Analysis

  • max time kernel
    133s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/08/2026, 23:37

General

  • Target
    2026-08-01_dad71626bb5fc320df742b2dfdd0e808_elex_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
  • Size 772KB
  • Sample260801-3mls3aae45
  • SHA256 a11416e8addfefae66d4750cec880eda2627da8c74bb4323179c3e9af59d1fa0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 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 6 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 39 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 56 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 62 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_dad71626bb5fc320df742b2dfdd0e808_elex_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_dad71626bb5fc320df742b2dfdd0e808_elex_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:5844
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_dad71626bb5fc320df742b2dfdd0e808_elex_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_dad71626bb5fc320df742b2dfdd0e808_elex_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4500

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        A3DUtilsAdobeXMPCore.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\A3DUtilsAdobeXMPCore.exe
        • Size 773KB
        • SHA256 7b3fe1f14d9917f2f1c4143e56c92ccf85e09d6e67a71cdbc30c8cab8fe0b6ff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        DirectXwidevinecdmadapterdll.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\DirectXwidevinecdmadapterdll.exe
        • Size 865KB
        • SHA256 ba0268542df4bb3c6b76bded195b8d035b260482bf6dfd7d8aab603d00977022
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        d3dcompiler43Embedded.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\d3dcompiler43Embedded.exe
        • Size 8.2MB
        • SHA256 48e0a76592fb69d4cccd7b7e4c88c160e0b2470b4831acb2f3107c55fdec9144
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeAdobeARM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeAdobeARM.exe
        • Size 806KB
        • SHA256 16299863a274d1704d6384fe6504ac3534a196b355d1127d6ee9c7c569cde9f2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ManagerReader1.824.29.8644.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\ManagerReader1.824.29.8644.exe
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 539a12e36ea0669d8feb155694a1f260576c5ff47f0316193d3140e7571149d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftStudio10.0.60828.0.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\MicrosoftStudio10.0.60828.0.exe
        • Size 776KB
        • SHA256 264ec422ad882302a0966d81f366b4fdd5e368fc2abaed294ec8e88409da4a38
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        RTSComTabTip32.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\en-US\RTSComTabTip32.exe
        • Size 774KB
        • SHA256 c6f05dd1d6479918305983264abe84a90bcdbfae9bb7bb46a402a1777f8da4cc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Microsoftmsader15.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\System\ado\fr-FR\Microsoftmsader15.exe
        • Size 774KB
        • SHA256 1b14054c576b61d0db92569fa068427b63c6af0dd4b1f649fcd33d385b0a58e7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SystemWABMIG10.0.26100.1.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\SystemWABMIG10.0.26100.1.exe
        • Size 782KB
        • SHA256 6cedc3b893b3aa913ad4476900f29cee362ba0a99d545299a279d29d366011b7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH