Analysis

  • max time kernel
    130s
  • 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
    02/07/2026, 16:19

General

  • Target
    2026-07-02_e0608a24b7d5f9427248c2068954a172_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 687KB
  • Sample260702-tskzaahw21
  • SHA256 e8fbf376a3a280f468464c78a1f272ecb2ee13c79bb3d980792b1bbb00de949d
  • 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 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 38 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\2026-07-02_e0608a24b7d5f9427248c2068954a172_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-02_e0608a24b7d5f9427248c2068954a172_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5036
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A1AA.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A1AA.tmp" --pingC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-02_e0608a24b7d5f9427248c2068954a172_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe 66286C5BFD63C921A274080A36959CFD5C82CACB9335E70C10541B65D480D1F23F2A5F60C8A255279290CDB06F537317EA62CF7D873889635093D69153195B2E
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      PID:760
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5108
    • 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:3196
  • 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:4500
  • 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

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

        A1AA.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A1AA.tmp
        • Size 687KB
        • SHA256 1d7891c7d1114f3b3a1ad3f4fe8792b0d64b7a9e78d62e0665b6d2b89ec81233
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/760-6-0x0000000000870000-0x000000000091C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2928-195-0x0000018CA9340000-0x0000018CA95DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/3196-193-0x000000000A890000-0x000000000AAEF000-memory.dmp

        memory/4500-42-0x0000022793DC0000-0x0000022793EC0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4500-48-0x0000022783BC0000-0x0000022783BE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4500-40-0x00000227838E0000-0x0000022783900000-memory.dmp

        memory/4500-27-0x0000022780090000-0x0000022780190000-memory.dmp

        memory/4500-29-0x0000022780090000-0x0000022780190000-memory.dmp

        memory/4500-73-0x0000022794140000-0x0000022794160000-memory.dmp

        memory/4500-194-0x0000022797AB0000-0x0000022797D4E000-memory.dmp

        memory/5036-5-0x0000000000DC0000-0x0000000000E6C000-memory.dmp