Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
17/10/2026, 06:25
General
- Target 2026-10-16_cfbfbdb20a5d16bea46cc5193ef6b382_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- Sample261017-g61knsty2m
- SHA256 b5017561a9660961a2dba74497c3d60d51b64bcac8edd7c98e9df7cd4438e850
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 22 IoCs
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Drops file in System32 directory 38 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
- Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Opens a raw handle to a physical disk, which bypasses file system access controls and is used for disk inspection, anti-VM checks and privilege checks.
- 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 2 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 64 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 7 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
- Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-16_cfbfbdb20a5d16bea46cc5193ef6b382_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-16_cfbfbdb20a5d16bea46cc5193ef6b382_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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C:\Windows\System32\alg.exeC:\Windows\System32\alg.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exeC:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s TapiSrv1⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exeC:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
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\??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exeC:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exeC:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\system32\locator.exeC:\Windows\system32\locator.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exeC:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exeC:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
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C:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exeC:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exeC:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exeC:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s SharedRealitySvc1⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exeC:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\vds.exeC:\Windows\System32\vds.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exeC:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exeC:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe1_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe1 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon"2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 0 912 916 924 8192 920 8962⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
elevation_service.exe
maintenanceservice.exe
7z.exe
7zFM.exe
7zG.exe
Uninstall.exe
AppVShNotify.exe
IntegratedOffice.exe
MavInject32.exe
OfficeC2RClient.exe
appvcleaner.exe
LICLUA.EXE
OSE.EXE
VSTOInstaller.exe
chrmstp.exe
setup.exe
chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
elevated_tracing_service.exe
elevation_service.exe
notification_helper.exe
os_update_handler.exe
chrome_proxy.exe
appletviewer.exe
extcheck.exe
idlj.exe
jabswitch.exe
jar.exe
jarsigner.exe
java-rmi.exe
java.exe
javac.exe
javadoc.exe
javafxpackager.exe
javah.exe
javap.exe
javapackager.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
perfhost.exe
AgentService.exe
DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe
FXSSVC.exe
Locator.exe
ssh-agent.exe
PerceptionSimulationService.exe
SearchIndexer.exe
SensorDataService.exe
Spectrum.exe
TieringEngineService.exe
VSSVC.exe
alg.exe
msdtc.exe
snmptrap.exe
vds.exe
WmiApSrv.exe
wbengine.exe
AppVClient.exe
SgrmBroker.exe
msiexec.exe
memory/624-79-0x00000000015E0000-0x0000000001640000-memory.dmp
memory/624-87-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014015F000-memory.dmp
memory/624-73-0x00000000015E0000-0x0000000001640000-memory.dmp
memory/624-82-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014015F000-memory.dmp
memory/624-85-0x00000000015E0000-0x0000000001640000-memory.dmp
memory/824-258-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006F0000-memory.dmp
memory/824-605-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140150000-memory.dmp
memory/824-268-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140150000-memory.dmp
memory/824-264-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006F0000-memory.dmp
memory/908-232-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/908-228-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000BE0000-memory.dmp
memory/908-222-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000BE0000-memory.dmp
memory/908-478-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/1148-486-0x00000229E8F30000-0x00000229E8F40000-memory.dmp
memory/1148-487-0x00000229E8F30000-0x00000229E8F40000-memory.dmp
memory/1148-490-0x00000229E8F30000-0x00000229E8F40000-memory.dmp
memory/1148-491-0x00000229E8F30000-0x00000229E8F40000-memory.dmp
memory/1148-479-0x00000229E8F30000-0x00000229E8F40000-memory.dmp
memory/1148-485-0x00000229E8F30000-0x00000229E8F40000-memory.dmp
memory/1148-484-0x00000229E8F30000-0x00000229E8F40000-memory.dmp
memory/1148-482-0x00000229E8F30000-0x00000229E8F40000-memory.dmp
memory/1148-480-0x00000229E8F30000-0x00000229E8F40000-memory.dmp
memory/1148-481-0x00000229E8F30000-0x00000229E8F40000-memory.dmp
memory/1148-489-0x00000229E8F30000-0x00000229E8F40000-memory.dmp
memory/1148-483-0x00000229E8F30000-0x00000229E8F40000-memory.dmp
memory/1148-488-0x00000229E8F30000-0x00000229E8F40000-memory.dmp
memory/1968-148-0x00000000006C0000-0x0000000000720000-memory.dmp
memory/1968-157-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/1968-471-0x00000000006C0000-0x0000000000720000-memory.dmp
memory/1968-279-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/1968-472-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/1968-154-0x00000000006C0000-0x0000000000720000-memory.dmp
memory/2068-48-0x0000000000C30000-0x0000000000C90000-memory.dmp
memory/2068-59-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/2068-179-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/2068-54-0x0000000000C30000-0x0000000000C90000-memory.dmp
memory/2072-202-0x00000000007F0000-0x0000000000850000-memory.dmp
memory/2072-469-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014016C000-memory.dmp
memory/2072-205-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014016C000-memory.dmp
memory/2072-196-0x00000000007F0000-0x0000000000850000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-89-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140143000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-90-0x0000000000620000-0x0000000000680000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-215-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140143000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-96-0x0000000000620000-0x0000000000680000-memory.dmp
memory/2416-81-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000057C000-memory.dmp
memory/2416-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000057C000-memory.dmp
memory/2416-517-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000057C000-memory.dmp
memory/2416-6-0x0000000002300000-0x0000000002367000-memory.dmp
memory/2416-1-0x0000000002300000-0x0000000002367000-memory.dmp
memory/2768-137-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000660000-memory.dmp
memory/2768-143-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000660000-memory.dmp
memory/2768-146-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014011F000-memory.dmp
memory/2768-267-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014011F000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-513-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-246-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000AD0000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-252-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000AD0000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-256-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/3340-110-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140134000-memory.dmp
memory/3340-11-0x00000000006D0000-0x0000000000730000-memory.dmp
memory/3340-20-0x00000000006D0000-0x0000000000730000-memory.dmp
memory/3340-19-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140134000-memory.dmp
memory/3452-193-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/3452-62-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/3452-69-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/3452-68-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-44-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000580000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-58-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-56-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000580000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-38-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000580000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-37-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/3596-220-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/3596-213-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000550000-memory.dmp
memory/3596-218-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000550000-memory.dmp
memory/3596-216-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/3596-207-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000550000-memory.dmp
memory/4304-511-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp
memory/4304-243-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp
memory/4304-240-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000750000-memory.dmp
memory/4304-234-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000750000-memory.dmp
memory/4488-231-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014015A000-memory.dmp
memory/4488-107-0x00000000004E0000-0x0000000000540000-memory.dmp
memory/4488-111-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014015A000-memory.dmp
memory/4488-101-0x00000000004E0000-0x0000000000540000-memory.dmp
memory/4652-177-0x0000000000700000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp
memory/4652-171-0x0000000000700000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp
memory/4652-439-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/4652-180-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/4672-611-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/4672-280-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/4672-277-0x00000000007D0000-0x0000000000830000-memory.dmp
memory/4672-318-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000001DC0000-memory.dmp
memory/4672-300-0x0000000001B00000-0x0000000001B10000-memory.dmp
memory/4672-271-0x00000000007D0000-0x0000000000830000-memory.dmp
memory/4672-364-0x000000000A1F0000-0x000000000A1F8000-memory.dmp
memory/4672-476-0x000000000D220000-0x000000000D228000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-190-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000CC0000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-184-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000CC0000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-457-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014018C000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-194-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014018C000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-125-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-242-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-116-0x00000000005F0000-0x0000000000650000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-122-0x00000000005F0000-0x0000000000650000-memory.dmp
memory/4976-25-0x00000000006A0000-0x0000000000700000-memory.dmp
memory/4976-34-0x00000000006A0000-0x0000000000700000-memory.dmp
memory/4976-33-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140133000-memory.dmp
memory/4996-132-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000747000-memory.dmp
memory/4996-127-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000747000-memory.dmp
memory/4996-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp
memory/4996-255-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp
memory/5036-169-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140120000-memory.dmp
memory/5036-370-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140120000-memory.dmp
memory/5036-166-0x0000000000620000-0x0000000000680000-memory.dmp