Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • 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, 05:15

General

  • Target
    2026-07-06_15016a792c939ee945894dc84c92c31f_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 3.1MB
  • Sample260707-fxpalsfv6j
  • SHA256 b13a3e4dd088e32cf8d2ae04603775695c46bf65c3ab091269b86074e959050f
  • 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.

  • 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 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_15016a792c939ee945894dc84c92c31f_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_15016a792c939ee945894dc84c92c31f_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5600
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1B4E.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1B4E.tmp" --splashC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_15016a792c939ee945894dc84c92c31f_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe 864CFBE851847EF8B5969631DABA8C5741F61DDD99D0F3C3502C270EFE29DDDE389C0128932FE33E3CADDE4042BBCA86E01D1FAA85943D4156CC532DE45DDC71
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4584
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5360
    • 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:2756
  • 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:4564
  • 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:5544

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 595B
        • SHA256 d4e60617c2afab8263febabe7f14f18595715078d71307a8cefe0707dae76dee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        1B4E.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1B4E.tmp
        • Size 3.1MB
        • SHA256 faea705645aea75ac97b066f4bcad8d118b497a2e51bcc9a2e8a106f82fd8c9b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4564-57-0x0000025D82E10000-0x0000025D82E30000-memory.dmp

        memory/4564-39-0x0000025D82A30000-0x0000025D82A50000-memory.dmp

        memory/4564-71-0x0000025D84210000-0x0000025D84230000-memory.dmp

        memory/4564-41-0x0000025D82E70000-0x0000025D82F70000-memory.dmp

        memory/4564-25-0x0000025D801E0000-0x0000025D802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4564-27-0x0000025D801E0000-0x0000025D802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4564-26-0x0000025D801E0000-0x0000025D802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4584-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000071F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5600-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000071F000-memory.dmp