Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-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
  • 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.

  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • 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:3988
    • 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
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:5388

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 4f29ab0959326ae3979ec10a21b0237e819bbfcfd83753eaab153f6d1794d4eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        RCX27E3.tmp

        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-461973139-3212354679-1508698038-1000\RCX27E3.tmp
        • Size 77KB
        • SHA256 570146084653757635a1aaef991bc8a290ec90ffd13f8584ecb2a893c23baf71
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        S-1-5-21-461973139-3212354679-1508698038-1000 .exe

        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-461973139-3212354679-1508698038-1000\S-1-5-21-461973139-3212354679-1508698038-1000 .exe
        • Size 151KB
        • SHA256 86ed4be5602763914dc0f168c702e1359aafee1aff1e8fe1b75e846b04357e22
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WinrRarSerialInstall.exe

        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-461973139-3212354679-1508698038-1000\WinrRarSerialInstall.exe
        • Size 151KB
        • SHA256 cf18a0643dc763e3133406adb911227628699a98bb06f06fbe2c7758b4a488d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        zPharaoh.exe

        • Path F:\zPharaoh.exe
        • Size 151KB
        • SHA256 319b5a6d74c42df87067aebe6bed77a8b178fbfc0dad9ce8ba90b8c53158c7d9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3988-11-0x0000000000418000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp

        memory/3988-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3988-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3988-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5388-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp

        memory/5388-521-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp