Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    123s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/09/2026, 22:03

General

  • Target
    2026-09-12_89f246479a7da7843cdd720c239d95cb_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 508KB
  • Sample260912-1yllbsag73
  • SHA256 f95f0d3fdfc03ffa07f29bd3ff5d3099f1e51f6ce08cc3a88def01dc79f7739f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies visibility of file extensions in Explorer 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 IoCs

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

  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs
  • Program crash 1 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_89f246479a7da7843cdd720c239d95cb_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_89f246479a7da7843cdd720c239d95cb_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3732
    • C:\Documents and Settings\tazebama.dl_
      "C:\Documents and Settings\tazebama.dl_"
      2⤵
      • Modifies visibility of file extensions in Explorer
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops autorun.inf file
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:4500
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4500 -s 740
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:3100
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4500 -ip 4500
    1⤵
      PID:4744

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          tazebama.dl_

          • Path C:\Users\tazebama.dl_
          • Size 151KB
          • SHA256 bef9e48f9d1208fe0c37009e3de7c6809e26f217f89e1aa396ae1296541a9007
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          tazebama.dll

          • Path C:\Users\tazebama.dll
          • Size 32KB
          • SHA256 1707eaf60aa91f3791aa5643bfa038e9d8141878d61f5d701ebac51f4ae7aaad
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          autorun.inf

          • Path C:\autorun.inf
          • Size 126B
          • SHA256 7780bee9df142a17e0457f3dcb2788b50fc2792370089335597d33719126fb7e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          zPharaoh.exe

          • Path C:\zPharaoh.exe
          • Size 151KB
          • SHA256 5541fad55a3af68fcf42aa1fe0749731462d5b7803e58c123391d73731544ee7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          zPharaoh.exe

          • Path F:\zPharaoh.exe
          • Size 151KB
          • SHA256 3a80f90fb73dcbee722712291b6a416ab509293233b35642348914d812280bcf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/3732-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045F000-memory.dmp

          memory/3732-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045F000-memory.dmp

          memory/3732-10-0x0000000000418000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp

          memory/3732-38-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045F000-memory.dmp

          memory/4500-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp

          memory/4500-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp