Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    147s
  • 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, 00:26

General

  • Target
    2026-10-25_6fcd49026f1ba4a7997bbf99fc1aa210_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 1.5MB
  • Sample261027-ardn2azybx
  • SHA256 503b513bd56d7436fec567140033e3713ba34cbf7f53d27d412e4fd171e0634e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Cosmu

    Cosmu is a Windows worm written in C++.

  • Detects Cosmu payload 4 IoCs

    Cosmu is a worm written in C++.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 10 IoCs

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

  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-25_6fcd49026f1ba4a7997bbf99fc1aa210_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-25_6fcd49026f1ba4a7997bbf99fc1aa210_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    PID:4460
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:6000

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          7z.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
          • Size 322KB
          • SHA256 45bfcc1d0bc627696360afb088bddddd424af7cdfdb8625660940524b27588a8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RCXAD66.tmp

          • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\RCXAD66.tmp
          • Size 284KB
          • SHA256 c48f8951fbe5f3cfb34c91efe7504eb615c432f24d015c10e0ccfa650d07d8d5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RCXAD67.tmp

          • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\RCXAD67.tmp
          • Size 284KB
          • SHA256 e80d7bfc9006689113fbaebda176d21f75736e2e6d6a43681a36a7acd6a3fe76
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RCXAC75.tmp

          • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RCXAC75.tmp
          • Size 284KB
          • SHA256 3d61ed5d4a674af4e71dd796c5ff825101a7d1c1f5d0906d8a8903d15c2f1113
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH