Analysis

  • max time kernel
    136s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    26/08/2026, 07:55

General

  • Target
    2026-08-25_d2cd193b7255b4a61a45bf4f0f84e295_elex_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
  • Size 1.3MB
  • Sample260826-jsj2wacc55
  • SHA256 bcbb7d904520d25c0410590ba68dec2d73493352d2e10c045ca9d236738c1829
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 43 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 64 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 62 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-25_d2cd193b7255b4a61a45bf4f0f84e295_elex_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-25_d2cd193b7255b4a61a45bf4f0f84e295_elex_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:3452
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-25_d2cd193b7255b4a61a45bf4f0f84e295_elex_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-25_d2cd193b7255b4a61a45bf4f0f84e295_elex_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4960

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        libceflibEGL.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\libceflibEGL.exe
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 8785182a6734c0ebd8d15608e1ff0335266785a493390019d5eb5273dcae8689
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeWCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\AdobeWCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 b4f0fd6b517cb5271ede86011ceeaec92e02b2876e759c0f525a79832c0649a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        CreateWCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\CreateWCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 7b7e69fd355976900b7ceb707b8852a955ad60c5ff67ec25ba1aa59bee2cf926
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        LibraryHelper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LibraryHelper.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 78f3732769dd69ae53ce5834658f1f612bef566e4342cb5a8d66327c1dcdbb17
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeAcrobat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\sample-files\assets\Sample Files\AdobeAcrobat.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 f7b14e85ee22563b48ee5335b9999e89257636d5feaded5493d85dbe17b6588e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Operatingmsinfo10.0.26100.1591.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\Operatingmsinfo10.0.26100.1591.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 bcbb7d904520d25c0410590ba68dec2d73493352d2e10c045ca9d236738c1829
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ietoedgebhodllietoedgestubexe.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ietoedgebhodllietoedgestubexe.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 350790ae3084437a8b494cbe0be673a6a82d29549db52cb6488a0d5d42b98ba5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdge.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdge.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 605b31f1b421443e10d59b9eb6b4b2cc4edcaef4dcb4e7ede3e3c27dfa3b4c72
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SystemRuntime.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\v3.0\SystemRuntime.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 3848acbd4b7733cf32b2a01da02b21b1a387157b1e8823bcb59c4cd67e7d6850
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH