Analysis

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

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/09/2026, 12:57

General

  • Target
    2026-09-30_2625dab4a9214339070ccff503813004_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 1.7MB
  • Sample260930-p7ectswz7l
  • SHA256 994b4d8785ad1caed1f6308a823f7c66f3aa6d971fd859ba304953e21bb6e727
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 12 IoCs
  • Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 5 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • 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.

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • 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.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_2625dab4a9214339070ccff503813004_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_2625dab4a9214339070ccff503813004_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:544
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_2625dab4a9214339070ccff503813004_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe
      2⤵
      • Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:760
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc failure SQL Server Reporting Services (MSSQLSERVSER) reset= 86400 actions= restart/1000
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2468
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\System32\\Delete00.bat
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1868
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
          ping 127.0.0.1
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
          • Runs ping.exe
          PID:2328
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3928
  • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    1⤵
      PID:2428

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          Delete00.bat

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Delete00.bat
          • Size 188B
          • SHA256 4cbf678d6df6d089f7aacb0787881468b97175240753eb70e0b1e244b79988fa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          remote.hlp

          • Path \??\c:\programdata\microsoft\windows\gameexplorer\remote.hlp
          • Size 936KB
          • SHA256 b53132d5c59e5e62e23a9cb65fa9c09aa8403f625d76877c4e8fd60a331be56a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/544-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005C4000-memory.dmp

          memory/760-15-0x00007FFF7F510000-0x00007FFF7F705000-memory.dmp

          memory/760-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp

          memory/760-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp

          memory/760-5-0x00007FFF7F510000-0x00007FFF7F705000-memory.dmp

          memory/760-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp

          memory/760-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp

          memory/3928-16-0x00007FFF7F510000-0x00007FFF7F705000-memory.dmp

          memory/3928-14-0x0000000001DF0000-0x0000000001DFB000-memory.dmp

          memory/3928-18-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010100000-memory.dmp

          memory/3928-19-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010100000-memory.dmp

          memory/3928-20-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010100000-memory.dmp

          memory/3928-21-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010100000-memory.dmp

          memory/3928-24-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010100000-memory.dmp

          memory/3928-25-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010100000-memory.dmp