Analysis

  • max time kernel
    140s
  • max time network
    127s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/10/2026, 16:59

General

  • Target
    2026-10-18_21a292dba3af9aeded7b761581947ebf_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
  • Size 834KB
  • Sample261018-vhha3ssset
  • SHA256 b5d0b2c3b1a6b5c360fdcef8f3ba480ed75de6c9f74d5b90486bbc0d341bbc0e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 34 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 64 IoCs
  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 4 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 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 56 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-18_21a292dba3af9aeded7b761581947ebf_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-18_21a292dba3af9aeded7b761581947ebf_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • 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
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2472
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-18_21a292dba3af9aeded7b761581947ebf_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-18_21a292dba3af9aeded7b761581947ebf_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:3952

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        AdobeCreate.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\AdobeCreate.exe
        • Size 827KB
        • SHA256 a205373a199ffe69b8ea3e60c7f55384fd28fb90e9332256d64f26f3208099cf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PDFPrevHndlrrt3d.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\PDFPrevHndlrrt3d.exe
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 9cc9d9fa219954f4aa45355f2a3867197b0c69abb060a0d334ce1c92a666ba1b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcrobatAdobe.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\sample-files\assets\Sample Files\AcrobatAdobe.exe
        • Size 836KB
        • SHA256 803ad00ee1d8d028213faeec8008b84f1030ac25caa5cadccb77ac1f9670eee2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ManagerAdobeARM1.824.29.8644.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\ManagerAdobeARM1.824.29.8644.exe
        • Size 874KB
        • SHA256 7f4cd1258c2bd82e3011a6e7ba0b40748da87fd483bedcc05c6281a997354e63
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        JavaUpdater.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\JavaUpdater.exe
        • Size 792KB
        • SHA256 f1e18fa00cc07bd77642454571a9eace3ca634e6b3d894f96a26ad5ead96c9a8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vstoeevstoee.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\vstoeevstoee.exe
        • Size 836KB
        • SHA256 73d360a35c12ca6a9f26ccf70afcbecf1b49627347cee36c47610821da95e364
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        BetriebssystemWAB32res.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\System\de-DE\BetriebssystemWAB32res.exe
        • Size 836KB
        • SHA256 38328bdfdb7f158a6d436c412cc6dd1727b29b2758f6bfaea86d86983a1648c8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vcruntime1401Visual.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\vcruntime1401Visual.exe
        • Size 938KB
        • SHA256 a3a16ad19b0bbd419b21aa9fa68874365e41154d0bf0bb34efc36826d577931e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        mscorsecrmscorsecr.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\MUI\0407\mscorsecrmscorsecr.exe
        • Size 836KB
        • SHA256 6d8d3c263409f50a7c9c4d9cbf86568c228524be3d17f00b2b5517b04d141e09
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftFramework.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\fr\MicrosoftFramework.exe
        • Size 913KB
        • SHA256 818550e3d64feec272369457e9955f51a1c94a53560e006475f097efc9af02d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH