Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/11/2026, 16:48

General

  • Target
    2026-11-11_172528d636d7d2c4e68de52a6186d268_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe
  • Size 691KB
  • Sample261113-vbhm9sdx4z
  • SHA256 639dff3d81b45cf76cdfdcdc274d94c9a834a68d921e7a52b9f94eacd03ef715
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-11_172528d636d7d2c4e68de52a6186d268_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-11_172528d636d7d2c4e68de52a6186d268_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5728
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-11-11_172528d636d7d2c4e68de52a6186d268_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 
      c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-11-11_172528d636d7d2c4e68de52a6186d268_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3328
    • C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5560
      • \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3340
        • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
          c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3956
          • \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            5⤵
            • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5672
            • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
              c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              PID:2632

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-11-11_172528d636d7d2c4e68de52a6186d268_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-11_172528d636d7d2c4e68de52a6186d268_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 
        • Size 556KB
        • SHA256 ab322d24aac23d9a129bacd4ea0012d31373d761b3683f7c0384f37a6a3fc7ea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        explorer.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 cf0ec66b3a5131896f19c9ddba25e02b7b4ca6030aa9855fdbe4193e31b8bf24
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icsys.icn.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 9f3fe414309f3b182fb28c1b0f7d95210019a5560359c061da13df7e07a3a675
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        spoolsv.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\spoolsv.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 36daad240099999ace734b454b66f7c2895e35d70fc334b1d7e52481958cbf63
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        svchost.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\svchost.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 b99c156b9135583a59bb9faede5430578cd5952501fa1e6efb991f2e01668674
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2632-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3340-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3956-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5560-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5672-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5728-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5728-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp