Overview

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2026-07-06...er.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-07-06...er.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • 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, 03:34

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General

  • Target
    2026-07-06_5cbd4b7b0d95f18d25ae81ad95f6b7d1_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 1.9MB
  • Sample260707-d41k4sd19l
  • SHA256 bd9c3ce304f68b6fe7d8e45884dbf494bfa43725420207b528b7583c8197fabb
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10
adwarediscoverypersistencespyware

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.

    persistence
  • 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.

    discovery
  • 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
    adwarespyware
  • 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 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_5cbd4b7b0d95f18d25ae81ad95f6b7d1_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_5cbd4b7b0d95f18d25ae81ad95f6b7d1_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1852
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EE53.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EE53.tmp" --splashC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_5cbd4b7b0d95f18d25ae81ad95f6b7d1_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe 1E38D5CBAA91D97A77FAFA14510EBF4533277FE08F0157BC82E0BEF1E63E1E5C1B71474181A7AC4BABA184B279F2222AA4BBCB058D311BBD3C9DA16F82A7C23E
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5856
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2532
    • 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:5160
  • 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:120
  • 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:1152

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 be6b74e52e5eef1f1c27c0976bf3bf1bfa99958c00bbef2898a602f691be6dae
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        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
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        EE53.tmp
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EE53.tmp
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 f6884193e633b2a810a5e06194c1b52d7991e52e8c40b3635a261769e2e26b4e
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        memory/120-8-0x00000157001E0000-0x00000157002E0000-memory.dmp
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        memory/120-39-0x0000015701C90000-0x0000015701CB0000-memory.dmp
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        memory/120-49-0x0000015701E10000-0x0000015701E30000-memory.dmp
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        memory/120-40-0x0000015701E90000-0x0000015701F90000-memory.dmp
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        memory/120-73-0x00000157142B0000-0x00000157142D0000-memory.dmp
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        memory/1852-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005EB000-memory.dmp
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        memory/5856-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005EB000-memory.dmp
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