Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
117s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
12/08/2026, 22:33
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 284KB
- Sample260812-2grlpawdkf
- SHA256 2aeb3468ccd19ca2be087ca2df4e775ff6996983c6edec83b82713f812096f9b
- MD5 3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788
- SHA1 0540fbffc31914ae5430c4b3206b8f06166d506d
- SHA512 a54491960a95e6d7b237fb6866143d876057c925d4e273edbcb4320a65afbea7019f2063620dea756dd5774a4974ada11c8e8d659247bbb9f95a2e42656f82f2
- SSDEEP 6144:sFlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqTaoAXjiU4bzF:rfBQGH6SfuoAX+U41
- TLSH T1855402457D93C4B3D0414D3188E68BE19B7F6C137AA6E11BFB9D0B4B1FB13844BAA261
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects Cosmu payload 5 IoCs
Cosmu is a worm written in C++.
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c452-7.dat family_cosmu behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c458-82.dat family_cosmu behavioral2/files/0x000f00000001c44e-117.dat family_cosmu behavioral2/files/0x000400000001bb58-167.dat family_cosmu behavioral2/files/0x00060000000188c5-193.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) \??\L: 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\D: 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3797332335-34111092-3597280141-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\windows\\WallPapers.jpg" 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\RCX1647.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCX1393.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\RCX15D2.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\RCX16D8.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCX1580.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\RCX1408.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\RCX15C0.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\RCX173C.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\RCX173D.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\RCX1770.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\RCX15E2.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\RCX13A5.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\RCX1615.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\RCX15D1.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\RCX16E8.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\RCX13C6.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\RCX1419.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCX1361.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\RCX16C6.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.cab 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\RCX13E7.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCX150A.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCX151D.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\RCX15F3.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\RCX1760.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\readme.1xt 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\RCX13E6.tmp 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\windows\readme.1xt 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\windows\WallPapers.jpg 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - 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_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe -
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3797332335-34111092-3597280141-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3797332335-34111092-3597280141-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General\WallpaperSource = "C:\\windows\\WallPapers.jpg" 2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-12_3e4f569d8c9d80f2c6559233e41a4788_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:2956
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
- Size 322KB
- SHA256 3b5e16b5a1a9ce2cf45bae3174d7e4d5d4523272ca8f2a22e1ffd0e3d6f6046a
- MD5 da2ef914475bb14431397563bacf470f
- SHA1 da20325c9e150332f14a4f727df986e3cbf3909a
- SHA512 136e9fe4a820ca812105b7d4cc2aba22337c911d03faa76dd167642a82d659952adec3b43d90d184f9f6a13478098bca23711a76144c6b516282c7c50121e8c1
- SSDEEP 6144:lFlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqTyoAXjiU4bz:ifBQGH6SfeoAX+U4
- TLSH T15264F1457D93C4B3E0414D31C9E68AE14B7E6C037AA6E11BFF5D0B4B1EB13884BA66B1
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 1f175d4496f13e5c10b12a920e0cd256c76dae97af4e5ca7948b0593dbf26d19
- MD5 2194af7832cc760cc186bbb60ee7d5f9
- SHA1 0c8667a97f3dab37e5b10fb78e0c43af6f4fd6fa
- SHA512 0aaa8a9a63595c6f4e267849eabd914c68385d4214aee0ec5d505c39e47b6bdd5df707691b4a4c02982daab4698ff70b7eeabd81c25b0d2ccc1833d3fbce9838
- SSDEEP 6144:tFlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqTZoAXjiU4bz:qfBQGH6Sf9oAX+U4
- TLSH T1AC6502457DA3C4B3D0414D3188E68BE19B7F6C137AA6E11BFB9D0B4B1EB13844B6A361
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCX14E9.tmp
- Size 284KB
- SHA256 aebe66502af621279fd3482aae3b44ed8d47087bf466916d3dd011a4444030b4
- MD5 dcea04ac79cc3709974b7d003f182289
- SHA1 f8bddc7673dc6f6f608a0302f33b712c4758c317
- SHA512 4d899b8170c93d42cb09f7bbd695bedbb6a502f94b13e64c1ad83b15d6bc621752bf692f4730e85114bd11a08a4c18f1252f4248a14693a206ffc6cbb29ecda7
- SSDEEP 6144:xFlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqTRoAXjiU4bz:mfBQGH6SfdoAX+U4
- TLSH T14954F1457D93C4B3D0414D31C9E68BE14B7E6C037AA6E11BFB5D0B4B1EB13884BAA6B1
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 ad1544cc0bc70f5a030032e7a9ea09da1aa587f24f0b6943e3a82cf442fe4f18
- MD5 b17c43a1bf8fe2661e78cadb6d89e0d1
- SHA1 f1602d920b0631a510fe7166c3f9789b78ef047a
- SHA512 619ba391a4070ddf687a9a45dc3094ab60491e2b261bcb7299d6860f66fefbc59ba3fe088ca4e4df557efe72a8ce93ba05f3cd8de964ca81e905c4da2e2c8cc6
- SSDEEP 6144:rFlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqTcarTQ3GYxlkBx3roAXjiU4bz:UfBQGH6Sfo13GYUBloAX+U4
- TLSH T17C650211BA83EE73C000C53198A78791873EBC1B9666C513BBA93A572FB23CD17B7552
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\RCX16D8.tmp
- Size 284KB
- SHA256 6dfbf1780577e4fb0ddcaeb23b7f745ffaf960be0dc7980d4acea506868e5f86
- MD5 cca15dbfabbda7a60efd1455a5706ae7
- SHA1 16c3d22795c20050c8d9f0aceae7419d0b4600f9
- SHA512 7c6a7da32c88371c336315575ed73b0018294de05015450b947e57a93228443d3f0e56c0fbb1db5b0f4975fd73f4c9092e486c923a2750622df21690f2a48a82
- SSDEEP 6144:9FlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqTEoAXjiU4bz:afBQGH6SfwoAX+U4
- TLSH T18B5402457D93C4B3D0414D3188E68BE19B7F6C137AA6E11BFB5D0B4B1EB13844BAA261
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH