Analysis

  • max time kernel
    38s
  • max time network
    154s
  • 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, 16:29

General

  • Target
    2026-07-07_1f84f80f65790aad57c129fd16e6b74c_elex_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 1.4MB
  • Sample260707-tzpaaaav5m
  • SHA256 8e9f6530ac4e1a61a643f7291601be106a2efe1139319f9b6d9fea7f5cbd61d5
  • 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.

  • 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 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies registry class 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-07_1f84f80f65790aad57c129fd16e6b74c_elex_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-07_1f84f80f65790aad57c129fd16e6b74c_elex_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2524
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3428
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
      2⤵
      • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      PID:3436
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
    1⤵
      PID:4968
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
      1⤵
        PID:4468

      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
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            memory/2524-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000561000-memory.dmp

            memory/2524-1-0x0000000002430000-0x0000000002496000-memory.dmp

            memory/2524-6-0x0000000002430000-0x0000000002496000-memory.dmp

            memory/2524-7-0x0000000002430000-0x0000000002496000-memory.dmp

            memory/2524-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000561000-memory.dmp

            memory/4968-33-0x000001E7001E0000-0x000001E7002E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4968-41-0x000001E713E60000-0x000001E713F60000-memory.dmp

            memory/4968-40-0x000001E703960000-0x000001E703980000-memory.dmp

            memory/4968-52-0x000001E703D70000-0x000001E703D90000-memory.dmp

            memory/4968-69-0x000001E714310000-0x000001E714330000-memory.dmp