Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/07/2026, 06:47

General

  • Target
    2026-07-18_a6951ce588229561eb53b36f8495ad33_amadey_elex_remcos_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 1.4MB
  • Sample260718-hkelraex2x
  • SHA256 ede2166f5bee46544feafa204377d28668cc25383e0b68970c901f107db23323
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Custom signature
    Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor 3 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-18_a6951ce588229561eb53b36f8495ad33_amadey_elex_remcos_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-18_a6951ce588229561eb53b36f8495ad33_amadey_elex_remcos_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2752
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\53F7.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\53F7.tmp" --pingC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-18_a6951ce588229561eb53b36f8495ad33_amadey_elex_remcos_smoke-loader.exe 3107EA19C42327CD6647E447E40367248ED5DAE870DBD80B61F759882EB306C7422482703C496BB42BE272AE32D2134C71057253128F01C5173B19AF0FE10C9E
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3788
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-18_a6951ce588229561eb53b36f8495ad33_amadey_elex_remcos_smoke-loader.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-18_a6951ce588229561eb53b36f8495ad33_amadey_elex_remcos_smoke-loader.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies system certificate store
        • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:60

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        downloader.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\AIH.988186e0725276dbeb0a0c645b3628cf5c7c6d78\downloader.dll
        • Size 737KB
        • SHA256 f13b4dfc3bd4d51b853e769057ab41a9cfc7be9e2c7effdb996470410e31a514
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-07-18_a6951ce588229561eb53b36f8495ad33_amadey_elex_remcos_smoke-loader.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-18_a6951ce588229561eb53b36f8495ad33_amadey_elex_remcos_smoke-loader.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 fc05cd231bcac528a4fc951e532ccd14572fa596081a09541ff0dcaadfcce696
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        53F7.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\53F7.tmp
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 b5d6cb1cbab47c66d82df05cb22d84f99d8b666996fb29a1b2bff5a7f6983f78
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/60-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/60-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp