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Database Entry



Smoke Loader


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 96e4ab3ae8f4486ee0bab405d20c7e00b886072257e8b089ed2dccb39032bcee
SHA3-384 hash: ac9dfbf790a354c64c34ea0daa9b3dfb91959ca47e6111bcea0618c413e18243e0b5dd0ef2880b70953082b7d8f41c07
SHA1 hash: dac900757851016bddf97552704b7cd0bc5d3617
MD5 hash: 5f80ad6cb4d038232e0fcba232a9ae3c
humanhash: tango-football-nitrogen-freddie
File name:5f80ad6cb4d038232e0fcba232a9ae3c.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Smoke Loader
File size:868'352 bytes
First seen:2020-08-16 18:14:49 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash afcdf79be1557326c854b6e20cb900a7 (1'102 x FormBook, 936 x AgentTesla, 399 x RemcosRAT)
ssdeep 24576:bAHnh+eWsN3skA4RV1Hom2KXMmHaXm15:2h+ZkldoPK8YaXY
Threatray 1'249 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH 32058B0273D1C036FFABA2739B6AF60556BC79254133852F13981DB9BD701B2263E663
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:Dofoil exe Smoke Loader

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
711
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Launching a process
Creating a process with a hidden window
Sending a UDP request
DNS request
Sending a custom TCP request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP POST request
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Result
Threat name:
SmokeLoader
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Benign windows process drops PE files
Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
Changes memory attributes in foreign processes to executable or writable
Connects to a pastebin service (likely for C&C)
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Hijacks the control flow in another process
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe)
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Overwrites code with unconditional jumps - possibly settings hooks in foreign process
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file access)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected SmokeLoader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 268113 Sample: pXE8o7aRO1.exe Startdate: 16/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 65 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->65 67 Yara detected SmokeLoader 2->67 69 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 2->69 71 3 other signatures 2->71 11 pXE8o7aRO1.exe 2->11         started        14 gavwsuru.exe 2 2->14         started        process3 signatures4 93 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 11->93 16 powershell.exe 9 11->16         started        18 conhost.exe 14->18         started        process5 process6 20 powershell.exe 15 14 16->20         started        24 conhost.exe 16->24         started        dnsIp7 59 paste.ee 104.18.48.20, 443, 49732 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 20->59 87 Writes to foreign memory regions 20->87 89 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 20->89 26 MSBuild.exe 20->26         started        signatures8 process9 signatures10 91 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 26->91 29 explorer.exe 4 26->29 injected process11 dnsIp12 61 5by80.com 74.208.236.2, 49743, 80 ONEANDONE-ASBrauerstrasse48DE United States 29->61 63 www.msftncsi.com 29->63 57 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\gavwsuru.exe, PE32 29->57 dropped 95 Benign windows process drops PE files 29->95 97 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 29->97 99 Writes to foreign memory regions 29->99 101 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 29->101 34 explorer.exe 29->34         started        37 explorer.exe 29->37         started        39 explorer.exe 29->39         started        41 12 other processes 29->41 file13 signatures14 process15 signatures16 73 Overwrites code with unconditional jumps - possibly settings hooks in foreign process 34->73 75 Hijacks the control flow in another process 34->75 77 Changes memory attributes in foreign processes to executable or writable 34->77 43 RqcRcCGngtHafNgbQXMcN.exe 34->43 injected 45 RqcRcCGngtHafNgbQXMcN.exe 34->45 injected 47 RqcRcCGngtHafNgbQXMcN.exe 34->47 injected 79 Writes to foreign memory regions 37->79 81 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 37->81 83 Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection) 37->83 49 RqcRcCGngtHafNgbQXMcN.exe 37->49 injected 51 sihost.exe 39->51 injected 53 taskhostw.exe 39->53 injected 85 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file access) 41->85 55 ShellExperienceHost.exe 41->55 injected process17
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Povertel
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-16 18:16:06 UTC
AV detection:
24 of 29 (82.76%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
smokeloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
trojan backdoor family:smokeloader
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Maps connected drives based on registry
Blacklisted process makes network request
SmokeLoader
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://185.35.137.147/mlp/
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File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Smoke Loader

Executable exe 96e4ab3ae8f4486ee0bab405d20c7e00b886072257e8b089ed2dccb39032bcee

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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