28f082be04e7f6edef13a955ba750950a8421ff246026d4f5f34bad3d7bd4f43

General

Target
2026-08-05_74f87bf854c2c9a37d4ea71818075be7_amadey_elex_loda_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Size 2.0MB
Sample260805-wweyjsdc23
SHA256 28f082be04e7f6edef13a955ba750950a8421ff246026d4f5f34bad3d7bd4f43
MD5 74f87bf854c2c9a37d4ea71818075be7
SHA1 004a4c5acfa9bffc1a094ff96eb238cd86dfb455
SHA512 9649246795714ae8638060e311598b93622fd9e9f27b242be69079290390d9b781cd4069cfc6ebdac8ac6488ff6d5713986d93a5cdc84b706b9e208c0bbdd052
SSDEEP 49152:EtrGEQDdEqHXPpGg4wAo/rJZi21ge7e1wy6oIuBK3:yaEAdEqHETTo1ZiogeAwy6oIuBa
TLSH
T14D95E091F245ACE9E80321B55D79CA2124077E7D0AB9564E36CF372999B338231B7E0F
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-1-5-21-3053180483-1881419501-3594244048-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	E35B.tmp

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4684	E35B.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	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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-05_74f87bf854c2c9a37d4ea71818075be7_amadey_elex_loda_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	E35B.tmp
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
4684	E35B.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-1-5-21-3053180483-1881419501-3594244048-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION	AcroRd32.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3053180483-1881419501-3594244048-1000_Classes\Local Settings	E35B.tmp

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs

pid	Process
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4684	E35B.tmp

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe
3220	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4792 wrote to memory of 4684	4792	2026-08-05_74f87bf854c2c9a37d4ea71818075be7_amadey_elex_loda_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	84
PID 4684 wrote to memory of 3220	4684	E35B.tmp	85
PID 3220 wrote to memory of 5512	3220	AcroRd32.exe	86
PID 5512 wrote to memory of 3196	5512	RdrCEF.exe	87
PID 5512 wrote to memory of 5148	5512	RdrCEF.exe	88
PID 5512 wrote to memory of 5148	5512	RdrCEF.exe	88
PID 5512 wrote to memory of 5124	5512	RdrCEF.exe	89
PID 5512 wrote to memory of 3680	5512	RdrCEF.exe	90
PID 5512 wrote to memory of 3140	5512	RdrCEF.exe	91

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_74f87bf854c2c9a37d4ea71818075be7_amadey_elex_loda_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_74f87bf854c2c9a37d4ea71818075be7_amadey_elex_loda_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4792
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\E35B.tmp
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\E35B.tmp" --pingC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_74f87bf854c2c9a37d4ea71818075be7_amadey_elex_loda_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe 91E9950EABA40653BF2E0E4269F08B7FDE6F313160CCE78A45734781F0369CD87C8DA56B55065250C7F9798744CCBA8D2CE80912C52A22A19567367B1D8CE449
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4684
- - 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\2026-08-05_74f87bf854c2c9a37d4ea71818075be7_amadey_elex_loda_rhadamanthys_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:3220
  - - 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:5512
    - - 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=3502BA2399352AB71BC7BC2AC041F444 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1736 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:3196
    - - 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=50B0AEFF59886079BB5C7BD5E3A3CED4 --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=50B0AEFF59886079BB5C7BD5E3A3CED4 --renderer-client-id=2 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1744 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:5148
    - - 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=A979ADD9143A165D9CF064BD3AC9426A --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2276 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:5124
    - - 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=2CA8A34C34F974C79E01C660076C62BC --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1940 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:3680
    - - 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=771CC0BA1BB634F8B47AC7D48EC30BBB --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2292 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:3140

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

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

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 02df72c09a6dc58e40956f3f5afa9badf01b9a7d3f69e7f66686fb913eb2151f
MD5 ae393c152358c3d411b3a04115b6f472
SHA1 23b676c24c8dbe82736b4630c8aa4c8ee01b195d
SHA512 cce0f8aba7718eb8e25e38de6dfcfdede45dea3f9425d71cba70c12eb895358816574fa99ac0f72250f7a3a582dc76333a69b547d365f1fef7fe3cd8dd72e557
SSDEEP 384:yexdThatELJ8SWvDTuGmQgZsLglKhubvGZsLRZh+vS4:4+eUZsLQCZsL3hUS4
TLSH
T1EB53CBDB26348040CA07A8BBADB5731BB662D0BFC1C6F1E87E858A1780F453D9775687
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2026-08-05_74f87bf854c2c9a37d4ea71818075be7_amadey_elex_loda_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.pdf

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_74f87bf854c2c9a37d4ea71818075be7_amadey_elex_loda_rhadamanthys_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

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E35B.tmp

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\E35B.tmp
Size 2.0MB
SHA256 a35a5973c145d1c41c11113212c1338dc74186b9fd7b61941d8b5e7247bf8402
MD5 7af58734a3746929b75364c6b9320975
SHA1 2ca83f23e5c36aa3757fdb19419e650b6057c7ea
SHA512 73ec895026ca876491dd2dfcca6711a8ba3278fd064dbe7576942ba27eb253c7c01f555164672b9a9684ba990ad80fe29c9c5b82fa3044ea69389ce28fa61bb7
SSDEEP 49152:EtrGEQDdEqHfKxkLyl/8G1/VoX26MMccTcWtcWydKe3K3:yaEAdEqHfKxAG105cWift3a
TLSH
T1A395E0A2E245A8F9E80321B59C7DCA2214077E7D06B9564E35CF762959B338331B7E0F
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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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