General

  • Target
    2026-07-09_b1166bb1eb957142cf1915336542916f_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_swisyn
  • Size 35.9MB
  • Sample260709-xpharsgt2j
  • SHA256 a917cfefabe9915b572814f6f5ae9cdade91303e98c2e371ee5ae25904b9f6d9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      2026-07-09_b1166bb1eb957142cf1915336542916f_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_swisyn
    • Size 35.9MB
    • SHA256 a917cfefabe9915b572814f6f5ae9cdade91303e98c2e371ee5ae25904b9f6d9
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer

    • Detects executables packed with VMProtect.

    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

      BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

      Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks