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Database Entry



Smoke Loader


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 17f9ab3ff113a9dda69111ab6ab03c0da95d47ab419a858b54374e3333ce516b
SHA3-384 hash: 0f816276f86ea618c5c6646da6ccd26fdf6a41e9bf110a25421d12bc7a97695d94f08cf813b08f4d84c6bc755b7d2bb2
SHA1 hash: 12621bd5045dae3d9f1afe6ea8a5363e5fe5ede8
MD5 hash: 87f42958b0558b85a4a799d76330eb89
humanhash: vermont-iowa-sodium-tango
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Smoke Loader
File size:325'632 bytes
First seen:2024-03-18 09:25:12 UTC
Last seen:2024-03-18 09:32:08 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 5428a38f0c6440648123ecccaabf4115 (1 x LummaStealer, 1 x Smoke Loader)
ssdeep 3072:K+J2XhieipHjagnf+NHMGpbCccu9vp/R4e0Q/yfstLRRTSPi:KdFip+cwHM0HrD+e0Q/yfQtJ3
Threatray 3 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T15D646A4365E1EC64E56247314E2C89DCB73FBC61AE61575723983E0F28312A0DE9B762
TrID 37.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
17.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
15.9% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
7.3% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
7.1% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon 00010121160c2811 (1 x Smoke Loader)
Reporter Bitsight
Tags:exe Smoke Loader


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://ngovpn.com/share/index.php

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
391
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
ID:
1
File name:
17f9ab3ff113a9dda69111ab6ab03c0da95d47ab419a858b54374e3333ce516b.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2024-03-18 09:30:44 UTC
Tags:
loader smoke smokeloader

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Connection attempt to an infection source
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP POST request
Sending a custom TCP request
Query of malicious DNS domain
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Sending an HTTP POST request to an infection source
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm fingerprint mokes smokeloader
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
SmokeLoader
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Benign windows process drops PE files
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Checks for kernel code integrity (NtQuerySystemInformation(CodeIntegrityInformation))
Checks if the current machine is a virtual machine (disk enumeration)
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Deletes itself after installation
Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights)
Found malware configuration
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Snort IDS alert for network traffic
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Yara detected SmokeLoader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1410762 Sample: file.exe Startdate: 18/03/2024 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 23 nidoe.org 2->23 35 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->35 37 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->37 39 Found malware configuration 2->39 41 6 other signatures 2->41 7 file.exe 2->7         started        10 vrfrcrs 2->10         started        12 vrfrcrs 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 43 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 7->43 45 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 7->45 47 Checks for kernel code integrity (NtQuerySystemInformation(CodeIntegrityInformation)) 7->47 14 explorer.exe 91 3 7->14 injected 49 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 10->49 51 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 10->51 53 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 10->53 55 Checks if the current machine is a virtual machine (disk enumeration) 12->55 57 Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection) 12->57 process6 dnsIp7 25 41.32.42.19, 49740, 49741, 49742 TE-ASTE-ASEG Egypt 14->25 27 nidoe.org 211.119.84.111, 49712, 49713, 49714 LGDACOMLGDACOMCorporationKR Korea Republic of 14->27 19 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\vrfrcrs, PE32 14->19 dropped 21 C:\Users\user\...\vrfrcrs:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 14->21 dropped 29 Benign windows process drops PE files 14->29 31 Deletes itself after installation 14->31 33 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 14->33 file8 signatures9
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-03-18 08:41:17 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
34
AV detection:
14 of 38 (36.84%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
smokeloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:smokeloader botnet:pub3 backdoor trojan
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Deletes itself
SmokeLoader
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://nidoe.org/tmp/index.php
http://sodez.ru/tmp/index.php
http://uama.com.ua/tmp/index.php
http://talesofpirates.net/tmp/index.php
Malware family:
SmokeLoader
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:maldoc_find_kernel32_base_method_1
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Smokeloader_3687686f
Author:Elastic Security

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 17f9ab3ff113a9dda69111ab6ab03c0da95d47ab419a858b54374e3333ce516b

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Privateloader
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::FindNextVolumeMountPointW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::GetVolumeInformationW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::AddConsoleAliasA
KERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::FreeConsole
KERNEL32.dll::PeekConsoleInputW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleA
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryA
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileA
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::GetWindowsDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::RemoveDirectoryW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationKERNEL32.dll::QueryDosDeviceW
WIN_HTTP_APIUses HTTP servicesWINHTTP.dll::WinHttpOpen
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI ActionsUSER32.dll::ActivateKeyboardLayout

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