Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
147s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
10/09/2026, 11:47
General
- Target 2026-09-10_b4aa229ccbdc20410d3f50ae906c754a_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 818KB
- Sample260910-nxys2sgf92
- SHA256 f48cdd65cdb75a9be0e42e8124fe29dc7136922dd49e1703779cabedf4f643bd
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 22 IoCs
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Drops file in System32 directory 24 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 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 1 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 64 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 7 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 42 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
- Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_b4aa229ccbdc20410d3f50ae906c754a_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_b4aa229ccbdc20410d3f50ae906c754a_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\alg.exeC:\Windows\System32\alg.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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\??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exeC:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s TapiSrv1⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exeC:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
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C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exeC:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exeC:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\locator.exeC:\Windows\system32\locator.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exeC:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exeC:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exeC:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exeC:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s SharedRealitySvc1⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exeC:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exeC:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\vds.exeC:\Windows\System32\vds.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exeC:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exeC:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe1_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe1 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon"2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 0 912 916 924 8192 920 8962⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
elevation_service.exe
maintenanceservice.exe
7z.exe
7zFM.exe
7zG.exe
Uninstall.exe
AppVShNotify.exe
IntegratedOffice.exe
MavInject32.exe
OfficeC2RClient.exe
appvcleaner.exe
LICLUA.EXE
OSE.EXE
VSTOInstaller.exe
chrmstp.exe
setup.exe
chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
elevated_tracing_service.exe
elevation_service.exe
notification_helper.exe
os_update_handler.exe
chrome_proxy.exe
appletviewer.exe
extcheck.exe
idlj.exe
jabswitch.exe
jar.exe
jarsigner.exe
java-rmi.exe
java.exe
javac.exe
javadoc.exe
javafxpackager.exe
javah.exe
javap.exe
javapackager.exe
javaw.exe
javaws.exe
jcmd.exe
jconsole.exe
jdb.exe
jdeps.exe
jhat.exe
dotnet.exe
perfhost.exe
AgentService.exe
DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe
FXSSVC.exe
Locator.exe
ssh-agent.exe
PerceptionSimulationService.exe
SearchIndexer.exe
SensorDataService.exe
Spectrum.exe
TieringEngineService.exe
VSSVC.exe
alg.exe
msdtc.exe
snmptrap.exe
vds.exe
WmiApSrv.exe
wbengine.exe
memory/408-261-0x0000000000D00000-0x0000000000D60000-memory.dmp
memory/408-369-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400B9000-memory.dmp
memory/408-267-0x0000000000D00000-0x0000000000D60000-memory.dmp
memory/408-260-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400B9000-memory.dmp
memory/624-240-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005E0000-memory.dmp
memory/624-346-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400A9000-memory.dmp
memory/624-234-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005E0000-memory.dmp
memory/624-242-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400A9000-memory.dmp
memory/1420-24-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000690000-memory.dmp
memory/1420-223-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400AA000-memory.dmp
memory/1420-15-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000690000-memory.dmp
memory/1420-23-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400AA000-memory.dmp
memory/1524-319-0x00000000006C0000-0x0000000000720000-memory.dmp
memory/1524-312-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140096000-memory.dmp
memory/1524-313-0x00000000006C0000-0x0000000000720000-memory.dmp
memory/1524-505-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140096000-memory.dmp
memory/1660-286-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000497000-memory.dmp
memory/1660-396-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000497000-memory.dmp
memory/1720-256-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/1720-252-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/1720-246-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/1720-245-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/1720-258-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/1808-371-0x0000000000C30000-0x0000000000C90000-memory.dmp
memory/1808-373-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/1808-359-0x0000000000C30000-0x0000000000C90000-memory.dmp
memory/1808-365-0x0000000000C30000-0x0000000000C90000-memory.dmp
memory/1808-358-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-597-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400C6000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-416-0x00000000004C0000-0x0000000000520000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-409-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400C6000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-410-0x00000000004C0000-0x0000000000520000-memory.dmp
memory/2124-72-0x00000000007C0000-0x0000000000820000-memory.dmp
memory/2124-74-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400CF000-memory.dmp
memory/2124-66-0x00000000007C0000-0x0000000000820000-memory.dmp
memory/2124-227-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400CF000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-518-0x000001D45DF10000-0x000001D45DF20000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-526-0x000001D45DF10000-0x000001D45DF20000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-514-0x000001D45DF10000-0x000001D45DF20000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-531-0x000001D45DF10000-0x000001D45DF20000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-516-0x000001D45DF10000-0x000001D45DF20000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-523-0x000001D45DF10000-0x000001D45DF20000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-519-0x000001D45DF10000-0x000001D45DF20000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-517-0x000001D45DF10000-0x000001D45DF20000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-520-0x000001D45DF10000-0x000001D45DF20000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-521-0x000001D45DF10000-0x000001D45DF20000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-524-0x000001D45DF10000-0x000001D45DF20000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-525-0x000001D45DF10000-0x000001D45DF20000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-522-0x000001D45DF10000-0x000001D45DF20000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-515-0x000001D45DF10000-0x000001D45DF20000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-529-0x000001D45DF10000-0x000001D45DF20000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-528-0x000001D45DF10000-0x000001D45DF20000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-527-0x000001D45DF10000-0x000001D45DF20000-memory.dmp
memory/2504-380-0x0000000000C10000-0x0000000000C70000-memory.dmp
memory/2504-370-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/2504-530-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/3040-37-0x0000000000C50000-0x0000000000CB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3040-36-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/3040-28-0x0000000000C50000-0x0000000000CB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3040-225-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/3076-323-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/3076-511-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/3076-324-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005C0000-memory.dmp
memory/3076-330-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005C0000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-421-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-508-0x00000000006A0000-0x0000000000700000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-510-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-306-0x00000000006A0000-0x0000000000700000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-308-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-300-0x00000000006A0000-0x0000000000700000-memory.dmp
memory/3344-354-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000860000-memory.dmp
memory/3344-348-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000860000-memory.dmp
memory/3344-347-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400E2000-memory.dmp
memory/3344-513-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400E2000-memory.dmp
memory/3424-336-0x0000000000D90000-0x0000000000DF0000-memory.dmp
memory/3424-342-0x0000000000D90000-0x0000000000DF0000-memory.dmp
memory/3424-512-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140102000-memory.dmp
memory/3424-335-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140102000-memory.dmp
memory/3932-423-0x00000000007F0000-0x0000000000850000-memory.dmp
memory/3932-440-0x0000000001B10000-0x0000000001B20000-memory.dmp
memory/3932-503-0x000000000A200000-0x000000000A208000-memory.dmp
memory/3932-456-0x0000000001DC0000-0x0000000001DD0000-memory.dmp
memory/3932-598-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/3932-429-0x00000000007F0000-0x0000000000850000-memory.dmp
memory/3932-422-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/4124-272-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400AB000-memory.dmp
memory/4124-384-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400AB000-memory.dmp
memory/4124-282-0x0000000000C10000-0x0000000000C70000-memory.dmp
memory/4124-276-0x0000000000C10000-0x0000000000C70000-memory.dmp
memory/4392-596-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/4392-397-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/4392-398-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000C00000-memory.dmp
memory/4392-404-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000C00000-memory.dmp
memory/4400-226-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/4400-46-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/4400-48-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/4400-40-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/4428-408-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140095000-memory.dmp
memory/4428-297-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140095000-memory.dmp
memory/4428-289-0x0000000000610000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp
memory/4428-295-0x0000000000610000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-8-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000597000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-0-0x0000000001000000-0x00000000010D2000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-1-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000597000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-13-0x0000000001000000-0x00000000010D2000-memory.dmp
memory/4764-59-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400D5000-memory.dmp
memory/4764-62-0x0000000001A90000-0x0000000001AF0000-memory.dmp
memory/4764-64-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400D5000-memory.dmp
memory/4764-51-0x0000000001A90000-0x0000000001AF0000-memory.dmp
memory/4764-57-0x0000000001A90000-0x0000000001AF0000-memory.dmp
memory/4908-385-0x0000000000720000-0x0000000000780000-memory.dmp
memory/4908-392-0x0000000000720000-0x0000000000780000-memory.dmp
memory/4908-547-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp
memory/4908-390-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp