Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
146s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
14/08/2026, 12:09
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
6 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 250KB
- Sample260814-pbx53aserf
- SHA256 caacb771eedf253d28f56012c32e609f7f924b8fa311e6fe374bc89ef4babd7e
- MD5 eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82
- SHA1 5daf33ad47edba812d8a4f7ec2b6359f2a8626e3
- SHA512 e7cf6f75ca3c6606e8e50a09f16fb3a9cc440772dda54697e2ee5e70c382409f7474ba08893404af23a4455c4b840ce084efcfc84e27d00a1e046ca4a161323e
- SSDEEP 6144:cd208gooGwxCo0WD2zIUQuHDv41URN/IKjyRSzDT:cdj8goyd0WfXuHDv46RNQKjP
- TLSH T1B0448E50A6D1C472C4B7257000BBAAA20D7C36352B36F5D3F7642BA49D602E1FE7936E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 3480 sidebar2.exe 2748 sidebar2.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language sidebar2.exe - Modifies registry class 29 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\prochost\shell\open 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\.exe\Content-Type = "application/x-msdownload" 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\.exe\shell\open\command\ = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Sys32\\sidebar2.exe\" /START \"%1\" %*" 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\prochost\shell 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\.exe\shell\open\command 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\.exe\shell\open 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\prochost\shell\runas\command 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\prochost\shell\runas\command\ = "\"%1\" %*" 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\prochost\shell\open\command\IsolatedCommand = "\"%1\" %*" 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\.exe\shell\open\command\IsolatedCommand = "\"%1\" %*" 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\.exe\shell\runas\command\IsolatedCommand = "\"%1\" %*" 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\.exe\ = "prochost" 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\prochost\shell\runas\command\IsolatedCommand = "\"%1\" %*" 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\prochost 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\prochost\Content-Type = "application/x-msdownload" 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\prochost\DefaultIcon 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\prochost\shell\open\command 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\prochost\ = "Application" 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\.exe\DefaultIcon\ = "%1" 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\prochost\DefaultIcon\ = "%1" 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\prochost\shell\open\command\ = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Sys32\\sidebar2.exe\" /START \"%1\" %*" 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\.exe\shell 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\.exe\shell\runas\command 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\Local Settings 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\prochost\shell\runas 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\.exe 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\.exe\DefaultIcon 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\.exe\shell\runas\command\ = "\"%1\" %*" 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000_Classes\.exe\shell\runas 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3480 sidebar2.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1012 wrote to memory of 3480 1012 2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe 88 PID 3480 wrote to memory of 2748 3480 sidebar2.exe 89
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_eec971053191b8e7e66cb83e4e6fed82_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1012 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Sys32\sidebar2.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Sys32\sidebar2.exe" /START "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Sys32\sidebar2.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3480 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Sys32\sidebar2.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Sys32\sidebar2.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2748
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Sys32\sidebar2.exe
- Size 250KB
- SHA256 13a9ea8bf1854648c2338b5de96fd5e1d9573a3d8e33febebded180f6bc7b64e
- MD5 9b01ff705639f6b310c111ad01b0606a
- SHA1 9ef2db210b54220a198635d19e06ef046f65b2e8
- SHA512 ee9c7f1d07d8973af717a204ea91990b5e62bd89709780db87bd5b34d2cb7eb2187dc11d2e9225e27353bf9af3430d48ebd5c4548330dd71fc8561e36e4fbace
- SSDEEP 6144:Yd208gooGwxCo0WD2zIUQuHDv41URN/IKjyRSzDT:Ydj8goyd0WfXuHDv46RNQKjP
- TLSH T18F448E50A6D1C472C4B7257000BBAAA20D7C36352B36F5D3F7602BA49D602E1FE7936E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH