Analysis
- max time kernel
41s - max time network
148s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
20/07/2026, 03:04
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
General
- Target 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260720-dkxp4sdt9m
- SHA256 640a36d914ce2b7a3e3c688fccc39e38f0b640b84db1f7c6012e0afc66f57313
- MD5 6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83
- SHA1 71ac501f5d792b569afb7f7a04aff9507993b364
- SHA512 3923da5235fbf248d54e9d86d9666b24ea870ce55ad0e10d92b6d7ba5adb2b429763e55c8ceff302d7caa1d9419ff5e920480c18dbf63a9d04e1fc652a4a29a7
- SSDEEP 49152:ckQzAEIwMtuvMDVPG4JdXeR4aT6LQ+d3mY/4qxTsx3scl:c6MuRD9JdOR4m+lmY/4rx8cl
- TLSH T17E8523097181D333C2FB003085C58FB55A2566224F7566EFFBE89B662F202F4BB661C9
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: DcRat
DarkCrystal(DC) is a new .NET RAT active since June 2019 capable of loading additional plugins.
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "explorer.exe, \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Windows Multimedia Platform\\wininit.exe\"" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "explorer.exe, \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Windows Multimedia Platform\\wininit.exe\", \"C:\\Users\\Default\\SendTo\\dllhost.exe\"" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "explorer.exe, \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Windows Multimedia Platform\\wininit.exe\", \"C:\\Users\\Default\\SendTo\\dllhost.exe\", \"C:\\Users\\Default User\\WUDFHost.exe\"" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "explorer.exe, \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Windows Multimedia Platform\\wininit.exe\", \"C:\\Users\\Default\\SendTo\\dllhost.exe\", \"C:\\Users\\Default User\\WUDFHost.exe\", \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft.NET\\RedistList\\OfficeClickToRun.exe\"" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Process spawned unexpected child process 12 IoCs
This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.
description pid pid_target Process procid_target Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 1608 5976 schtasks.exe 87 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 3332 5976 schtasks.exe 87 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 3924 5976 schtasks.exe 87 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 3908 5976 schtasks.exe 87 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 4852 5976 schtasks.exe 87 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 632 5976 schtasks.exe 87 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 1808 5976 schtasks.exe 87 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 5476 5976 schtasks.exe 87 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 5540 5976 schtasks.exe 87 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 2528 5976 schtasks.exe 87 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 4416 5976 schtasks.exe 87 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 4484 5976 schtasks.exe 87 - UAC bypass 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Detects executables packed with SmartAssembly 5 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/3756-5232-0x0000000006220000-0x0000000006230000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral1/memory/3756-5236-0x0000000006720000-0x000000000672A000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral1/memory/3756-5241-0x0000000006800000-0x000000000680C000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral1/memory/3756-5244-0x0000000007120000-0x000000000712C000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral1/memory/3756-5242-0x0000000006830000-0x000000000683A000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 11 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
pid Process 1028 powershell.exe 5756 powershell.exe 8 powershell.exe 5208 powershell.exe 2708 powershell.exe 5088 powershell.exe 1284 powershell.exe 1776 powershell.exe 808 powershell.exe 4520 powershell.exe 5760 powershell.exe - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 4824 WUDFHost.exe 3108 OfficeClickToRun.exe 5184 wininit.exe 2536 dllhost.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 8 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3053180483-1881419501-3594244048-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\dllhost = "\"C:\\Users\\Default\\SendTo\\dllhost.exe\"" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\dllhost = "\"C:\\Users\\Default\\SendTo\\dllhost.exe\"" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3053180483-1881419501-3594244048-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WUDFHost = "\"C:\\Users\\Default User\\WUDFHost.exe\"" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WUDFHost = "\"C:\\Users\\Default User\\WUDFHost.exe\"" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3053180483-1881419501-3594244048-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\OfficeClickToRun = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft.NET\\RedistList\\OfficeClickToRun.exe\"" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\OfficeClickToRun = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft.NET\\RedistList\\OfficeClickToRun.exe\"" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3053180483-1881419501-3594244048-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\wininit = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Windows Multimedia Platform\\wininit.exe\"" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\wininit = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Windows Multimedia Platform\\wininit.exe\"" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host. 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
pid Process 5052 WScript.exe 3316 WScript.exe - SmartAssembly .NET packer 5 IoCs
Detects SmartAssembly .NET packer.
