Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/09/2026, 22:51

General

  • Target
    2026-09-16_30734b546067e9b5a435265be7f20c24_cobalt-strike_elex_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe
  • Size 30KB
  • Sample260916-2s5mpafc42
  • SHA256 1b01c714698eae695fc73f61f2c4461ec1446a4abc501fa2cb487273b5c71e77
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • metasploit

Version
  • windows/download_exec

C2
  • http://45.199.111.154:53/HcIh

Extracted

Family
  • bdaejec

C2
  • ddos.dnsnb8.net

Signatures

  • Family: Bdaejec

    Bdaejec is a backdoor written in C++.

  • Family: MetaSploit

    Detected malicious payload which is part of the Metasploit Framework, likely generated with msfvenom or similar.

  • Detects Bdaejec Backdoor. 1 IoCs

    Bdaejec is backdoor written in C++.

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 3 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 1 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 1 IoCs

    Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_30734b546067e9b5a435265be7f20c24_cobalt-strike_elex_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_30734b546067e9b5a435265be7f20c24_cobalt-strike_elex_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe"
    1⤵
    • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2300
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dcKkdN.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dcKkdN.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5900
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\796d4fd4.bat" "
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2372
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:4796

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          k2[1].rar

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\8999WJP3\k2[1].rar
          • Size 1B
          • SHA256 01ba4719c80b6fe911b091a7c05124b64eeece964e09c058ef8f9805daca546b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          3A854E8E.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3A854E8E.exe
          • Size 1B
          • SHA256 08f271887ce94707da822d5263bae19d5519cb3614e0daedc4c7ce5dab7473f1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          796d4fd4.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\796d4fd4.bat
          • Size 187B
          • SHA256 27e641ecaaebba5d6c0106772c72c6cc4b7d5c2f78a4dd19f3cfe03c82744c05
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          dcKkdN.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dcKkdN.exe
          • Size 15KB
          • SHA256 4354970ccc7cd6bb16318f132c34f6a1b3d5c2ea7ff53e1c9271905527f2db07
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2300-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2300-5-0x0000000000780000-0x0000000000781000-memory.dmp

          memory/2300-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2300-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5900-6-0x0000000000E00000-0x0000000000E09000-memory.dmp

          memory/5900-43-0x0000000000E00000-0x0000000000E09000-memory.dmp