Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/10/2026, 15:09

General

  • Target
    2026-10-21_a136c68a6785ecc1ed7b7cfd897e293c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
  • Size 2.6MB
  • Sample261022-sjyncavv8p
  • SHA256 fdf571dd86126a35db47a0f4b98afd413a1885c32ccdc14f334dd99d5b0aa3bd
  • 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\2026-10-21_a136c68a6785ecc1ed7b7cfd897e293c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-21_a136c68a6785ecc1ed7b7cfd897e293c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1180
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\754A.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\754A.tmp" --pingC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-21_a136c68a6785ecc1ed7b7cfd897e293c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe 348FCC8E579A28638A17166A2CDCC216077DC56395CE4BE22C210D50589C7E1AFA69D1D731D69EA195560B3AFD1AA2D6A5532FC656D7CB71D38C749D300C255E
      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:1912
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-21_a136c68a6785ecc1ed7b7cfd897e293c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-21_a136c68a6785ecc1ed7b7cfd897e293c_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:1052

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

        2026-10-21_a136c68a6785ecc1ed7b7cfd897e293c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-21_a136c68a6785ecc1ed7b7cfd897e293c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 9f581b5730b3f10de2a3b3a21d3e476f3094feef3e4dd92ffdaa103f6c410802
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        754A.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\754A.tmp
        • Size 2.6MB
        • SHA256 ea6630ed52c98e3ee43ea85d6a061f6dcb4054a1542a57ee63acb6bf0a7e3fe5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1052-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1052-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp