Overview

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2026-10-21...lc.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-10-21...lc.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    141s
  • 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, 17:28

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General

  • Target
    2026-10-21_9074de14c5a3652120c9c0fb8044b606_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
  • Size 2.7MB
  • Sample261022-v1237sd12z
  • SHA256 ee19ea09cac490aa042ed32f6fad40577efd915f4e163999f459ed9d5c8eef89
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
defense_evasiondiscoveryspywaretrojan

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.

    discovery
  • 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.

    discovery
  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

    discovery
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
    defense_evasionspywaretrojan
  • 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_9074de14c5a3652120c9c0fb8044b606_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-21_9074de14c5a3652120c9c0fb8044b606_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5012
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A275.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A275.tmp" --pingC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-21_9074de14c5a3652120c9c0fb8044b606_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe 2795826E3AE730CD385B491731A995796DA58A5387B1A84E9A14627F32A046F08D561C4AA04BEB577129E8FC3B7381B83C59EB94A0D1FAFB87BCE9268943B432
      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:904
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-21_9074de14c5a3652120c9c0fb8044b606_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-21_9074de14c5a3652120c9c0fb8044b606_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:4996

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
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        2026-10-21_9074de14c5a3652120c9c0fb8044b606_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-21_9074de14c5a3652120c9c0fb8044b606_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 9f581b5730b3f10de2a3b3a21d3e476f3094feef3e4dd92ffdaa103f6c410802
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        A275.tmp
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A275.tmp
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 aa462796857b5e9100b67cd37534a9aac8032a4716e9f4c3e8eebeb668e27748
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        memory/4996-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4996-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp
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