Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    121s
  • 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, 02:21

General

  • Target
    2026-07-06_8e6727b8b9e27f96ba881b130a02b5d8_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 6.0MB
  • Sample260707-cteefsc16m
  • SHA256 3f8e2e087dca23965688b10e254021c78ad2a95c180d9ca7725ba385251469fa
  • 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 40 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

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_8e6727b8b9e27f96ba881b130a02b5d8_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_8e6727b8b9e27f96ba881b130a02b5d8_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1700
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5CCC.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5CCC.tmp" --splashC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_8e6727b8b9e27f96ba881b130a02b5d8_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe EEE045979990025D0886413E0FA5BDC1FDCE146EB2CB107B699576215CEECB90333B96375C3A9ED352CC4A6B4F9A4916EBD81CD2ECF793213F50E5BD3FA07F43
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4264
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5216
    • 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:2604
  • 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:1784
  • 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:4076

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 7c21835f01895c1ee4e12f81e71ef06a0f6e2b9281de493ff8ec95f913e9680d
        • 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

        5CCC.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5CCC.tmp
        • Size 6.0MB
        • SHA256 d746f4ce809caf7522cafeb0e12d85eb8b34c7808b9d76fbb4373e08b890e714
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1700-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000849000-memory.dmp

        memory/1784-54-0x000001A582C10000-0x000001A582C30000-memory.dmp

        memory/1784-28-0x000001A580160000-0x000001A580260000-memory.dmp

        memory/1784-39-0x000001A5829B0000-0x000001A5829D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1784-73-0x000001A594190000-0x000001A5941B0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1784-40-0x000001A582E10000-0x000001A582F10000-memory.dmp

        memory/2604-193-0x000000000A980000-0x000000000ABDF000-memory.dmp

        memory/2604-194-0x000000000F2B0000-0x000000000F41C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4264-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000849000-memory.dmp