Analysis

  • max time kernel
    114s
  • max time network
    116s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/07/2026, 04:50

General

  • Target
    2026-07-08_2c4960b09513a7bf74ce89d5fc3f2280_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 612KB
  • Sample260708-fgca4sa18w
  • SHA256 c2095b9827411cbda79baaf36b018dc5a9936b8a584ae9519130546f4f8144b5
  • 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.

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • 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 39 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_2c4960b09513a7bf74ce89d5fc3f2280_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_2c4960b09513a7bf74ce89d5fc3f2280_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:3852
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3852 -s 228
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1008
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 392 -p 3852 -ip 3852
      1⤵
        PID:4288
      • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
        sihost.exe
        1⤵
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1196
        • 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:2084
      • 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:5848
      • 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:3664
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
        1⤵
          PID:4544

        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

              memory/2084-166-0x000000000F2F0000-0x000000000F370000-memory.dmp

              memory/2084-168-0x000000000F2F0000-0x000000000F370000-memory.dmp

              memory/3664-21-0x0000016003C90000-0x0000016003CB0000-memory.dmp

              memory/3664-15-0x0000016003A30000-0x0000016003A50000-memory.dmp

              memory/3664-2-0x00000160001E0000-0x00000160002E0000-memory.dmp

              memory/3664-16-0x0000016013E70000-0x0000016013F70000-memory.dmp

              memory/3664-33-0x0000016014660000-0x0000016014680000-memory.dmp

              memory/3852-0-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000092D000-memory.dmp

              memory/5848-167-0x0000027380000000-0x00000273802BC000-memory.dmp

              memory/5848-186-0x0000027380000000-0x00000273802BC000-memory.dmp