Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/08/2026, 02:21

General

  • Target
    2026-08-14_85f83c9b4741fcc6b112406b535762cd_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 250KB
  • Sample260815-ctfmhsdd44
  • SHA256 6b3a80692a878395415ad6873559a3023903683ed3a294e274019ca63d515292
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Modifies registry class 30 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_85f83c9b4741fcc6b112406b535762cd_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_85f83c9b4741fcc6b112406b535762cd_amadey_elex_nionspy_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2772
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\XMMC\winit32.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\XMMC\winit32.exe" /START "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\XMMC\winit32.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1396
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\XMMC\winit32.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\XMMC\winit32.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:4080

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        winit32.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\XMMC\winit32.exe
        • Size 250KB
        • SHA256 89972f1aa23bf7083957fd608aa0f7f46a7b00235fc25c12ae0f1e48c7fa3416
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH