Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    139s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/10/2026, 16:07

General

  • Target
    2026-10-13_37ee8c39518d52d3d6f0ed4ffede20a2_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
  • Size 2.7MB
  • Sample261015-tknefayvbv
  • SHA256 dd782c6b3b37ad87bd5172b850f01205af9341d86cebd246466d8636be9cb317
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor 3 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 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 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 3 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.

  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-13_37ee8c39518d52d3d6f0ed4ffede20a2_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-13_37ee8c39518d52d3d6f0ed4ffede20a2_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1216
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FD28.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FD28.tmp" --pingC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-13_37ee8c39518d52d3d6f0ed4ffede20a2_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe 0C2AA7A737013C3EA4C7EB3B0B22DE2B9917E18FABA80FD72F05B721A0F415B17433944171B7671B87CF88D42CDF72BD68E3C04F33E8E4DD70301241427C869B
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1544
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-13_37ee8c39518d52d3d6f0ed4ffede20a2_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-13_37ee8c39518d52d3d6f0ed4ffede20a2_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies system certificate store
        • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3032

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        downloader.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\downloader.dll
        • Size 737KB
        • SHA256 1540c84cde9716b2abd70e0efbf6beaf9eaa169b4dcaf157bd124f098e4abf38
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-10-13_37ee8c39518d52d3d6f0ed4ffede20a2_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-13_37ee8c39518d52d3d6f0ed4ffede20a2_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 9f581b5730b3f10de2a3b3a21d3e476f3094feef3e4dd92ffdaa103f6c410802
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        FD28.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FD28.tmp
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 0d7daaa64ea5bccef942c56ffaed6a41eeb3bc8ce8c5a7701ab2b666305863ad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3032-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3032-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp