Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    127s
  • 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, 03:45

General

  • Target
    2026-08-01_15f4fcb1bc47126cb4ad904e2cbbc270_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 345KB
  • Sample260801-ebecvadb75
  • SHA256 10a8429f59e621751e5e0bdbb15ad367d097ba455d2868178953b9d382f5367b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_15f4fcb1bc47126cb4ad904e2cbbc270_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_15f4fcb1bc47126cb4ad904e2cbbc270_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1608
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a88FC.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3172
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_15f4fcb1bc47126cb4ad904e2cbbc270_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_15f4fcb1bc47126cb4ad904e2cbbc270_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2712
    • C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3232
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:6076
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2252

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

        Replay Monitor

        Loading Replay Monitor...

        Downloads

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe
        • Size 124KB
        • SHA256 27f14d3655b6896c9421eb03479ea386f8c0da53ddd893ebb039c43093890a17
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vcredist_x86.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\vcredist_x86.exe
        • Size 481KB
        • SHA256 d5fbaf5c0d8e313d4dad23b28cac4256c5dbed6ab3b0d797e2971f30c5e095ad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        $$a88FC.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a88FC.bat
        • Size 776B
        • SHA256 cbbd7d0445a908a843dc73883c1299480b05ee734084520781e0db4831674744
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026-08-01_15f4fcb1bc47126cb4ad904e2cbbc270_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_15f4fcb1bc47126cb4ad904e2cbbc270_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
        • Size 319KB
        • SHA256 c664029157bafaa0d6f6599b1e1b80f63085cfa2fcae56ba7c1383e81d79c326
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Logo1_.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
        • Size 26KB
        • SHA256 a5f53bcade53c1d6ce7fdccecb70e2c9ab5b4969dbd3366e8b53e2c490e713e5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _desktop.ini

        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-4046655672-1449839301-2197395821-1000\_desktop.ini
        • Size 8B
        • SHA256 39da0bdd404cc447f3f3f5f65e587438f746081d5eb0a49c8b8d5304ff66f81e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/1608-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/1608-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3232-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3232-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3232-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3232-121-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3232-1246-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3232-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3232-5043-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3232-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3232-5516-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp