Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
145s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
12/08/2026, 22:19
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
9 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- Sample260812-181g8stycs
- SHA256 34ca7641312839132f53d65240caac0cbfd49dc0693c55a27e898bdb5dcd1d82
- MD5 74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d
- SHA1 e245c03220d03c7e15b0bcc9489e5464faea0922
- SHA512 34b3d35ee8b1b0ae0fcf038ba65c0905d30e0e94cd39c923f75cd72fada8129cb076e626e4dc3e02059c24419d641f00ed6b8bb8cdc42d92b5a7510e239774d4
- SSDEEP 6144:4FlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqTLHHHHHHHuoAXjiU4bz:PfBQGH6Sf3HHHHHHHuoAX+U4
- TLSH T139A5A5E42740A76DE5F30A3A0655857423F73E8B7C9E72B26D55370BAA30960B7CB20D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects Cosmu payload 2 IoCs
Cosmu is a worm written in C++.
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b83-12.dat family_cosmu behavioral1/files/0x000800000002441e-51.dat family_cosmu - Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 10 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\E: 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\L: 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-540052884-2969440504-464782435-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\windows\\WallPapers.jpg" 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 21 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\readme.1xt 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.cab 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.cab 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCXE16.tmp 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCXE29.tmp 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.cab 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCXDF5.tmp 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.cab 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCXE18.tmp 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.cab 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\RCXE3A.tmp 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\RCXE3B.tmp 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.cab 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCXDF6.tmp 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCXE17.tmp 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\windows\readme.1xt 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\windows\WallPapers.jpg 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - Program crash 1 IoCs
pid pid_target Process procid_target 1360 1140 WerFault.exe 84 - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe -
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-540052884-2969440504-464782435-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-540052884-2969440504-464782435-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General\WallpaperSource = "C:\\windows\\WallPapers.jpg" 2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-12_74ab7d042372257accf1c1ae216eb40d_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Enumerates connected drives
- Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
PID:1140 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1140 -s 4802⤵
- Program crash
PID:1360
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 208 -p 1140 -ip 11401⤵PID:4436
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.cab
- Size 549KB
- SHA256 707f415d7d581edd9bce99a0429ad4629d3be0316c329e8b9ebd576f7ab50b71
- MD5 0b24892597dcb0257cdb78b5ed165218
- SHA1 5fe5d446406ff1e34d2fe3ee347769941636e323
- SHA512 24ea9e0f10a283e67850070976c81ae4b2d4d9bb92c6eb41b2557ad3ae02990287531a619cf57cd257011c6770d4c25dd19c3c0e46447eb4d0984d50d869e56f
- SSDEEP 6144:vXREiNYVLKZn56Vq2UjCpd0v5prE6v0GSxWUPZl1JP+1Lix7NGZIVuXQ82g4zrr8:vXZNYVLeyUji0h90ZD0wxpGZIVuKrHs
- TLSH T1C1C40916F6748335D073C0B9C5D2A68EE972308657308ACB4286D77C7E67BE6863A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 269e339787937a96a2af105c76011bd5464652ad11dc005fc923f9ff2d01b7e3
- MD5 49723a0142f9d3000ea960799488d81b
- SHA1 65855fc602918b6c79b8c08df9ea93a476a9a832
- SHA512 09bcb4b96edbc3113ee734264a3bbbb7828e83b51b1636dad65c90a103dd23329158201ff2bfbac17288572091459d357492b5d27b9f1b55a14de7170c677f34
- SSDEEP 6144:4FlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqTLHHHHHHHuoAXjiU4bzN:PfBQGH6Sf3HHHHHHHuoAX+U49
- TLSH T17EA5A5E42740A76DE5F30A3A0655857423F73E8B7C9E72B26D55370BAA30960B7CB20D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.cab
- Size 963KB
- SHA256 028cf2158df45889e9a565c9ce3c6648fb05c286b97f39c33317163e35d6f6be
- MD5 004d7851f74f86704152ecaaa147f0ce
- SHA1 45a9765c26eb0b1372cb711120d90b5f111123b3
- SHA512 16ebda34803977a324f5592f947b32f5bb2362dd520dc2e97088d12729024498ddfa6800694d37f2e6e5c6fc8d4c6f603414f0c033df9288efc66a2c39b5ec29
- SSDEEP 12288:O8vaa81soeyezSC6v/ciLKK3kg5aqghpSy1TIPxTmqCLwKzu/:7a7/ezSC6vUyD/aqgrvWx6q8wyu
- TLSH T1F225E815F5788323D0B2D0BAC5D6BA9AFE7230465B3089CB0246D76C3E277E68536739
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\RCXE3A.tmp
- Size 284KB
- SHA256 7398ddaae9326e804f84f76053ac8074d2dd95f56f577374f4c114ae50a77022
- MD5 8f72038efa20eed4fda6233b1c44b04c
- SHA1 ee9ddaf5818e6766c432aa680d833fc09ffb2bf1
- SHA512 90e16925fada35a086881f9566ea5db9792d5d0ce15774fa1befc2e9bd109fa5a3cf4204f06b64586264922926b17e0774255d8743d6750dbd1cc9ce5b0b6762
- SSDEEP 6144:VFlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqTyoAXjiU4bz:yfBQGH6SfeoAX+U4
- TLSH T1EC54F1457D93C4B3E0414D31C9E68AE14B7E6C037AA6E11BFF5D0B4B1EB13884BA66B1
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.cab
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 7e0976036431640ae1d9f1c0b52bcea5dd37ef86cd3f5304dc8a96459d9483cd
- MD5 b8d69fa2755c3ab1f12f8866a8e2a4f7
- SHA1 8e3cdfb20e158c2906323ba0094a18c7dd2aaf2d
- SHA512 5acac46068b331216978500f67a7fa5257bc5b05133fab6d88280b670ae4885ef2d5d1f531169b66bf1952e082f56b1ad2bc3901479b740f96c53ea405adda18
- SSDEEP 24576:GCbRquA/m2z+L5WqJdrHCYRFiV+XenmE3Pnzc344:GCbRquA/m2yL5zbfFiV+XenmE3/z
- TLSH T156A55B0976B8C1E4D1F6C77886A2C647F37178154B31A7EF4266461E2E33AE58E3E321
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH