Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/08/2026, 23:44

General

  • Target
    2026-08-02_c1176d7ef32d3740c3610758a9292456_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 2.1MB
  • Sample260802-3rb5eshj3t
  • SHA256 7ee3ba46040307651086272d532be0fb2ab64307493dd4c3cd08c4b198db1087
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Cosmu

    Cosmu is a Windows worm written in C++.

  • Detects Cosmu payload 2 IoCs

    Cosmu is a worm written in C++.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 10 IoCs

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

  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 21 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_c1176d7ef32d3740c3610758a9292456_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_c1176d7ef32d3740c3610758a9292456_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:3948
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3948 -s 772
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4024
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 432 -p 3948 -ip 3948
    1⤵
      PID:4876

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          7z.cab

          • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.cab
          • Size 549KB
          • SHA256 707f415d7d581edd9bce99a0429ad4629d3be0316c329e8b9ebd576f7ab50b71
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          7z.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
          • Size 2.1MB
          • SHA256 e5c1446d3f98c16b28cab771196881695b959a97344975c595d3f6da90297b6f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          7zFM.cab

          • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.cab
          • Size 963KB
          • SHA256 028cf2158df45889e9a565c9ce3c6648fb05c286b97f39c33317163e35d6f6be
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RCX2D6A.tmp

          • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\RCX2D6A.tmp
          • Size 288KB
          • SHA256 9538a83edbfa7b917cf5662c01bbc11dbc31dee68240e152936e06f1aac37476
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          appvcleaner.cab

          • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.cab
          • Size 2.1MB
          • SHA256 7e0976036431640ae1d9f1c0b52bcea5dd37ef86cd3f5304dc8a96459d9483cd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH