Analysis
- max time kernel
69s - max time network
148s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
02/10/2026, 03:15
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample261002-dsakjstvbs
- SHA256 9930e9b233b0bb170bace16e4b95e13de3770ec0dd3b97f8b067105c7ad7afa2
- MD5 c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829
- SHA1 8ccd06170094336abdbe72bfa63fbd85ac75472b
- SHA512 fd2a1e0e1c9fb5cb7dec430b0cf8d429fd412d84e6b059c69388e6dc4ab094ae592558567fcea6d72a521eef62acd5065b16bb4840280a27d0253de7cf9672f9
- SSDEEP 49152:ckQzAUIwMtuvMDVPG4JdXeR4aT6LQ+d3mY/4qxTsx3sc9:c68uRD9JdOR4m+lmY/4rx8c9
- TLSH T19B8523097181D333C2FB003085C58FB55A2566224F7566EFFBE89B662F202F4BB665C9
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: DcRat
DarkCrystal(DC) is a new .NET RAT active since June 2019 capable of loading additional plugins.
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "explorer.exe, \"C:\\Users\\Default\\Documents\\My Pictures\\wininit.exe\"" 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "explorer.exe, \"C:\\Users\\Default\\Documents\\My Pictures\\wininit.exe\", \"C:\\Windows.old\\System.exe\"" 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "explorer.exe, \"C:\\Users\\Default\\Documents\\My Pictures\\wininit.exe\", \"C:\\Windows.old\\System.exe\", \"C:\\Recovery\\WindowsRE\\dllhost.exe\"" 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Process spawned unexpected child process 9 IoCs
This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.
description pid pid_target Process procid_target Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 4560 3280 schtasks.exe 89 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 4184 3280 schtasks.exe 89 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 5616 3280 schtasks.exe 89 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 4100 3280 schtasks.exe 89 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 296 3280 schtasks.exe 89 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 5388 3280 schtasks.exe 89 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 5820 3280 schtasks.exe 89 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 4148 3280 schtasks.exe 89 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 5028 3280 schtasks.exe 89 - UAC bypass 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Detects executables packed with SmartAssembly 5 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4884-5233-0x00000000064B0000-0x00000000064C0000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/4884-5237-0x0000000006580000-0x000000000658A000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/4884-5242-0x0000000006E90000-0x0000000006E9C000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/4884-5245-0x0000000007270000-0x000000000727C000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/4884-5243-0x0000000007250000-0x000000000725A000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 12 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
pid Process 5288 powershell.exe 1516 powershell.exe 6248 powershell.exe 6308 powershell.exe 6240 powershell.exe 4352 powershell.exe 5136 powershell.exe 2924 powershell.exe 1384 powershell.exe 2036 powershell.exe 2628 powershell.exe 5932 powershell.exe - Executes a file named after a Windows system binary 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
The file runs from a user directory while carrying the name of an executable that normally only exists in System32.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) C:\Users\Default\Documents\My Pictures\wininit.exe wininit.exe File opened (read-only) C:\Users\Default\Documents\My Pictures\wininit.exe 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 4908 System.exe 6132 wininit.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2304238888-3968896904-642854331-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\System = "\"C:\\Windows.old\\System.exe\"" 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\System = "\"C:\\Windows.old\\System.exe\"" 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2304238888-3968896904-642854331-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\dllhost = "\"C:\\Recovery\\WindowsRE\\dllhost.exe\"" 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\dllhost = "\"C:\\Recovery\\WindowsRE\\dllhost.exe\"" 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2304238888-3968896904-642854331-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\wininit = "\"C:\\Users\\Default\\Documents\\My Pictures\\wininit.exe\"" 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\wininit = "\"C:\\Users\\Default\\Documents\\My Pictures\\wininit.exe\"" 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host. 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
pid Process 5216 WScript.exe 6620 WScript.exe - SmartAssembly .NET packer 5 IoCs
Detects SmartAssembly .NET packer.
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4884-5233-0x00000000064B0000-0x00000000064C0000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/4884-5237-0x0000000006580000-0x000000000658A000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/4884-5242-0x0000000006E90000-0x0000000006E9C000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/4884-5245-0x0000000007270000-0x000000000727C000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/4884-5243-0x0000000007250000-0x000000000725A000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly - Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\OCR\en-us\sihost.exe 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.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\Hostname 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language System.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language wininit.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 9 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 4560 schtasks.exe 4184 schtasks.exe 4100 schtasks.exe 5388 schtasks.exe 5820 schtasks.exe 4148 schtasks.exe 5616 schtasks.exe 296 schtasks.exe 5028 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 57 IoCs
pid Process 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4908 System.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 6132 wininit.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4884 wrote to memory of 6248 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 107 PID 4884 wrote to memory of 5288 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 108 PID 4884 wrote to memory of 1516 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 109 PID 4884 wrote to memory of 4352 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 113 PID 4884 wrote to memory of 2924 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 114 PID 4884 wrote to memory of 6308 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 115 PID 4884 wrote to memory of 5136 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 116 PID 4884 wrote to memory of 2036 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 120 PID 4884 wrote to memory of 1384 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 122 PID 4884 wrote to memory of 2628 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 125 PID 4884 wrote to memory of 6240 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 126 PID 4884 wrote to memory of 5932 4884 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 127 - System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" 2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- UAC bypass
- Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
- Adds Run key to start application
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows 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
- System policy modification
PID:4884 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:6248
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/$Recycle.Bin/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5288
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Documents and Settings/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1516
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/PerfLogs/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4352
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Program Files/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2924
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Program Files (x86)/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:6308
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/ProgramData/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:5136
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Recovery/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:2036
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/System Volume Information/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:1384
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Users/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:2628
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Windows/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:6240
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Windows.old/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:5932
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C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe"C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe"2⤵PID:5636
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Documents\My Pictures\wininit.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4560
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "wininit" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Documents\My Pictures\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4184
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "wininitw" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\Documents\My Pictures\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5616
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Windows.old\System.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4100
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows.old\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:296
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Windows.old\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5388
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5820
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4148
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5028
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C:\Windows.old\System.exe"C:\Windows.old\System.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4908
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C:\Users\Default\Documents\My Pictures\wininit.exe"C:\Users\Default\Documents\My Pictures\wininit.exe"1⤵
- Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:6132
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C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe"C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe"1⤵PID:6236
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\428afcf4-40a7-4663-8254-fde8c90e29bf.vbs"2⤵
- Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
PID:6620
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fd729272-d1c6-4d5b-aa85-96c21e8b03dc.vbs"2⤵
- Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
PID:5216
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
2PowerShell
1Visual Basic
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Defense Evasion
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify Tools
1Masquerading
1Match Legitimate Name or Location
1Modify Registry
4Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dllhost.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 93435d12f538a921f1e58de770dad84748c176889e0028fc9e1d13bce297f27d
- MD5 65043d2b044ea115d9cbf7bb446a2084
- SHA1 0357cca14cf39e3eb8df4265df32c606569fd77a
- SHA512 e3213b09d9823a25c1e59180af99c72ad0a24f49fc197f8646e6be5f888c7dd3f9facc438350fc055912f0a9c989ed9313a816669b2f4df2d5774a64ce25623d
- SSDEEP 49152:ckQzAYIwMtuvMDVPG4JdXeR4aT6LQ+d3mY/4qxTsx3scd:c6wuRD9JdOR4m+lmY/4rx8cd
- TLSH T1388523097181D333C2FB003085C58FB55A2566224F7566EFFBE89B662F202F4BB665C9
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\428afcf4-40a7-4663-8254-fde8c90e29bf.vbs
- Size 709B
- SHA256 77e90a5b2e40dd1387cd3a441fcdd4640b6fb895d05292f7f12e2a8361d13721
- MD5 4bc54341d5fb250626efe32ff9662a1a
- SHA1 b160c3c1941ec0cc3d01af982d2529d720687fe9
- SHA512 e6cc5c49f957789ecd09a9082deac410ebfa080c4a1ab142362c87edab502be21ddfcbc3419856de6d1b691c8976ac94ed4bbbfe6bed139aa171c141b4b0ddd7
- TLSH T1E601CB06BE0BE63060B1234090FA45BF6ED880682136BC9BB950E4AC270692404BC4EE
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_lq1obdt0.qlo.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fd729272-d1c6-4d5b-aa85-96c21e8b03dc.vbs
- Size 485B
- SHA256 f9206a2a8aefd959942e3e1a59174f463d524d9f161f14da82481577e86cd23a
- MD5 4029cbcae79f34ade8254ee233fa9268
- SHA1 c837499b4917b9f7d8b39c4db86f844bf7f1489b
- SHA512 e8fbb283f64a5162c6d94b64a672d01ca86445fe8a819836a2a80fa3f487935cf9f3c31c6105b3b7b662d2890c84087234aa3bffcad6cd98321cc9932f533f28
- TLSH T150F0271DFF09C734C911534312FA9A8F8A6C944A3274E559A918E8DE325193609EA2CD
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Windows.old\System.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 9930e9b233b0bb170bace16e4b95e13de3770ec0dd3b97f8b067105c7ad7afa2
- MD5 c5b1aab05852b6bc2fe47eb40a546829
- SHA1 8ccd06170094336abdbe72bfa63fbd85ac75472b
- SHA512 fd2a1e0e1c9fb5cb7dec430b0cf8d429fd412d84e6b059c69388e6dc4ab094ae592558567fcea6d72a521eef62acd5065b16bb4840280a27d0253de7cf9672f9
- SSDEEP 49152:ckQzAUIwMtuvMDVPG4JdXeR4aT6LQ+d3mY/4qxTsx3sc9:c68uRD9JdOR4m+lmY/4rx8c9
- TLSH T19B8523097181D333C2FB003085C58FB55A2566224F7566EFFBE89B662F202F4BB665C9
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH