Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    148s
  • 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, 18:06

General

  • Target
    2026-09-10_38516b264f2db9ead74722933d63b700_amadey_elex_emotet_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 370KB
  • Sample260910-wp8x2stdkc
  • SHA256 c9465ec982e35a69c19313b8b84771f34024532536c664b9142ca2c0297164aa
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 62 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_38516b264f2db9ead74722933d63b700_amadey_elex_emotet_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_38516b264f2db9ead74722933d63b700_amadey_elex_emotet_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4112
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a3AB2.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4892
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_38516b264f2db9ead74722933d63b700_amadey_elex_emotet_smoke-loader_stop.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_38516b264f2db9ead74722933d63b700_amadey_elex_emotet_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5108
    • C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4920
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3480
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4560
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4920 -s 1016
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:5076
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4920 -s 940
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1504
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 188 -p 4920 -ip 4920
    1⤵
      PID:3896
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 448 -p 4920 -ip 4920
      1⤵
        PID:2688

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            setup.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe
            • Size 6.1MB
            • SHA256 f1262fd1486de51de2e0ffdcae7c9422557a05cd90e6c54e69bf77e16535c502
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            $$a3AB2.bat

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a3AB2.bat
            • Size 818B
            • SHA256 e50443fae3e4da3844debf44b9cbcddc84a88c356e8caf825919558f1014e294
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            2026-09-10_38516b264f2db9ead74722933d63b700_amadey_elex_emotet_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_38516b264f2db9ead74722933d63b700_amadey_elex_emotet_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
            • Size 337KB
            • SHA256 2078a90cbf58918644162b359092f11d01e642ff00d6f01e78696664fe5b7861
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Logo1_.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
            • Size 32KB
            • SHA256 26abfdca44adba905896ca9af47f7c1760e27fcb2bfadb58139abd74d339bffc
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            _desktop.ini

            • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-889581200-2041691093-2048517887-1000\_desktop.ini
            • Size 9B
            • SHA256 12e486bcc6f0247b468e0bade91edf555dae9119764975498ef82717d453222f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            memory/4112-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000445000-memory.dmp

            memory/4112-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000445000-memory.dmp

            memory/4920-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000445000-memory.dmp

            memory/4920-2914-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000445000-memory.dmp

            memory/4920-2900-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000445000-memory.dmp

            memory/4920-4020-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000445000-memory.dmp