Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - 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, 13:13
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
15 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260930-qf7ezaysdy
- SHA256 535ecac96faf5b07040abeda728e868960d7e396f1bbc41640d06c5e9167c4a9
- MD5 216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e
- SHA1 33314f714b62d5e9ed74cfcd4098c73e369ef53e
- SHA512 ba999aade635488c8a09771227771cc79869a8bebf99e0b6e89fdd4c4e4ac3902d4ac84f07087da5f39d8fc9545674e8f3ad202948427edd1cd0b8230ef97133
- SSDEEP 24576:wHnmlJblvSdFP8THlhqe1kh4eOUvAK6kMU0MG0aw/FODVQLeBtaZMbPS8BehyDlr:SmHz0I8AK6kMfSibPrecW
- TLSH T1EC858DB07162A039E9BB10BB277E9458940DE9C05BD421C725D53AFFD61A4F02CBF2B6
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 14 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/5008-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral1/memory/5008-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral1/memory/5008-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral1/memory/5008-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral1/files/0x0008000000024747-10.dat UPX behavioral1/memory/5008-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral1/memory/4032-15-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000001DEB000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral1/memory/4032-16-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000001DEB000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral1/memory/4032-18-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010100000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral1/memory/4032-19-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010100000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral1/memory/4032-20-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010100000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral1/memory/4032-21-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010100000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral1/memory/4032-22-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010100000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral1/memory/4032-30-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010100000-memory.dmp UPX - Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SQL Server Reporting Services (MSSQLSERVSER)\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\GameExplorer\\Remote.hlp" 2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
pid Process 4032 svchost.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Delete00.bat 2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5928 set thread context of 5008 5928 2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe 90 -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/5008-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/5008-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/5008-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/5008-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/5008-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4032-15-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000001DEB000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4032-16-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000001DEB000-memory.dmp upx - Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs
Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.
pid Process 464 sc.exe - 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.
pid Process 5152 cmd.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain 2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname 2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language PING.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language sc.exe - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 732 PING.EXE - Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 732 PING.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 24 IoCs
pid Process 5008 2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5008 2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe 4032 svchost.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5008 2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4032 svchost.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5928 wrote to memory of 5008 5928 2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe 90 PID 5928 wrote to memory of 5008 5928 2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe 90 PID 5008 wrote to memory of 464 5008 2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe 91 PID 5008 wrote to memory of 5152 5008 2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe 94 PID 5152 wrote to memory of 732 5152 cmd.exe 96
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5928 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_216a36bfd8dea434b5fd3e5283685c0e_amadey_dharma_elex_icedid_smoke-loader_stop.exe2⤵
- 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:5008 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc failure SQL Server Reporting Services (MSSQLSERVSER) reset= 86400 actions= restart/10003⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:464
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\System32\\Delete00.bat3⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5152 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXEping 127.0.0.14⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:732
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4032
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C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs1⤵PID:5504
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer\Remote.hlp
- Size 936KB
- SHA256 b53132d5c59e5e62e23a9cb65fa9c09aa8403f625d76877c4e8fd60a331be56a
- MD5 2148ed98f723563683990f569d23bf43
- SHA1 25cfad1a06933f65f7d110a81d7adbfa83c19005
- SHA512 8ac4b829802e3238fcdf6629b09417dfb48b04d18880a230a387b3673c724a8281c795c83e7a088c12ef676b9fd054b70f90aebca34a1217fc7376aeb9f13dfa
- SSDEEP 24576:7DCtrH5pkRinnoxs6+ODt7WG002MK9vuHy474SvPeLEu5MKVLn7KnT+bu8JKCwOc:n2rZpkEoxs6+OX2qNhOG5
- TLSH T1B015F823B211D083D0645AF922A21A343FF887A638B98537EEE4DFA57CB5533974790D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Delete00.bat
- Size 188B
- SHA256 5551bc4cb93057bd3dbda28a1dd6fc4cfa059bc742b138a3126d47b3d0a3da35
- MD5 1ba4b70b77d6157c35496837d35487a7
- SHA1 cd41e700da275a094798ca65f7db97c812ef565c
- SHA512 cd64de5253079424d08c7e53e8ebdf84b6ba4c366a6e7c21b136e7cfcbc8e8a1e01f7e3ed3823f02c8153d6aa18a0f3350f168c64323fdb6d908e04913335cee
- TLSH T190C080015775DEFA4044401F45DA6D5DD19476D46B00B7333311D14990D849F683EA19
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH