Analysis

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

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/10/2026, 21:53

General

  • Target
    2026-10-27_f31ea239f6cd4fa13efaa94d769604d5_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 456KB
  • Sample261027-1rtclavx4j
  • SHA256 b5b78dbdbf6e2b5a3cc736fa5aaa677be2d9b95f3692722076aceaa7e90ff476
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 2 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 2 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 64 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-27_f31ea239f6cd4fa13efaa94d769604d5_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-27_f31ea239f6cd4fa13efaa94d769604d5_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3792
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HelpMe.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\HelpMe.exe
      2⤵
      • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops autorun.inf file
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:6068
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HelpMe.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HelpMe.exe
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2628
  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    Explorer.exe HelpMe.exe
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    PID:692
  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    C:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4480
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:4376

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 ac3f42bfe429db49927469e518575e602fa492f35322df35d658c4064fb9441f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 722be20b7d35458f4ab98a79258152cd663b515dd6721ffc724f02754198272e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 43869eafd310075b09c8935ab53bd9923dfd11461cbf01950d05f42a8f204e63
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 78a794ce6c17502aefd463540f399ccda0dc4ac8dad7a0be2476e9f3382f3af9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 1e1556ccd0f0056e44231e51e3847037036c13baca7b2e8d94da1eff0c3d16db
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 ff21d76e7f933e621458a59e6ad5449b884ab5101faf89ebc84f5b81c1ac42d9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 aae29b505362d93958d9b824521902934d5913fb13211be814370c74bd3f5efc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 ebd1cbdfcc5b55140fb4c1e72daed65f86440fdaaa726ea92f80990064ca38a4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 c55b7a96235db947f96316cb59bc469f0b98961c98120ffb5a93ff072549475b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 d45506f9f6e889e0421b19f3c8e4657a0ec562c7aa2b119067984699efd2d4bb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 8c0d5f0cc4ca184390f58c416ba40cc52882b2d414dada79282b5353408e961e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 74eaa35a5c939e13a67dafadbfeb2a017498773219ea8b7d6fa1500781343a7d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 80386581e1d904872e2a04b948086cd931cab01062597ebc5439405aa040d4e4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 9f5759edff9bf9ce64972bfc523c896ac845bc5954c0d7f72a27bddbe823acc8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 0b5c84db16e7405a3faedec5fc6ccc9fc1cb45fce259bad8f05c8a991672dff0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 b61fde3a01adf462c86d0d9db0960acf5c96521d1632f8b8ea0c8146bfe5ca78
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 0a70017c7f6302bb376631db69dfd42592c252d497deee34eae864d25d558887
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 39b67a2e98403ef09c69d90ed4cc0e816e9020ee6fd93ea5df74d59f375a1ccd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 561d8f25a9575c0b497385504d02bb0bfca7f5c2beb1f04ac39ca934c263fe22
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 23276a302afdb6170cf5293b6b9fbbc60d928a497967a1b30f138fae662bbfe3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 1a417af407f8d5fd1e1bfff2a02c0837f4b9e6ff339dcedafe8c48586b5bafe7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 de5af0bbe173d47f87ba892dee957335da8623a75e64f09a76eda42f12335659
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 d77272c4c6878f767b4e761daa91b71961beb3e46459cdcfd72270cafb0f7010
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 9b49bc47d97054c4b855928eb55dc4517ca97048f33bf74ed821f7fae6a03ae5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 9f3e47209ca0003d1b3fca0139e9e2b4d8ec0c8386f0a00783a246f8cbf555bf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 0e15c854c9610aff023d5c19266bfe9bcaac4989a00fc5e90e8ebd241498bbf8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 414970ec698f5070841aace6eaac990fe6994f40f7dbac53c1236731cd76a74a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 9ac38a072a6c7be90cb68a765fa37ba911bd47f64a3fb49a4801e482ca2a2219
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 518c5403f3c3ab40096d774ccec4ce7d7ae08785b4f33baaa1e10e5d6de140e0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 369ed76c9745cff15da7bba510f5f1b4fdd7aab314f39216ac55dc6f15aba5a3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 a28f03450d57930b2ef5b99dff3fa936695dfb29b730f0b7a9961638cfe16e14
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 6a0d7cd0ecb00d10d150a4fd6de38b9cf217f399b1eb0194b17422515db4e824
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 ea16726f6fcd1e3a667839303b1a67a552fd0ba92f09e7d1b741d1cabdc47d8c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 19b747571fadf9ba3b6f5f2fce654043443ba9c8fad225be4e86d4637b808354
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 358a9350109f7edd41232886bf2836e8b683c803113ce9fbecbd050703d4d434
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 028d2fe160375e669a1165242ea46918ee4a4718ca11f143f3ec96300b76126f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 06567691398a67af05604677bd38682bc064224acf192c42ac8fdb3b283b7b15
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 9f4debde926fa7def0bfcb67dbf8b03546d7fb79388c24a8b71116e3e91ec7ff
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 74d47329f145dd87eb05416ecbd55d798be0c622a50a6f1496f9c3b5ffa0b20e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 dd87dc362c0928bff84e032233f9105362d80387b4d6a4f290508da787f14600
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 0027038ad1e2b9acae74346bd83e929bd3a3a365cb9feda223df53ac3f90d711
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 2e51094574f0882c05726fc84f8421523612cbc87e3b7af90c6348f38029ad7f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 4c76eb55fd33c6932fcda078def9913a9e0b0fb00a8ee7db4e948a8251f68a2a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 543a0224a26ca42ce920b218d75deb41c7d4f6857c585af005b00f24ab070653
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 57b1854001fc43683744ba4e10697a64c5d5fdd76dea33eadd050c07d0a546d5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 fc8f9ee145e627e9682145516e2d60eb8cd2188328ee1bdfa587daa4dbcf781c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 a833e9472a9043f3341936c94f78118de207af3777484144efb0f860dca98ad1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          HelpMe.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HelpMe.exe
          • Size 455KB
          • SHA256 90a614bfa81fa40907b9f8f019358a854d767723bab363719fbc83ecf7801490
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          desktop.ini.exe

          • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-2304238888-3968896904-642854331-1000\desktop.ini.exe
          • Size 457KB
          • SHA256 36576933dc458ebda159d7493c65b6ad03461423cb601f60255e5f009c30c47a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AUTORUN.INF

          • Path F:\AUTORUN.INF
          • Size 145B
          • SHA256 cfe448b4506a95b33b529efa88f1ac704d8bdf98a941c065650ead27609318ae
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/2628-42-0x0000000002230000-0x0000000002231000-memory.dmp

          memory/3792-43-0x0000000000690000-0x0000000000691000-memory.dmp

          memory/3792-0-0x0000000000690000-0x0000000000691000-memory.dmp

          memory/6068-47-0x00000000020F0000-0x00000000020F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/6068-6-0x00000000020F0000-0x00000000020F1000-memory.dmp