Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    138s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/07/2026, 02:35

General

  • Target
    2026-07-06_84601cd8e420e11d2848647a5cb6b6f7_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 1.9MB
  • Sample260707-c29kkags2x
  • SHA256 5694778dd485608fad5c814612888065e33848e1cd05d5cc2f89ffe65f062358
  • 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.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • 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 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

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_84601cd8e420e11d2848647a5cb6b6f7_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_84601cd8e420e11d2848647a5cb6b6f7_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5708
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1330.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1330.tmp" --splashC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_84601cd8e420e11d2848647a5cb6b6f7_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe 3A427A5A0C52A38A88ECC2EF301AF8FE10A4DD5E5B7196CC25C460BEF855089E9205ADE1C8C75E9E6A8A5D50E77F9416D2B7EF14F03997D41D30D6B1AE20EB6F
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1796
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1236
    • 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:6000
  • 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:3420
  • 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:5736

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

        1330.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1330.tmp
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 ebdf4e3e7fd6b1174ea3e2b145106fc1ecf272a546f12c3321733324fd6cd9e5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1796-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005E6000-memory.dmp

        memory/3420-75-0x000001D0946A0000-0x000001D0946C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3420-39-0x000001D0839D0000-0x000001D0839F0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3420-29-0x000001D0801E0000-0x000001D0802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3420-61-0x000001D083C30000-0x000001D083C50000-memory.dmp

        memory/3420-41-0x000001D083E40000-0x000001D083F40000-memory.dmp

        memory/5708-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005E6000-memory.dmp

        memory/5736-192-0x000001630E8A0000-0x000001630E99F000-memory.dmp