Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/07/2026, 05:31

General

  • Target
    2026-07-30_6fad2db05d85afb8aa0f59a843a389b9_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
  • Size 2.6MB
  • Sample260730-f75ekscd44
  • SHA256 184f6fa3a86f1ea0d86c68c530b92fcb94f4afb84854db7992648466551fec0a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor 3 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-30_6fad2db05d85afb8aa0f59a843a389b9_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-30_6fad2db05d85afb8aa0f59a843a389b9_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5072
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1661.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1661.tmp" --pingC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-30_6fad2db05d85afb8aa0f59a843a389b9_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe A7688A813E68104808219B2B2604713DB0A9F1F3C362F47BADF530CBCCFB6C1655E42F722A57C3B817AFB96365E54973EA0E480A3404E8029275398272DD55EC
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4388
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-30_6fad2db05d85afb8aa0f59a843a389b9_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-30_6fad2db05d85afb8aa0f59a843a389b9_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies system certificate store
        • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3280

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        downloader.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\downloader.dll
        • Size 737KB
        • SHA256 1540c84cde9716b2abd70e0efbf6beaf9eaa169b4dcaf157bd124f098e4abf38
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        1661.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1661.tmp
        • Size 2.6MB
        • SHA256 52bb9d3d99e2482df72cf3af1a7f6e52a2b8dbf8e6466a83bb7605cca6215285
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-07-30_6fad2db05d85afb8aa0f59a843a389b9_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-30_6fad2db05d85afb8aa0f59a843a389b9_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 9f581b5730b3f10de2a3b3a21d3e476f3094feef3e4dd92ffdaa103f6c410802
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3280-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp