af302cefb8ae27813d4198ff7e8c439b8fbca46640d8579aeedd683b8eb4f83b

General

Target
2026-08-03_5da93fb9e3b846e6ed356b35fbec6881_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.exe
Size 2.2MB
Sample260803-wpnl4sdd72
SHA256 af302cefb8ae27813d4198ff7e8c439b8fbca46640d8579aeedd683b8eb4f83b
MD5 5da93fb9e3b846e6ed356b35fbec6881
SHA1 c386dab1787f8cffdb1ee8e8e69c2f419f5b1973
SHA512 f5a59f4e9dd5447d6a31138c3d3a861d2c230a886fd3fe0959b065ea468bc349137f2c84c62cef24ae34249e0658d3d0a4c5b82a4c5e2cfd57768873edfa4c41
SSDEEP 49152:aioDJnJOk72ACbVke9SENIbBUW4YlgkwGpI3mPVy9tR3:anDJnJO1A4esXEhHlDwGW9td
TLSH
T147B5F152F744ACE9E80315B59C79CA2164177F7C4AA9460E368E772E59F338220B7E0F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

adware discovery spyware

Malware Config

Signatures

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2937465464-4167303362-2236413517-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1817.tmp

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1736	1817.tmp

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	1817.tmp
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-03_5da93fb9e3b846e6ed356b35fbec6881_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AcroRd32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	AcroRd32.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	AcroRd32.exe

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2937465464-4167303362-2236413517-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION	AcroRd32.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2937465464-4167303362-2236413517-1000_Classes\Local Settings	1817.tmp

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs

pid	Process
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1736	1817.tmp

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe
3552	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 1736	2808	2026-08-03_5da93fb9e3b846e6ed356b35fbec6881_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.exe	87
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 3552	1736	1817.tmp	88
PID 3552 wrote to memory of 3544	3552	AcroRd32.exe	89
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 2524	3544	RdrCEF.exe	90
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 2716	3544	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 2716	3544	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 3408	3544	RdrCEF.exe	93
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 1740	3544	RdrCEF.exe	94
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 4276	3544	RdrCEF.exe	95

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_5da93fb9e3b846e6ed356b35fbec6881_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_5da93fb9e3b846e6ed356b35fbec6881_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2808
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1817.tmp
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1817.tmp" --splashC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_5da93fb9e3b846e6ed356b35fbec6881_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.exe 069568F9F2567325A14DCBB4F13B4603F69E64DBF5B61075DFA6F7F27303289EE84C6C7B921E4122D88C9F5851F5025416575212FBD1A950B589EACE3E06A363
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1736
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_5da93fb9e3b846e6ed356b35fbec6881_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.pdf"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Checks processor information in registry
    - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3552
  - - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --backgroundcolor=16514043
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3544
    - - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
        
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=B09651684F8FE2B29192A5167ED489CD --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1732 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:2524
    - - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
        
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=BEF79556370EB4C024F4E703C3FA0B78 --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=BEF79556370EB4C024F4E703C3FA0B78 --renderer-client-id=2 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1724 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:2716
    - - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
        
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=FFA145F00B3DA99C39937F54473E28EA --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2312 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:3408
    - - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
        
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=1DEC95B6B420ED8C2B670617D6513D46 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1800 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:1740
    - - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
        
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=E8B68D1B29CF666845D19FD141E885C2 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2364 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:4276

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

2

T1012

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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ReaderMessages

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
Size 36KB
SHA256 b1b77e96279ead2b460de3de70e2ea4f5ad1b853598a4e27a5caf3f1a32cc4f3
MD5 b30d3becc8731792523d599d949e63f5
SHA1 19350257e42d7aee17fb3bf139a9d3adb330fad4
SHA512 523f54895fb07f62b9a5f72c8b62e83d4d9506bda57b183818615f6eb7286e3b9c5a50409bc5c5164867c3ccdeae88aa395ecca6bc7e36d991552f857510792e
SSDEEP 24:TLiXlzkrFsgIFsxX3pALXmnHpkDGjmcxBSkomXk+2m9RFTsyg+wmf9Mzm+Zs3tGl:TqlmFTIF3XmHjBoGGR+jMz+LhT
TLSH
T178F21D566E241E3CCA9EC336340836C34D78023DACF3B762A58A719747AD181E37D6E9
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ReaderMessages

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
Size 56KB
SHA256 111dac2948e4cecb10b0d2e10d8afaa663d78d643826b592d6414a1fd77cc131
MD5 752a1f26b18748311b691c7d8fc20633
SHA1 c1f8e83eebc1cc1e9b88c773338eb09ff82ab862
SHA512 a2f5f262faf2c3e9756da94b2c47787ce3a9391b5bd53581578aa9a764449e114836704d6dec4aadc097fed4c818831baa11affa1eb25be2bfad9349bb090fe5
SSDEEP 192:wedRBvVrThe4p4/KhTB4p4CitZtkZsLRGVDbw6H3ph+v3YQa9:weZdThkKhBvkZsLRGlzh+vS9
TLSH
T1C94379DF2A348110CA0768BABD71771BB655D0BFC1C2F0A87AD68A1780B463CE775687
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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ReaderMessages

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
Size 64KB
SHA256 d5fd619a8e675cc4a59887b62b053f9a4e2f768e53ded942087a2a33092b0a77
MD5 5c70036dbaa147399487beee5c747b66
SHA1 da81fb2c60dafab3b94a2d4df1782f3cfe193585
SHA512 9927530336bb40f72dc9a99953ab5ffed5c0d666f9bcca05cdb50cb7a15e2b73dcc86ff643ac283d186dca4a2fa016ca8789573eb6306ac23f44515390a07152
SSDEEP 384:yeidThatELJ8SWvDTuGmQgZsLglKhubvGZsLRZh+vS4:B+eUZsLQCZsL3hUS4
TLSH
T1F053CBDB26348040CA07A8BBADB5731BB662D0BFC1C6F1E87E858A1780F453D9775687
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1817.tmp

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1817.tmp
Size 2.2MB
SHA256 b16981b19705cd0386795496e69712b70859023fcbf6a38f6254830819584033
MD5 278630d9ef4878dce0f345887d03fa04
SHA1 635b359a8cd8e9601fbc5b776ad21de21f0de85a
SHA512 358372c5f2cad4ab2b003718265f6339f69b43694b0b110bd57430723745e87712d089bfce53a9cba20df56e3ac4a331c64294d9b68a8588de1fde4e39f567eb
SSDEEP 49152:aioDJnJOk72ACK7shBS5NiJ58lIavBG0sxR3:anDJnJO1A8BGN058/Bdsxd
TLSH
T18AB5F251F344ACE9E40315B59C7ACA22645B7F7D4AB9460E36CE722E55B338220B7E0F
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2026-08-03_5da93fb9e3b846e6ed356b35fbec6881_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.pdf

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_5da93fb9e3b846e6ed356b35fbec6881_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.pdf
Size 79KB
SHA256 5cdd2389735c189adc9da595f138d3c86f39098cb09e79c9690a9f27652f839f
MD5 f85927360cab91ea9612682b7d0548a1
SHA1 2b17068ad3f0f968efd876428b8bf0923857b712
SHA512 80b0315d7603b7efa65b50b8f04a18edce9629f415d8c4bd2c678c5075da6caf2c68233728b7a6d4ab447e1ab321ed6866c1c07bcddb57959f4fc524be279501
SSDEEP 1536:uAakttWK/7ZBUq1LHYl4n3qJibwiXYKO9szkEutO+2+Xm7:ucttXDzUqVak52CzhutO+27
TLSH
T1B383F2390F637AEDD99025C13B213C0AFF4DF5F97AC9120ACAEC505324A8F65999B84D
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memory/1736-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000648000-memory.dmp

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memory/2808-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000648000-memory.dmp

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Malware Config

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Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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