Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    124s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/09/2026, 13:13

General

  • Target
    2026-09-13_81fddecd5075d259c97555ff3ef25cf0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 181KB
  • Sample260913-qgjejavaqa
  • SHA256 00f860dd67f0e7a89a27584bf766fcbe6dc679eaae95737d97bbaf8eb4bf843b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • 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.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 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 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-13_81fddecd5075d259c97555ff3ef25cf0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-13_81fddecd5075d259c97555ff3ef25cf0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3548
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
      net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2904
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3564
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$aCACD.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4432
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-13_81fddecd5075d259c97555ff3ef25cf0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-13_81fddecd5075d259c97555ff3ef25cf0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:960
    • C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      2⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • 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:2972
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1552
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:692
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4356
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:564

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe
        • Size 132KB
        • SHA256 8c1e78fa61de524d0879c63e4585f78df8e0375f0d565a9cfe32631296f00536
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 582KB
        • SHA256 3e96c83396281c03f45a9a0ecf2991d0373e108b3844feb1d65d798d59774df2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vcredist_x86.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\vcredist_x86.exe
        • Size 488KB
        • SHA256 ac9de5e0fb78155d70fd61173f519e20d97e2c6f116c00ea58d0fe178dd10688
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        $$aCACD.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$aCACD.bat
        • Size 746B
        • SHA256 f2f20c0c3f64e22e56140579113d3dbafc422f636a3473751b1ac89d6ff72ec3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026-09-13_81fddecd5075d259c97555ff3ef25cf0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-13_81fddecd5075d259c97555ff3ef25cf0_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe
        • Size 148KB
        • SHA256 698c4e22332c331a8c2e3edc3d19afb8796897619d72ec30dd945782d7b9f18b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Logo1_.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
        • Size 33KB
        • SHA256 028465f4579efdf3b491b4295c0f82a78df55a504f657ac30b991733ddd8b12a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _desktop.ini

        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-240542094-4193773837-3211495583-1000\_desktop.ini
        • Size 9B
        • SHA256 91ce508664b3b3a1db2fc772a0b719947694487d2d31329da16f37daa9a4167b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/2972-1976-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000440000-memory.dmp

        memory/2972-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000440000-memory.dmp

        memory/2972-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000440000-memory.dmp

        memory/2972-6120-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000440000-memory.dmp

        memory/2972-9493-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000440000-memory.dmp

        memory/3548-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000440000-memory.dmp

        memory/3548-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000440000-memory.dmp