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/3756-5232-0x0000000006220000-0x0000000006230000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral1/memory/3756-5236-0x0000000006720000-0x000000000672A000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral1/memory/3756-5241-0x0000000006800000-0x000000000680C000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral1/memory/3756-5244-0x0000000007120000-0x000000000712C000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral1/memory/3756-5242-0x0000000006830000-0x000000000683A000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly - Drops file in Program Files directory 10 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\wininit.exe 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft.NET\RedistList\OfficeClickToRun.exe 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\RCXC560.tmp 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\RCXC561.tmp 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft.NET\RedistList\RCXCF3B.tmp 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft.NET\RedistList\OfficeClickToRun.exe 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\wininit.exe 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\56085415360792 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft.NET\RedistList\e6c9b481da804f 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft.NET\RedistList\RCXCF3A.tmp 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
pid Process 1112 cmd.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language dllhost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language WUDFHost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language OfficeClickToRun.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language wininit.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 12 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 4484 schtasks.exe 3908 schtasks.exe 4852 schtasks.exe 1808 schtasks.exe 5476 schtasks.exe 5540 schtasks.exe 2528 schtasks.exe 4416 schtasks.exe 1608 schtasks.exe 3332 schtasks.exe 3924 schtasks.exe 632 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 19 IoCs
pid Process 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4824 WUDFHost.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3108 OfficeClickToRun.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5184 wininit.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2536 dllhost.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3756 wrote to memory of 1284 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 114 PID 3756 wrote to memory of 5088 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 115 PID 3756 wrote to memory of 5760 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 116 PID 3756 wrote to memory of 2708 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 117 PID 3756 wrote to memory of 5208 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 118 PID 3756 wrote to memory of 8 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 119 PID 3756 wrote to memory of 4520 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 120 PID 3756 wrote to memory of 5756 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 121 PID 3756 wrote to memory of 808 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 122 PID 3756 wrote to memory of 1776 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 123 PID 3756 wrote to memory of 1028 3756 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 124 - System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - 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.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- UAC bypass
- Adds Run key to start application
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:3756 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:1284
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/$Recycle.Bin/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:5088
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Documents and Settings/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:5760
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/PerfLogs/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:2708
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Program Files/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:5208
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Program Files (x86)/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:8
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/ProgramData/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:4520
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Recovery/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:5756
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/System Volume Information/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:808
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Users/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:1776
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Windows/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:1028
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\u5MeZyGQdN.bat"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
PID:1112 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\w32tm.exew32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:23⤵PID:6428
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C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exew32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:24⤵PID:9052
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\wininit.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\wininit.exe"3⤵PID:5580
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\wininit.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:1608
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "wininit" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3332
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3924
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\SendTo\dllhost.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3908
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default\SendTo\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4852
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\SendTo\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:632
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "WUDFHostW" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\WUDFHost.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:1808
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "WUDFHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\WUDFHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5476
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "WUDFHostW" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Users\Default User\WUDFHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5540
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRunO" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft.NET\RedistList\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2528
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRun" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft.NET\RedistList\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4416
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "OfficeClickToRunO" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft.NET\RedistList\OfficeClickToRun.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4484
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C:\Users\Default User\WUDFHost.exe"C:\Users\Default User\WUDFHost.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4824
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft.NET\RedistList\OfficeClickToRun.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft.NET\RedistList\OfficeClickToRun.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3108
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\wininit.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\wininit.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5184
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C:\Users\Default\SendTo\dllhost.exe"C:\Users\Default\SendTo\dllhost.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2536 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\70eea6ef-89da-4a48-8ad0-aac4218d5eef.vbs"2⤵
- Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
PID:5052
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c59f9155-5c2d-49c4-ba1e-3319011c7fc5.vbs"2⤵
- Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
PID:3316
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
3PowerShell
1Visual Basic
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Defense Evasion
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify Tools
1Modify Registry
4Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ModuleAnalysisCache
- Size 53KB
- SHA256 5e208d6bbc931e82ec22a9de738eb5d28a6fca46503cc8dd2147878120e50df9
- MD5 07f970ec85611686a97588e365ae49d8
- SHA1 dd1908496b13b0321ff6e05869adaaec5f2584a9
- SHA512 36f2376e66d43aa98c56460b5066b60468b8722fc479560f727f0766582380dd66549f9ca6ad125d575d1adb05625caa89cc02b378a6757cb08eb50a3830e49a
- SSDEEP 1536:LB+z30fztAHkvlOdBrNKe8flJn1YorV3CNBQkj2okqdzz0RzWRW7jMOvBaVGVh4j:N+z30fztAHktOdBrNKe8flJn1YorV3Cd
- TLSH T1A4334093E9204D71E1A66F3EF15652227D34394690F8113212DC25EFA983DA70B1FAFE
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\70eea6ef-89da-4a48-8ad0-aac4218d5eef.vbs
- Size 711B
- SHA256 7fbc59be8a337eb9c5fe3f1d687fb822ca5894b5c24e677e06455bce82291af3
- MD5 22925f7422b3fdfd3440a2a237bbbc5c
- SHA1 91203e758858bfe6f0dbf2f98e25e9df6dfec061
- SHA512 a89fcd08aa2677df84afcdc759a97cc8f6c6cac57936f31a17d441e764d98ddaba47195b83678cbef6436e135c0203b9daf4eb8a2a55ac36bc5cd16a4ed61927
- TLSH T11601F416BE0BE63020B1334091F6457F6DD8C05C2132FD57B954E46C2706D2404FC4ED
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RCXC34C.tmp
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 73b2155a6138995030b273cc987e0bfe0143ffa7cbecf7b578860d9b8da8f42c
- MD5 792d4b4e8389942fabe6d401d0dcc60b
- SHA1 e57b239ea0897ce6d61c867593729106da5b15fa
- SHA512 5e38c44ff0ca13fcf9af9e086d02a8cd0cb33ab74f1a686b117e6264934c8e39edb29fa6d45a762fafcee07eff53061bb2c1e527716e48f508accb0a078601ad
- SSDEEP 1536:kxKY+T6KW5CvEyXWvE344wAL5LO8XvdPTwZI3sq5gnzoIfnIOlIOjcTp5X5kX:GDKW1LgppLRHMY0zBfJvjcTp5X5kX
- TLSH T175856B2075C1C1B3C4B7113044E6CB799A793072076A96D7BBDD1BBA6E213E1A3362CD
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_zn1vu2zc.r2d.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c59f9155-5c2d-49c4-ba1e-3319011c7fc5.vbs
- Size 487B
- SHA256 e0bd1091165aeabe58a31a5875e60e1c7d71b855a62546edc5cce3a2f4601ba1
- MD5 39351569f583f1db966d51529d9439ec
- SHA1 e3201a5244ad334dd620cbb5bf5cd1ee1f220dcf
- SHA512 83c7ab289584ea38d60a5f9c1a3ac0f6f04113c727cca2d86c84ccde70e9a61aa9ac3528aaab0415523c735f5f89f52f3652ee85a45113ee69e060b81db7ac1f
- TLSH T193F0970EBF05C338C402138202F64ACF8ABC984D7274E9A96A0DE89E325162409FB2CD
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\u5MeZyGQdN.bat
- Size 227B
- SHA256 2acd5a1c4702bc3ec8fcf8cfbe8bdcf99b85ade6eb1e52072350c4a754bdd54a
- MD5 505dff91c4aa6d47ee9fe2afff28fd71
- SHA1 46b8a909b1344883bded819fee9b7090ebe47d76
- SHA512 71fffc0202bbd928b396a2f5a8993b74175806542d08807899a90b09ad78a5ed7f74ac978c180d5b4f0b7d0fc458ad330fc4c813adf3cd5269c0aaf47d74174f
- TLSH T1DFD02301D413CFD515530C435BEA15CD51571C0C77C5657006CD54185AC747B735B7C1
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Default\WUDFHost.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 640a36d914ce2b7a3e3c688fccc39e38f0b640b84db1f7c6012e0afc66f57313
- MD5 6427dd5f247ccfb8fc8d89fc6236ad83
- SHA1 71ac501f5d792b569afb7f7a04aff9507993b364
- SHA512 3923da5235fbf248d54e9d86d9666b24ea870ce55ad0e10d92b6d7ba5adb2b429763e55c8ceff302d7caa1d9419ff5e920480c18dbf63a9d04e1fc652a4a29a7
- SSDEEP 49152:ckQzAEIwMtuvMDVPG4JdXeR4aT6LQ+d3mY/4qxTsx3scl:c6MuRD9JdOR4m+lmY/4rx8cl
- TLSH T17E8523097181D333C2FB003085C58FB55A2566224F7566EFFBE89B662F202F4BB661C9
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH