36556fcd4e56a31be917f60ae630079b1c17be0512ae233b75a029dedbc66950

General

Target
2026-08-08_b90fac15de6ee69027bc4a0835ffa51a_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.exe
Size 2.2MB
Sample260808-vxlxta1flc
SHA256 36556fcd4e56a31be917f60ae630079b1c17be0512ae233b75a029dedbc66950
MD5 b90fac15de6ee69027bc4a0835ffa51a
SHA1 0ec28b8a068db96a50b409ea47fe44d587b53e0f
SHA512 cc62ef2b47f4983d182fe16d0693e8ed25fc5ae8351c63f3fc7b050619cb87153acccf0daa556f350f9a8764a4e750b47b92bace9e58287abfcab720474c2320
SSDEEP 49152:aioDJnJOk72ACKQ8pH1SM2iKyzr4TWK566oR3:anDJnJO1AZTXKAuT5bod
TLSH
T1A9B5F192F3449CE9E40315B59C79CA12644B7F7D4AB9450E368E762E99F338220B7E0F
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	1633.tmp

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4416	1633.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	2026-08-08_b90fac15de6ee69027bc4a0835ffa51a_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.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	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	1633.tmp
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AcroRd32.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-1-5-21-3053180483-1881419501-3594244048-1000\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	1633.tmp

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs

pid	Process
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4416	1633.tmp

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe
3340	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4588 wrote to memory of 4416	4588	2026-08-08_b90fac15de6ee69027bc4a0835ffa51a_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.exe	85
PID 4416 wrote to memory of 3340	4416	1633.tmp	91
PID 3340 wrote to memory of 3984	3340	AcroRd32.exe	96
PID 3984 wrote to memory of 2092	3984	RdrCEF.exe	99
PID 3984 wrote to memory of 1872	3984	RdrCEF.exe	100
PID 3984 wrote to memory of 1872	3984	RdrCEF.exe	100
PID 3984 wrote to memory of 1428	3984	RdrCEF.exe	102
PID 3984 wrote to memory of 3312	3984	RdrCEF.exe	103
PID 3984 wrote to memory of 3512	3984	RdrCEF.exe	104

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_b90fac15de6ee69027bc4a0835ffa51a_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_b90fac15de6ee69027bc4a0835ffa51a_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4588
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1633.tmp
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1633.tmp" --splashC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_b90fac15de6ee69027bc4a0835ffa51a_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.exe 837C7B090B747AA169B3D5600721877C88C47BB3B17CF3B91B8A370FF2A42A31FB899F435AFB854DE8EFD6C2C2AECB184F594ED10917FD5010840C4232C631A9
  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:4416
- - 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\2026-08-08_b90fac15de6ee69027bc4a0835ffa51a_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:3340
  - - 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:3984
    - - 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=AC3F9F072632F6208014F4F58687100D --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1716 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:2092
    - - 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=68C17EB9F5F586129608FB0457906912 --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=68C17EB9F5F586129608FB0457906912 --renderer-client-id=2 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1728 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:1872
    - - 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=AC57AEA61B68769633C3E271A82AD2DD --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2284 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:1428
    - - 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=02E1A3922D3A15F9BD299756710FF24E --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1852 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:3312
    - - 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=B0C4031FFB05A639D2F91E34D3DBA684 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1704 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:3512

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 be17c2a9659e2a411b958be7769722ecf244c741b7993b6bec9435f1abfb9aa6
MD5 411362f246955b792fdb3190683bb0e0
SHA1 57e0622d67dbf9e39dba5d0c4296449bd8bc6038
SHA512 a9ac27d904d813567050edc06c96b83c9e0c885e55faf8beb95691d0b4fc52859375083c5d853304df72bdf807f32fec7af3ad8a376315494d2b2c61a12aef71
SSDEEP 384:yexdThatELJ8SWvDTuGmQgZsLglKhubvGZsLRZh+vS4:I+eUZsLQCZsL3hUS4
TLSH
T14753CBDB26348040CA07A8BBADB5731BB662D0BFC1C6F1E87E858A1780F453D9775687
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1633.tmp

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1633.tmp
Size 2.2MB
SHA256 e373f05db5031269d37e3ef061ebbd5ee13d71e68d155d980215c1bd61dd2349
MD5 63e59b540edb4f98ff1f481958cf13ec
SHA1 c923ebc7be4497b4718a971d8473f3b0bdb7cdfc
SHA512 e4e192f059df6fffcdc806ef5ddbf0bb49645145b7c87e2a93e1616cb1559d503ddc70d93b5ee7d5c9d7e8f595e06d26fa62326e846ef98cb5e9a1d0d60d3c3e
SSDEEP 49152:aioDJnJOk72ACgLpGwwwZNBDp/Rlagk2diGJvfPIx/WoR3:anDJnJO1A7LpywZNBjlaVoi6vfQx5d
TLSH
T1ECB5E152F345ACE9E80315B59C7ACA21641B7F7C4AB9550E368E722E55B338230B7E0F
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2026-08-08_b90fac15de6ee69027bc4a0835ffa51a_amadey_elex_loda_smoke-loader.pdf

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_b90fac15de6ee69027bc4a0835ffa51a_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/4416-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000648000-memory.dmp

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memory/4588-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000648000-memory.dmp

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Analysis

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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