Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
142s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
29/07/2026, 00:02
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 288KB
- Sample260729-absg9azbqa
- SHA256 1cfb2b0a2b5e8bcdbb07c38afb3bd531c68ec94413d8ea5dd8c84809db12f262
- MD5 fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94
- SHA1 b094b79da98926c75fa94ae1d868fa956c202c61
- SHA512 3e4cad7f0b86fc688e38a182a742800eff208a5bfd0b62a747427df05243dec4d4c1bebc5482b43e0976c82b9c26635c14b981e26aaf9009bc82ced204f93295
- SSDEEP 6144:DFlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqTNoAXjiU4bzN:MfBQGH6SfhoAX+U49
- TLSH T15E5401917DA2D8B3C0419A3148A68FA197376D139A65D203BBAD1F4B2F713D49B7A302
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects Cosmu payload 3 IoCs
Cosmu is a worm written in C++.
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c46c-7.dat family_cosmu behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c477-82.dat family_cosmu behavioral2/files/0x00050000000189a3-193.dat family_cosmu - Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 10 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\L: 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\D: 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\windows\\WallPapers.jpg" 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCXA2D.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\RCXAEB.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\RCXB86.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCXA17.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCXA1A.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCXA40.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\RCXB85.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCX8C3.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\RCX92A.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\RCX929.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\RCXB74.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\RCXAD9.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\RCXB50.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCXA2B.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCXA3F.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\RCXB1E.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\RCXB97.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCX8D5.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCXA19.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCXA52.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\RCXAB7.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.cab 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\RCX8E6.tmp 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\windows\readme.1xt 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\windows\WallPapers.jpg 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe -
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General\WallpaperSource = "C:\\windows\\WallPapers.jpg" 2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-28_fae22263606941183bff28e07784ad94_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Enumerates connected drives
- Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
PID:1452
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
- Size 324KB
- SHA256 7e9a516428882f3e98402139b547a9757f932285bfeba3cbe76619daa3bb1e9b
- MD5 c5c1d81c600f85c36109a65f750d949a
- SHA1 6a7b52be6867dccc9f957d686022fb3d831c4ae1
- SHA512 013500b4061637cf4a419f67b11c001db01c7751699f19ee62587b31428e640f6d171251252cfc831748398b5c045a102d127cdafcbf60b31b252d2a03dbd6a4
- SSDEEP 6144:4FlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqTvoAXjiU4bz:PfBQGH6SfboAX+U4
- TLSH T15E6401817DA3D8B3D041493188A6CBA1973B6D13AA65D203FB9D0F4B2FB13D49B7A351
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCXA2B.tmp
- Size 288KB
- SHA256 69f2006d3095e172c7f0e526fc1d40e06908cba1495a15b00860ab7ef851d884
- MD5 37f363843a81664f5b41461d77060708
- SHA1 f7aae82bbea98ea1d05b2bd91fddfe0dd792f53f
- SHA512 2a8207ae8d4ae84c572d59851d91b8eb4358b84de756750543ca828a2128200e1d7a867c7b24cd768f1c08539b7564b76b2572dc17d27bb0ae1c885873b254c1
- SSDEEP 6144:EFlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqTVoAXjiU4bz:jfBQGH6SfRoAX+U4
- TLSH T1085401917DA2D8B3D041493188A6CFA1973B6D13AA65D203FB9D0F4B2FB13D49B7B241
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\RCXB2F.tmp
- Size 288KB
- SHA256 86d4c121249f27b30c836e3fd14b8010c657275ff74fbc21df74d9c167c70b60
- MD5 0566318fecfcbf9043697e374af6ee77
- SHA1 0a6d2b2f94118ea6c5c5e737f261aaf2440ee8aa
- SHA512 e806a219c78813d39b977aee6aa9e3971f045f6e79c15f98d5785713293d1deff6a98e272b3bb70f84bbfe45794d89f2ce1e1cc34b44d22ce3d7911ac4f526ab
- SSDEEP 6144:wFlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqTsoAXjiU4bz:HfBQGH6SfooAX+U4
- TLSH T1995401917DA2D8B3C0419A3188A6CBA197376D139A65D203FBAD1F4B2F713D49B7B301
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH