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
    10/09/2026, 10:45

General

  • Target
    2026-09-10_c782a066a28c241c2b9f305a44586e06_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
  • Size 2.7MB
  • Sample260910-mtwnvasaja
  • SHA256 96f4e1756354b676b9ecb636de8f897284669a5eea1efe094e73589e2d944066
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Custom signature
    Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor 3 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_c782a066a28c241c2b9f305a44586e06_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_c782a066a28c241c2b9f305a44586e06_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4788
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1EF.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1EF.tmp" --pingC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_c782a066a28c241c2b9f305a44586e06_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe 8F503FCA077112E4FC7C1E1E442ED118075836E3541E8D789708691DFDA96BBF62FDAA35BBB137583B8F7B62199E7A494BFE9D2C5A9CE9E4DE8B1228037146A0
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:532
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_c782a066a28c241c2b9f305a44586e06_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_c782a066a28c241c2b9f305a44586e06_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies system certificate store
        • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4068

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        downloader.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\downloader.dll
        • Size 737KB
        • SHA256 1540c84cde9716b2abd70e0efbf6beaf9eaa169b4dcaf157bd124f098e4abf38
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        1EF.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1EF.tmp
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 ffc8cc34f68b02916c4553b94b9490d63b10c10a2e742b7aff8441145b1a3b9e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-09-10_c782a066a28c241c2b9f305a44586e06_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_c782a066a28c241c2b9f305a44586e06_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 9f581b5730b3f10de2a3b3a21d3e476f3094feef3e4dd92ffdaa103f6c410802
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4068-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/4068-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp