Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    125s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/10/2026, 17:28

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

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor 3 IoCs
  • 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.

  • 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:6068
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3406.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3406.tmp" --pingC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-21_9074de14c5a3652120c9c0fb8044b606_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe 13D098131357AF6CFB916B77B87B0E7465DB199EF6B6C1A4D99F70E5617D5AAF726E1DBAB91B0D713AD6109AB0D89BE61FF00C6EA8D52315F4C2A321FCCD3F0F
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5920
      • 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
        • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1340

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_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
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        3406.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3406.tmp
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 2391da112b5e895fbd954ef8d18e98ae24fce4c651790e68549edf8294a6f71a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1340-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1340-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp