Analysis

  • max time kernel
    49s
  • max time network
    132s
  • 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, 11:13

General

  • Target
    2026-07-08_96fde8a16fe75faaa536f0d22aa43259_amadey_elex_emotet_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
  • Size 1.3MB
  • Sample260708-nbl75aex3w
  • SHA256 4b57711835b3c7d44684243d7e676499aadd50a4360dfca8e4ae3eec184ec586
  • 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.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • 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 29 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 25 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 28 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_96fde8a16fe75faaa536f0d22aa43259_amadey_elex_emotet_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_96fde8a16fe75faaa536f0d22aa43259_amadey_elex_emotet_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4320
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5892
    • 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:5964
  • 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:1860
  • 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:3856
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:2688

    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

          PrinterInstall.log

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\PrinterInstall.log
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 ea09eee086acf306e0acc51f8acd4cc246a75460990b7084316d4160860e328a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          PrinterInstall.log

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\PrinterInstall.log
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 4c73affa1aca7615399406adf671683a4ccc6afca575f863fe77faa24e5f95ce
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1860-58-0x0000016E801E0000-0x0000016E802E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/1860-60-0x0000016E801E0000-0x0000016E802E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/1860-90-0x0000016E81D10000-0x0000016E81D30000-memory.dmp

          memory/1860-104-0x0000016E84310000-0x0000016E84330000-memory.dmp

          memory/1860-67-0x0000016E81ED0000-0x0000016E81FD0000-memory.dmp

          memory/1860-66-0x0000016E81CF0000-0x0000016E81D10000-memory.dmp

          memory/1860-59-0x0000016E801E0000-0x0000016E802E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4320-8-0x0000000002560000-0x00000000025C7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4320-6-0x0000000002560000-0x00000000025C7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4320-37-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000055C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4320-3-0x0000000002560000-0x00000000025C7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4320-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000055C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5964-218-0x000000000EB10000-0x000000000EC7C000-memory.dmp