Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/11/2026, 09:23

General

  • Target
    2026-11-10_1c6cbb703e2196ee23f60b79f274863f_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
  • Size 2.6MB
  • Sample261110-lcl8ea1xcs
  • SHA256 3f81f9cf029498de03af5f0f16db521bd304e4ea452b7ec4376723f8494df002
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Custom signature
    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\2026-11-10_1c6cbb703e2196ee23f60b79f274863f_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-10_1c6cbb703e2196ee23f60b79f274863f_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:6080
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A718.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A718.tmp" --pingC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-10_1c6cbb703e2196ee23f60b79f274863f_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe 65101104FDFBA8199A71A5A8C42672E5CA99C931B8AE54C4A582ED1D7CC3C2F242B1CFBEF4FD1CE1D42ED9AB2865DFD2583F43250C3FE6DA8666945BCA28849A
      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:4584
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-10_1c6cbb703e2196ee23f60b79f274863f_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-10_1c6cbb703e2196ee23f60b79f274863f_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:376

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

        2026-11-10_1c6cbb703e2196ee23f60b79f274863f_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-10_1c6cbb703e2196ee23f60b79f274863f_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 9f581b5730b3f10de2a3b3a21d3e476f3094feef3e4dd92ffdaa103f6c410802
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        A718.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A718.tmp
        • Size 2.6MB
        • SHA256 ec699da02e469afc0ed006b54702220d70e18c52164260318cb7a9a953909a00
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/376-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/376-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp