Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
138s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
02/10/2026, 09:47
General
- Target 2026-10-01_87998477f897e02797c61a6f28532ed1_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 846KB
- Sample261002-lskdrathpg
- SHA256 f9356cb203723cdc76676dc20ada34af67a700063af082c54f099509f3c5325c
Malware Config
Extracted
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djvu
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http://pqkl.org/fhsgtsspen6/get.php
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extension
.futm
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offline_id
2x39MWT0dK4ZXl0lTntm7vkgzPM3bQDZA6qpqdt1
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payload_url
http://kotob.top/dl/build2.exe
http://pqkl.org/files/1/build3.exe
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ransomnote
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Signatures
- Family: Djvu Ransomware
Ransomware which is a variant of the STOP family.
- Detected Djvu ransomware 18 IoCs
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
- Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 6 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 7 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_87998477f897e02797c61a6f28532ed1_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_87998477f897e02797c61a6f28532ed1_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_87998477f897e02797c61a6f28532ed1_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_87998477f897e02797c61a6f28532ed1_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\icacls.exeicacls "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\9f7e38fb-c842-4804-b1ac-357703ed0414" /deny *S-1-1-0:(OI)(CI)(DE,DC)3⤵
- Modifies file permissions
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_87998477f897e02797c61a6f28532ed1_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_87998477f897e02797c61a6f28532ed1_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe" --Admin IsNotAutoStart IsNotTask3⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_87998477f897e02797c61a6f28532ed1_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_87998477f897e02797c61a6f28532ed1_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe" --Admin IsNotAutoStart IsNotTask4⤵
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\9f7e38fb-c842-4804-b1ac-357703ed0414\2026-10-01_87998477f897e02797c61a6f28532ed1_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\9f7e38fb-c842-4804-b1ac-357703ed0414\2026-10-01_87998477f897e02797c61a6f28532ed1_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\9f7e38fb-c842-4804-b1ac-357703ed0414\2026-10-01_87998477f897e02797c61a6f28532ed1_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\9f7e38fb-c842-4804-b1ac-357703ed0414\2026-10-01_87998477f897e02797c61a6f28532ed1_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
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Downloads
46EA223862F00B4B4D4C489692F7962F
8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12
B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8
46EA223862F00B4B4D4C489692F7962F
8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12
B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8
2026-10-01_87998477f897e02797c61a6f28532ed1_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
memory/1772-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000537000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000537000-memory.dmp
memory/2488-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000537000-memory.dmp
memory/2488-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000537000-memory.dmp
memory/2488-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000537000-memory.dmp
memory/2488-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000537000-memory.dmp
memory/2488-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000537000-memory.dmp
memory/3448-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000537000-memory.dmp
memory/3448-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000537000-memory.dmp
memory/3448-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000537000-memory.dmp
memory/3448-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000537000-memory.dmp
memory/3448-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000537000-memory.dmp
memory/3448-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000537000-memory.dmp
memory/3448-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000537000-memory.dmp
memory/3448-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000537000-memory.dmp
memory/3448-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000537000-memory.dmp
memory/3448-49-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000537000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-2-0x00000000041A0000-0x00000000042BB000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-1-0x0000000004100000-0x000000000419F000-memory.dmp