Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
144s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
05/08/2026, 18:50
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-05_37616837cbc9abdedaf12dcb87141ce0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-05_37616837cbc9abdedaf12dcb87141ce0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-05_37616837cbc9abdedaf12dcb87141ce0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 3.1MB
- Sample260805-xhamcade28
- SHA256 a370a3de7f5de2178cb6f2486dc4cb84e1855e823e16b370cddb16bba05e8d12
- MD5 37616837cbc9abdedaf12dcb87141ce0
- SHA1 f90aaffe8d0a6ac55e62a3c747a856a8d204a524
- SHA512 95c7328c522e3504adcc2e418401bf18c86284389c617167829fe4ed999ba58b84299b73ed93767f778d4ca5ff3943ddd7f1d24c1f8ae49de347d57b27b34acc
- SSDEEP 98304:5mJZWgry+AnIIFjqp9ebuQ7vRtGVLUjH5oxFbxx:584FIW7ptGVUjZEdx
- TLSH T1A7E52351BB84C272D08265F9618383D7D9783F7C5665988B3FCD1B2EAC648E4733A287
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2900-67-0x0000000000AA0000-0x0000000000EC5000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral1/memory/2900-72-0x0000000000AA0000-0x0000000000EC5000-memory.dmp UPX - Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-668679576-120646659-2289335452-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 6889.tmp - Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 4148 6889.tmp 2900 2026-08-05_37616837cbc9abdedaf12dcb87141ce0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-05_37616837cbc9abdedaf12dcb87141ce0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 6889.tmp Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-05_37616837cbc9abdedaf12dcb87141ce0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 4148 6889.tmp - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
pid Process 2900 2026-08-05_37616837cbc9abdedaf12dcb87141ce0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe 2900 2026-08-05_37616837cbc9abdedaf12dcb87141ce0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe 2900 2026-08-05_37616837cbc9abdedaf12dcb87141ce0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe 2900 2026-08-05_37616837cbc9abdedaf12dcb87141ce0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2676 wrote to memory of 4148 2676 2026-08-05_37616837cbc9abdedaf12dcb87141ce0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe 86 PID 4148 wrote to memory of 2900 4148 6889.tmp 87
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_37616837cbc9abdedaf12dcb87141ce0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_37616837cbc9abdedaf12dcb87141ce0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2676 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6889.tmp"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6889.tmp" --splashC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_37616837cbc9abdedaf12dcb87141ce0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe 64C1E606D537DE8E78D0D29E3D7C2EA5FF58507C97E6109373975C4CBD49722A1F1E23EFA23ED678CA67160F0645FD95BBB75604B7D31E6DD99E7000B641C7152⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4148 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_37616837cbc9abdedaf12dcb87141ce0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_37616837cbc9abdedaf12dcb87141ce0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2900
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_37616837cbc9abdedaf12dcb87141ce0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 fd5b80cab2fa91138b9498ea4c3870886cee83a3874a030f5175d2adb8152a52
- MD5 c1b9cae2dded2299650967c44fdbd6e9
- SHA1 070e3dfbdc584bdc0b46b3076644471755e7087e
- SHA512 7a54c00e5c9ec83cdb2363a3e3ea21ea8e636e4427d686398d63d25d2888e41d51ec3cc2013aa411083b118445b1fd7338d0ca5c7752756658c3c1c577f480a7
- SSDEEP 24576:sq0QmIluQvmNzEDTB6gaStDnCLq/WJ0QDOomyaPVWRyal+/Xv:sq9mIlLvmNIB6YGcW6QDOoWIa
- TLSH T100452301C3629DA1D6D230FA85E72F9F4B35AB584E37C2DCDE9B3659FA199930C39048
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6889.tmp
- Size 3.1MB
- SHA256 3c0c005ac9b4b27b5f145f8be476dc001f72751386ecd14f310ce9d42db29477
- MD5 cf5497595f3315dbfea1e09f96a6e818
- SHA1 26d5809bc84222203ef0fab63bf924d547c2dd64
- SHA512 9bb90e94d95bfd8dc17ad28b5dc9ed76a07859ac591939bbb426f21d428ddc45ee4e2513a73ee6ff324fd71534b7fdcf980fd2e5e7618b41af303418857b4b14
- SSDEEP 98304:5mJZWgry+dLnNDzrq28TWpmqYrVLUjH5oxFbxx:58lLNT+dNrVUjZEdx
- TLSH T124E52381B794C272D08278F9A19383D7D8347F7C1615998B2FCD2B6E9CA88F1B278157
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH