Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    122s
  • 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, 04:31

General

  • Target
    2026-07-06_33348a6e8c7db3ea22447fa7cfe23e6d_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 2.2MB
  • Sample260707-e5dcmshy4x
  • SHA256 ea4b7bfb1b14fbae11eb721a930aa9e5cc25027542df573ef19b356716413460
  • 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 36 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_33348a6e8c7db3ea22447fa7cfe23e6d_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_33348a6e8c7db3ea22447fa7cfe23e6d_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3640
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5B65.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5B65.tmp" --splashC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_33348a6e8c7db3ea22447fa7cfe23e6d_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe ECEFC8B185123F8261C8E193DEDAB6036E5E61BFC4681386A693F595384FCEC9D67CC1D6F1551556337DC9892DF2238EDF3DDDB62A9344FD5C3B12BD9EDBD9B4
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:6084
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2336
    • 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:4140
  • 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:2776
  • 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:5768

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

        5B65.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5B65.tmp
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 4465ff943822b654d77cf06f763a09cfb622224ef17c96540c8069d712b1e705
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2776-9-0x0000028A801E0000-0x0000028A802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2776-54-0x0000028A94710000-0x0000028A94730000-memory.dmp

        memory/2776-29-0x0000028A83C90000-0x0000028A83CB0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2776-10-0x0000028A801E0000-0x0000028A802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2776-16-0x0000028A83A50000-0x0000028A83A70000-memory.dmp

        memory/2776-17-0x0000028A83E50000-0x0000028A83F50000-memory.dmp

        memory/2776-8-0x0000028A801E0000-0x0000028A802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5768-184-0x0000028D57610000-0x0000028D5770F000-memory.dmp