_f5120f1dd9c43e790d6cf5d2f0b8924a_amadey_elex_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5828
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4184.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4184.tmp" --splashC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-01_f5120f1dd9c43e790d6cf5d2f0b8924a_amadey_elex_njrat_smoke-loader.exe E931FF57956F1C1ABDBFC217F9CD11F2C332DB09124D48952637E52D92C5B27BA96D1F2A11C63580DC8681B385198E38C82AB50D44231D897692683FD2D52097
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1520
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2248
    • 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:3856
  • 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:1120
  • 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:2584

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

        4184.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4184.tmp
        • Size 3.3MB
        • SHA256 5340f13c3e029af938f7e0c0244b19c32f81737558e48daa10bc4a19d576f966
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1120-9-0x000002CE001E0000-0x000002CE002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1120-53-0x000002CE146A0000-0x000002CE146C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1120-22-0x000002CE13E90000-0x000002CE13F90000-memory.dmp

        memory/1120-37-0x000002CE03C90000-0x000002CE03CB0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1120-21-0x000002CE03A30000-0x000002CE03A50000-memory.dmp

        memory/3856-182-0x000000000D9B0000-0x000000000E22B000-memory.dmp