Analysis

  • max time kernel
    123s
  • 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
    08/07/2026, 18:38

General

  • Target
    2026-07-08_1214783a973fcebf0fb09ccae3f77195_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_smoke-loader_stealc_tofsee.exe
  • Size 293KB
  • Sample260708-xaf46af141
  • SHA256 a6ca86f63fde14a02b03e6a6c290e90b7027afb7604b79e83ac3a51a42697ec1
  • 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 4 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 38 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 7 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_1214783a973fcebf0fb09ccae3f77195_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_smoke-loader_stealc_tofsee.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_1214783a973fcebf0fb09ccae3f77195_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_smoke-loader_stealc_tofsee.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3528
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3460
  • C:\ProgramData\{0144827E-7E7E-4A7E-971C-3C7E00090F7E}\kqgbjnczvts.exe
    "C:\ProgramData\{0144827E-7E7E-4A7E-971C-3C7E00090F7E}\kqgbjnczvts.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2072
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:6052
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:424
    • 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:616
  • 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:5912
  • 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:4700

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        kqgbjnczvts.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\{0144827E-7E7E-4A7E-971C-3C7E00090F7E}\kqgbjnczvts.exe
        • Size 293KB
        • SHA256 af080b9d7defefb8326dcbee7f7c81c340ffd67c0995ab0c6ccdf81f06c31314
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP 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 599B
        • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/616-185-0x00000000084B0000-0x00000000084FD000-memory.dmp

        memory/616-184-0x000000000E1A0000-0x000000000E26C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2072-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2072-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2072-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3460-11-0x0000000000D10000-0x0000000000D1B000-memory.dmp

        memory/3460-4-0x0000000000D10000-0x0000000000D1B000-memory.dmp

        memory/3528-2-0x0000000000431000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/3528-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3528-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3528-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-32-0x0000025D83E00000-0x0000025D83F00000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-34-0x0000025D83D10000-0x0000025D83D30000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-31-0x0000025D83930000-0x0000025D83950000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-26-0x0000025D801E0000-0x0000025D802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-25-0x0000025D801E0000-0x0000025D802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-24-0x0000025D801E0000-0x0000025D802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-46-0x0000025D840D0000-0x0000025D840F0000-memory.dmp

        memory/6052-16-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000000A8B000-memory.dmp