Analysis

  • max time kernel
    133s
  • max time network
    138s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    03/08/2026, 16:56

General

  • Target
    2026-08-03_c8856bc15eb9e7d17b21d1c10e7b9168_elex_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
  • Size 2.1MB
  • Sample260803-vfp8xafp21
  • SHA256 82744f0f2fa001f8b4bdeb64c392fa60e6f3c5f0860ff333db93b8b18e11e67e
  • 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 28 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 64 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.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 56 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_c8856bc15eb9e7d17b21d1c10e7b9168_elex_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_c8856bc15eb9e7d17b21d1c10e7b9168_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:3528
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_c8856bc15eb9e7d17b21d1c10e7b9168_elex_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_c8856bc15eb9e7d17b21d1c10e7b9168_elex_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4500
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:1504

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          A3DUtilsccmebasenonfips91.603092.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\A3DUtilsccmebasenonfips91.603092.exe
          • Size 2.1MB
          • SHA256 df461b9c6b2697a10f1335b78e7abda61c4d5dc8f7ec629331c98011dbb04823
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AdobeAcrobat.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\sample-files\assets\Sample Files\AdobeAcrobat.exe
          • Size 2.1MB
          • SHA256 b4159f0c926e42e2ffafb7dcf35356c3d23ae43ebd0d61ae07b5000690707654
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ReaderAcrobat.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\ReaderAcrobat.exe
          • Size 2.1MB
          • SHA256 b281e12ec132a5e18bb2d8fe5007072bf190dd05a50ef974fe24ee1cf2e8acc5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ietoedgestubexeietoedgebho.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ietoedgestubexeietoedgebho.exe
          • Size 2.1MB
          • SHA256 3e2bd7035bfa569335068c5f1681541fc556fda367a776b402431047dd17d194
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH