Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/07/2026, 01:14

General

  • Target
    2026-07-23_7d243c97f4c1929e0c08e1efa496a413_amadey_elex_emotet_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe
  • Size 21.5MB
  • Sample260723-blvk2ayeme
  • SHA256 fd99c0e0276479da15f2668acfe1eee6650b4338c3624ecf5ac142a79a34992d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 52 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-23_7d243c97f4c1929e0c08e1efa496a413_amadey_elex_emotet_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-23_7d243c97f4c1929e0c08e1efa496a413_amadey_elex_emotet_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2880
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-07-23_7d243c97f4c1929e0c08e1efa496a413_amadey_elex_emotet_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 
      c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-07-23_7d243c97f4c1929e0c08e1efa496a413_amadey_elex_emotet_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:3116
      • C:\Program Files\tixati\tixati.exe
        "C:\Program Files\tixati\tixati.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        PID:2024
    • C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3168
      • \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4800
        • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
          c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2676
          • \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            5⤵
            • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4556
            • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
              c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              PID:2756

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-07-23_7d243c97f4c1929e0c08e1efa496a413_amadey_elex_emotet_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-23_7d243c97f4c1929e0c08e1efa496a413_amadey_elex_emotet_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 
        • Size 21.4MB
        • SHA256 7ac05efcc515d564e2c576693fb3110574ed62bbd02521b9621db4703f688c0f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        explorer.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 ba091ce6f7cf490f613d7689502f420dcfc6a05f94061fbe3bf5ca0ca7dc26a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icsys.icn.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 f0d6c59a29fde078e3ca8e507e563ba0d707b5800b68178fdca340e43ce80c4c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        spoolsv.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\spoolsv.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 2efb2a97bd17c55c78ab2075f5e58ee87ddfdeaa585257e5a0c5c4d9a438786c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        svchost.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\svchost.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 efd5e8adad2bc6b4f57ca2a4e122331dd469267b2399b014c430c77aaa71c170
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2024-68-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000049D8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2024-74-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000049D8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2024-79-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000049D8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2024-78-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000049D8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2024-77-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000049D8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2024-76-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000049D8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2024-67-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000049D8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2024-75-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000049D8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2024-69-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000049D8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2024-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000049D8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2024-73-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000049D8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2676-32-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2676-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2756-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2880-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2880-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3168-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4556-72-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4800-71-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp