Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
22/08/2026, 00:49
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- Sample260822-a6dbtadh84
- SHA256 41fa08737804f48a293224a3bbfbfd2938e487febf862760a191a52e0f956975
- MD5 e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205
- SHA1 9f91661ef2c7ec233049f26b1848049735252aa0
- SHA512 810b03c37d62e4ba90d5fa77577eceeb3bfb981ed738fc8c6578c46811236a3c684966eefc2d4d32f70e5db1bcca11218ddc3726c33246711661ceede7a378fd
- SSDEEP 6144:GFlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqTPueF/mNyBXoAXjiU4bz:hfBQGH6SfKCBXoAX+U4
- TLSH T13665CFB27B92C66BD4E7C23DB4458557A7F29B024D13926397A0EF3DCA392814DDCC42
- 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/0x000c00000001c541-7.dat family_cosmu behavioral2/files/0x000300000001ba98-77.dat family_cosmu behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c549-82.dat family_cosmu behavioral2/files/0x000400000001ba98-123.dat family_cosmu behavioral2/files/0x0005000000018977-193.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) \??\G: 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\D: 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\L: 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\windows\\WallPapers.jpg" 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\readme.1xt 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCX522F.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\RCX5443.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\RCX54E8.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\RCX550B.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\RCX551B.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\RCX5422.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCX53B8.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCX53CE.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\RCX52D7.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\RCX553E.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\RCX5484.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCX521F.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCX5242.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCX5384.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCX53CC.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\RCX52C7.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\RCX555F.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCX520E.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\RCX54B8.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCX53A6.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCX53B9.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCX53BA.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\RCX5571.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCX53CF.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCX5395.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\RCX5274.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCX5410.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\RCX5297.tmp 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.cab 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\windows\WallPapers.jpg 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\windows\readme.1xt 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_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 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe -
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General\WallpaperSource = "C:\\windows\\WallPapers.jpg" 2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_e064914e3711d33036c19d8fc1aba205_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:1896
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
- Size 332KB
- SHA256 35045aa209bbe4d99eaec5695215024532d1a10e5668ec981caa2a66b8339b58
- MD5 0d4641e98572f8bc0036fc185ec7a020
- SHA1 99e16129b433c6c500922d274ce87156133bc34f
- SHA512 00e33982120f64a446062c96903d036e84ac175cd8ee9467ec731e632790069695f5320df449d0a7cd34dc0692bc401ec9ef1bc269113e635feb11ad341bf1da
- SSDEEP 6144:+FlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqTyoAXjiU4bz:5fBQGH6SfeoAX+U4
- TLSH T13374F1457D93C4B3E0414D31C9E68AE14B7E6C037AA6E11BFF5D0B4B1EB13884BA66B1
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCX53B7.tmp
- Size 336KB
- SHA256 b53a2d70a303fd2add7755f2d25ee3a52bcb187f1dc18125d065a5849210b13d
- MD5 133dc2c8ca9826836d7efc4f047a544f
- SHA1 d4be498c3cba9d74d3a5577804860bcbd29827cc
- SHA512 909073a51a5a3fa37bf24f95f35cb158739a93dc656ac5f296e0561b3ecbb34da8b5bcff0910982b45afdcb4983fa9d0e58f6cc359f1771742d23a575aed9f36
- SSDEEP 6144:PFlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqTStnRPF9cCGryoAXjiU4bz:gfBQGH6SfanRNhZoAX+U4
- TLSH T17874F1567E93D4B3D040493098A78BC2873B6C57AA66E103FFE93E472FB13905A73652
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
- Size 336KB
- SHA256 211ae059db0215b5c1cea57213e271925a85f7bf16f74e2577c7455ec8f8f1ec
- MD5 22864b0cafeb5a54cae1fa217177fe22
- SHA1 a259005cc20b8bd250cf972f46769afc587b450a
- SHA512 e8deca8e9a48b30bd06b230489177b4f6ffcc7fc5bcc8e33b1cb70b35e5cc5060f68af4bc385748342da132b7d5607179ff67f4ef63b61347eb78c1eb355c1ae
- SSDEEP 6144:LFlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqT9tnRPF9cCGrWoAXjiU4bz:0fBQGH6Sf7nRNhhoAX+U4
- TLSH T14C74F1567E93D4B3D040493098A78BC2873F6C47AA66E113FFA93E472FB13905A73652
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 7b53062ae167e23e28f0d6f2371fb4bb15c1c0bd7324079dcb4cbec9c56ee266
- MD5 3dc72ee2257409e5d98a5330d1fc31ec
- SHA1 39d11c61654e1dfecf3e4f961dfc96a3aebcd0bd
- SHA512 a01b7f5ac275e5ab107cd1937fb22c87ba64267c68e9e62d77232bb5b66ac88678234b09815b41c64ffff42672a838c8e28ecf62c25a171594afeeacec41d3fd
- SSDEEP 6144:fFlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqTZtnRPF9cCGr9GYxtQGJvCc8oAXjiU4bz:QfBQGH6Sf3nRNhaGY5A5oAX+U4
- TLSH T1BE75F111BAD2ECB7D040453198A78B82873AAC579676D613BFE93D472FB23911573A03
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\RCX54FA.tmp
- Size 284KB
- SHA256 43d9968b3d341702bd4e8f16e6a28b992d0590108747241fc7fd0855453878ab
- MD5 06a3683409a2aea014d37c6678f4764b
- SHA1 a721fc11c987883e84c28242a4493a91f6140b72
- SHA512 180a3f18dd2da41130cb880e8e820f95ab2626657ca47c9cdc3ea494ba2bad56ceed7999b15e36c50f554212e94587f94c360248e9598bb80441fd7dd272c383
- SSDEEP 6144:eFlKgzelZNQSBQGH/CSpWqTEoAXjiU4bz:ZfBQGH6SfwoAX+U4
- TLSH T1665402457D93C4B3D0414D3188E68BE19B7F6C137AA6E11BFB5D0B4B1EB13844BAA261
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH