Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    132s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/07/2026, 00:45

General

  • Target
    2026-07-19_b2b5b866c6e15a859597afdc25d9de83_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 382KB
  • Sample260720-a4befaav2r
  • SHA256 6d1e7e3c0b6364ec0c921192959cb0e3e64fd54799fe8f7563d24c98462f02e9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-19_b2b5b866c6e15a859597afdc25d9de83_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-19_b2b5b866c6e15a859597afdc25d9de83_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2292
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$aFFF6.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4892
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-19_b2b5b866c6e15a859597afdc25d9de83_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-19_b2b5b866c6e15a859597afdc25d9de83_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1632
    • C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4860
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3260
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1612

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe
        • Size 124KB
        • SHA256 b405474fcb0b8384b092d048e6eef9d0c44b45db6130982e111738c7f2b54420
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vcredist_x86.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\vcredist_x86.exe
        • Size 481KB
        • SHA256 d5fbaf5c0d8e313d4dad23b28cac4256c5dbed6ab3b0d797e2971f30c5e095ad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        $$aFFF6.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$aFFF6.bat
        • Size 776B
        • SHA256 5e95bf0ea80e6ef4d6b8faf69ec6f60d0d9af1b9d60432c7dd22c1b4e42a8936
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026-07-19_b2b5b866c6e15a859597afdc25d9de83_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-19_b2b5b866c6e15a859597afdc25d9de83_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
        • Size 355KB
        • SHA256 8ea4837a6cc33e5dc931383685c827492c3956b2fc297a9d98f6a2129fa5373b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Logo1_.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
        • Size 26KB
        • SHA256 f6fd80ec31d5161fa3aaf9b42059443deb4602b2d49ff1050bf98b117e2c8dcf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _desktop.ini

        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000\_desktop.ini
        • Size 9B
        • SHA256 dffb19d438b8f053062d389b53daa5ea9c6c49729e68e68ba6a531dc153ab428
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/2292-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/2292-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/4860-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/4860-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/4860-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/4860-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/4860-1246-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/4860-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/4860-5043-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/4860-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/4860-5516-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp