Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    125s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/08/2026, 05:45

General

  • Target
    2026-08-02_964a65bd53d9efebdcd4a623ea30c5ce_amadey_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample260802-gfxfbsdn81
  • SHA256 d5034d109e54c262ac6dd3808079892f8abd6c1af63e7087bd2f59b0c833d3c8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_964a65bd53d9efebdcd4a623ea30c5ce_amadey_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_964a65bd53d9efebdcd4a623ea30c5ce_amadey_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3284
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_964a65bd53d9efebdcd4a623ea30c5ce_amadey_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp/2026-08-02_964a65bd53d9efebdcd4a623ea30c5ce_amadey_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4200
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:1548

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

          Replay Monitor

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          Downloads

          identity_helper.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\identity_helper.exe
          • Size 1.9MB
          • SHA256 7cc9cc0a077956bbc0ed9f155d941b49a77d23c01376cad627fd140a9eedf268
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          msedge.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe
          • Size 4.7MB
          • SHA256 30e2f2ac1bd8d40df3c65c5433766fb4be533c1b7724228ad3e4927119c7a9f4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          msedge_pwa_launcher.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe
          • Size 2.6MB
          • SHA256 6545b7393e78e784d40ed9db7564a34f50f1b3bd58f3e847a679274fcee031ae
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          pwahelper.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe
          • Size 2.2MB
          • SHA256 80e6687dfd4a192a7003129f059478b97ea7bf442f5f66b7f5044e97e52cfd75
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe
          • Size 1008KB
          • SHA256 2398f673e784dee7040c91d913b35de0b78fc0ab31ae21934e0011d628446eba
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 2e039a7ce5af3783a3d522d27112bfe7a1dac319ed5061de3bef89790d5ad63e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ie_to_edge_stub.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe
          • Size 1.3MB
          • SHA256 075059b0ca84a6ec700dfe6adc9ea874969c4d086078d9721f0bb786157f7484
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          msedgewebview2.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
          • Size 4.2MB
          • SHA256 4de482bda53e2c964dbcbd466165de3c273f392e70e8c9b0575880729e1ee030
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          pwahelper.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe
          • Size 1.9MB
          • SHA256 1b85379726894823d2fc077204a939b444b96c9fdefbbdc9c2f9ba42816ee258
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          setup.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 3d275500cf3ebda5e878d81dcbbaa53528397ccbe631aae8fae60de1ffefccf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          msedge_proxy.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe
          • Size 2.2MB
          • SHA256 a4f42dd2381de571dd17764de24d9271a4df085fe8ae9e23d6716887f6a3545b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          msedge_pwa_launcher.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 4785d266a2c476e0948100ea80f927d16389f7718b540daf0488457ba01958b0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Uninstall.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 44ae793c391e8578709e181e83cb820caaa10c08844440885d969a6c839b8a2b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          MpCmdRun.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 02221d573edefa486ba8fe5aee3c8a10c8c7e3188914c0f22df06bb1338db790
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          RCX7F38.tmp

          • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCX7F38.tmp
          • Size 788KB
          • SHA256 0e03261bb643ea17da9755b83987faed17465816f9cf7d3d7cee806fb5f2b9d0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AppVShNotify.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 463b6e99198762de39ea3c9156504527673355f452c17063d0fcc34caa3cfded
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          OfficeClickToRun.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 19306f3f899e8bae15a744924f1ebf2ce88624f5dd297e3993645fe8453adaa9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          iexplore.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 dd8074940b2a1e8d0ad513e7c6e2a0d0b11a857893f11dc77387800ca272e970
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          javaws.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 6c3d33a5119708abbf19b802f0908183037cd57a6394e45b7b234a76ef4b46c5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          XLICONS.EXE.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 6454633b8c6a69aad48c3fc556c5e81cb5362db0c449b3f543bddfa41eba8d6b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          lyncicon.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe
          • Size 1.6MB
          • SHA256 2e5e40066bc56e03cb7fa4d3b5ed73711616a312deb56987f20d5fe3c20abbbf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          misc.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 df2cca9b322f9432b3f3aa7b91a12dd5f22fd50e589e3107e066d99bdb071176
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ohub32.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 063c8f44d23e1ebbe390ea320eee672c449f47333120b7abbd4a78094c613113
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          pptico.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 3b07d1aaa1c9c27082d7811d694aae3d422d5d965a91b2d4b8ecda3a79f760a2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          sscicons.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 b2a350ffac5074add67fe974467351777915de5a319be7879ba15d1f6915a092
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          wordicon.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 5bd706a18e0cf54197df7f1d5239f3e058652bfde372afcab230ee9b95ba14a5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          maintenanceservice.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 bf1e74cbe0f9564fc2cdb30e8f1cd4bb97e37d27b9f70ec90e167bd7032ddc45
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          vlc.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 3b17b29b6c4e39fc36571f8e0795eae6559637529602ae7a37d5f8f6254d0500
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          OfflineScannerShell.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\Offline\OfflineScannerShell.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 9e3f1f8e5166514df44b02a1e0bf7474708dafba161e263cff087af62ba89ae5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          wmplayer.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 a32208cf5c16d7223999e6ecf1c185bc88d519483ff56ad5ca5f2cc00e677307
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          VC_redist.x86.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4d8dcf8c-a72a-43e1-9833-c12724db736e}\VC_redist.x86.exe
          • Size 1.4MB
          • SHA256 6b722dfc86b47a0ad656e72ffd814785b536f853fe91d2ef78c6e190b49acab3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          VC_redist.x86.exe.ico

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4d8dcf8c-a72a-43e1-9833-c12724db736e}\VC_redist.x86.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 6ed1664d7718a68084ea1a4abb1d9621a6ae8da8e19db35cfca13aaa4c05eb33
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          windowsdesktop-runtime-7.0.16-win-x64.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{ef5af41f-d68c-48f7-bfb0-5055718601fc}\windowsdesktop-runtime-7.0.16-win-x64.exe
          • Size 1.4MB
          • SHA256 935142100bad0020e0a4fd9f168e67cb36ba4a8fff2f869b3d87a92700831098
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          OneDriveSetup.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\OneDriveSetup.exe
          • Size 27.4MB
          • SHA256 5cf209e6fa525acc0a45416bc4561453fd8b2b6e42731a84d97ce8eac3fd1617
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          OneDriveSetup.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\OneDriveSetup.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 3a2d7fd9799178af58fbd08a2fffc56398cbf289c7ddd5c5f0fb2e241395261e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          2026-08-02_964a65bd53d9efebdcd4a623ea30c5ce_amadey_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_964a65bd53d9efebdcd4a623ea30c5ce_amadey_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe.exe
          • Size 300KB
          • SHA256 80f4b38d66c9d7baaf1c9856f4f780ce779bb91d5edf0c5b56d03d972e99327a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/3284-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3284-945-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp