df917a2d3dd4ad24069f3e1967b427edeb62829d631e64da77c70b741790d3ed

General

Target
2026-08-04_366af8316be8c922ab41909558bdc887_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.exe
Size 2.2MB
Sample260804-zffrpazbqa
SHA256 df917a2d3dd4ad24069f3e1967b427edeb62829d631e64da77c70b741790d3ed
MD5 366af8316be8c922ab41909558bdc887
SHA1 6bcbbc842709dac0091feb74cc9554307adb85d8
SHA512 e1769deab9cdc378c371e9f9aa6bb80cb33a51ea08b53bb5f362f219cba0c7dd05867d0efb6ed54dcc3561035a21f10998b3dc35cedfe5b2f3a813d99b88b4f5
SSDEEP 49152:aioDJnJOk72AClOSe0FH1M4PwGJ6bJBJ8yMGVcS4Wzfp0zR3:anDJnJO1Ac2s1M4PHJ6bTBMGVcGB0zd
TLSH
T10FB5F152F345DCE9E40315B59C3ACA21641B7FBD4AB9450E368E762E59B338220B7E0F
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-1-5-21-1074038928-2032447174-945360078-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	18A4.tmp

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
408	18A4.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	RdrCEF.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	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	2026-08-04_366af8316be8c922ab41909558bdc887_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	18A4.tmp

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-1-5-21-1074038928-2032447174-945360078-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION	AcroRd32.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1074038928-2032447174-945360078-1000_Classes\Local Settings	18A4.tmp

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs

pid	Process
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
408	18A4.tmp

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe
3276	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 408	3004	2026-08-04_366af8316be8c922ab41909558bdc887_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.exe	85
PID 408 wrote to memory of 3276	408	18A4.tmp	86
PID 3276 wrote to memory of 1580	3276	AcroRd32.exe	87
PID 1580 wrote to memory of 3740	1580	RdrCEF.exe	88
PID 1580 wrote to memory of 848	1580	RdrCEF.exe	89
PID 1580 wrote to memory of 848	1580	RdrCEF.exe	89
PID 1580 wrote to memory of 3444	1580	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 1580 wrote to memory of 4020	1580	RdrCEF.exe	92
PID 1580 wrote to memory of 3328	1580	RdrCEF.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_366af8316be8c922ab41909558bdc887_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_366af8316be8c922ab41909558bdc887_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3004
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18A4.tmp
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18A4.tmp" --splashC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_366af8316be8c922ab41909558bdc887_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.exe 7A6907975469E3599ED5A38F54170A306A82E23BA248F818F4588CE1C7C691D8C59BAC203F903861ACBE1292BEC2C17C4554954C3265493F7F935150E7E62FDE
  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:408
- - 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\2026-08-04_366af8316be8c922ab41909558bdc887_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:3276
  - - 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:1580
    - - 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=5A5CE8E76F63A29385C2548964A6A26A --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1732 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:3740
    - - 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=65113120010DF60719121181FDE04335 --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=65113120010DF60719121181FDE04335 --renderer-client-id=2 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1724 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:848
    - - 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=49708E196F2121A2ABA0978381B55342 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2308 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:3444
    - - 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=8BD2AFEF9581E42811C000153E9E2947 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1912 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:4020
    - - 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=AB2529CB8283EAE67E463999343DE5CB --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1712 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:3328

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

Replay Monitor

Loading Replay Monitor...

Downloads

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
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Submit Download

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

Submit Download

18A4.tmp

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18A4.tmp
Size 2.2MB
SHA256 041b6ab930bc634470c34e2147c632304bb379a60473027f18e6b69f98e3dfba
MD5 9b0238aa90346fc83aae76d9adb94036
SHA1 2271be5ed67df1486480790d3d4af52d24c03a6b
SHA512 bc2f7dadd3ab34740586b573e1f569f9d2bfa501f6c0b60d12c9e11fe524e7729a3238917cea24f13b5625bd17f7c416690327a04ec09fc2cf63903b1c5ebf3d
SSDEEP 49152:aioDJnJOk72ACAxmU6IZsMKcKdzdZchUVYR3:anDJnJO1APb6/cKdfcSVYd
TLSH
T117B5E192F345ECE9E80315B59C7ACA12640B7F7C46B9550E368E772A55F338220B6E0F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Submit Download

2026-08-04_366af8316be8c922ab41909558bdc887_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.pdf

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_366af8316be8c922ab41909558bdc887_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
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Submit Download

memory/408-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000648000-memory.dmp

Download

memory/3004-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000648000-memory.dmp

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Replay Monitor

Loading Replay Monitor...

Downloads