Analysis

  • max time kernel
    134s
  • max time network
    126s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/08/2026, 22:43

General

  • Target
    2026-08-04_82b0cc3eb18f62aae71aed4611e6d5d7_elex_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
  • Size 1.9MB
  • Sample260804-2m8gdsscjb
  • SHA256 5e91a2f51c6664e478072ab6e77cab4d3911571fb26494164f95cbfdaa49311f
  • 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 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 37 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 62 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_82b0cc3eb18f62aae71aed4611e6d5d7_elex_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_82b0cc3eb18f62aae71aed4611e6d5d7_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:4796
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_82b0cc3eb18f62aae71aed4611e6d5d7_elex_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_82b0cc3eb18f62aae71aed4611e6d5d7_elex_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:5740

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        AdapterLink.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\AdapterLink.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 b0bfcc234d5616b8b8230b84c35f5b61ff863a7e56cac51aebb66591e295d5b6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdapterMicrosoft.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\AdapterMicrosoft.exe
        • Size 9.3MB
        • SHA256 9ee088b4d993b1498ebd5bd9e0d11bbbbd93b3b50b15460a649b1813a299a537
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeLinguisticnonPDF.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeLinguisticnonPDF.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 cc26cae73b1926a5119c1ed3c200fafc5c110c542db006093004b3f1f1dbd420
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        CreateAdobe.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\CreateAdobe.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 105fd726063d885287eaca93fc76482c3254f500c17db5819ce9088dc7a4cb04
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeHunspellPluginAdobeHunspellPlugin.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Reader\DC\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\AdobeHunspellPluginAdobeHunspellPlugin.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 49fd0bafda4251904d158298d29735ebbf4be292483a9d2238de7d9666e5799a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jauregJava.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jauregJava.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 c68340aa76eded1b185108b82b3627fec1de5103e744349da429d66b9622b14f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dexploitationWMPNSSUI12.0.26100.1.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\fr-FR\dexploitationWMPNSSUI12.0.26100.1.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 b2112fa040ed8cd20fbde453f4a97b28198e0ff91da05789014c58687e825d9e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH