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Database Entry



Smoke Loader


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 1a78aaf6aae3b9d9a32dc6c8cfe9182043f71a3d44e727464ab95a70fc24bbe8
SHA3-384 hash: 39de412839b67ac53825c69e36ce3f9e5e1c61ce8bef0da4f51a5591609bbe2120b9a2ebc4dd9434a1a4228e16667421
SHA1 hash: d5ffba8afc0cccf2a3194c572db74605dd8879d3
MD5 hash: 0a7ab9da9997bf3f75ec4549a9b9daf0
humanhash: blossom-north-fruit-gee
File name:161120.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Smoke Loader
File size:348'160 bytes
First seen:2020-11-20 15:43:50 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 011623c9e63671d696d56d4ff5518ab4 (1 x Smoke Loader)
ssdeep 3072:/zWwX4nezRV34wEX7ro/iqicrVgxmumkj9gMGXE1Whx4OmTW:innerrEnCVgJmkjWh0YqT
Threatray 1'839 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH 2574CF327681C032D56A82B444A1D7B54A6FBC710B259ACB3FD8167F5F363E28E36346
Reporter JAMESWT_WT
Tags:Smoke Loader SmokeLoader

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
143
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
DNS request
Sending an HTTP POST request
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a process from a recently created file
Launching a process
Searching for the window
Creating a process with a hidden window
Reading critical registry keys
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Running batch commands
Setting browser functions hooks
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Deleting of the original file
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a browser process
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:
Qbot SmokeLoader
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Benign windows process drops PE files
Binary contains a suspicious time stamp
Checks for kernel code integrity (NtQuerySystemInformation(CodeIntegrityInformation))
Checks if the current machine is a virtual machine (disk enumeration)
Contains functionality to compare user and computer (likely to detect sandboxes)
Contains functionality to detect virtual machines (IN, VMware)
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Deletes itself after installation
Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights)
Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header)
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe)
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Overwrites code with unconditional jumps - possibly settings hooks in foreign process
Renames NTDLL to bypass HIPS
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file access)
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Qbot
Yara detected SmokeLoader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 321256 Sample: 161120.exe Startdate: 20/11/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 70 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->70 72 Yara detected SmokeLoader 2->72 74 Yara detected Qbot 2->74 76 4 other signatures 2->76 9 161120.exe 1 2->9         started        12 hagijwd 1 2->12         started        15 23F9.exe 2->15         started        process3 file4 102 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 9->102 104 Checks for kernel code integrity (NtQuerySystemInformation(CodeIntegrityInformation)) 9->104 106 Renames NTDLL to bypass HIPS 9->106 114 2 other signatures 9->114 17 explorer.exe 5 9->17 injected 54 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\554B.tmp, PE32 12->54 dropped 108 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 12->108 110 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 12->110 112 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 12->112 signatures5 process6 dnsIp7 56 cent.live 185.99.133.204, 49727, 49729, 80 ZAPPIE-HOST-ASZappieHostGB Belarus 17->56 58 duwayainvestment.com 108.167.140.194, 443, 49728 UNIFIEDLAYER-AS-1US United States 17->58 46 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\hagijwd, PE32 17->46 dropped 48 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\23F9.exe, PE32 17->48 dropped 50 C:\Users\user\...\hagijwd:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 17->50 dropped 78 Benign windows process drops PE files 17->78 80 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 17->80 82 Deletes itself after installation 17->82 84 2 other signatures 17->84 22 23F9.exe 3 17->22         started        26 explorer.exe 12 17->26         started        29 explorer.exe 17->29         started        31 12 other processes 17->31 file8 signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 52 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\fnhcg.exe, PE32 22->52 dropped 86 Antivirus detection for dropped file 22->86 88 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 22->88 90 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 22->90 100 3 other signatures 22->100 33 fnhcg.exe 22->33         started        36 schtasks.exe 1 22->36         started        38 23F9.exe 22->38         started        60 cent.live 26->60 92 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 26->92 94 Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc) 26->94 96 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file access) 26->96 98 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 26->98 file12 signatures13 process14 signatures15 62 Antivirus detection for dropped file 33->62 64 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 33->64 66 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 33->66 68 6 other signatures 33->68 40 fnhcg.exe 33->40         started        42 explorer.exe 33->42         started        44 conhost.exe 36->44         started        process16
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Glupteba
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-11-20 02:57:16 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
27
AV detection:
24 of 28 (85.71%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
smokeloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:qakbot family:smokeloader botnet:tr01 campaign:1604997522 backdoor banker spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Creates scheduled task(s)
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
Deletes itself
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Executes dropped EXE
SmokeLoader
Qakbot/Qbot
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://cent.live/
122.61.213.85:443
2.50.89.119:995
189.183.201.0:443
86.98.145.152:2222
96.241.66.126:443
90.101.117.122:2222
94.69.112.148:2222
81.150.181.168:2222
82.127.125.209:2222
81.214.126.173:2222
86.140.82.116:20
172.87.157.235:443
176.181.247.197:443
78.97.110.47:443
5.15.90.117:2222
41.206.131.156:443
151.73.112.67:443
82.127.125.209:990
197.45.110.165:995
81.133.234.36:2222
37.6.222.192:995
118.100.108.25:443
86.97.162.141:2222
74.129.26.119:443
37.116.152.122:2222
92.154.83.96:1194
45.32.154.10:443
45.63.107.192:443
207.246.75.201:443
59.99.38.231:443
45.63.107.192:2222
195.97.101.40:443
45.63.107.192:995
199.247.16.80:443
199.247.22.145:443
80.240.26.178:443
108.52.39.68:443
203.106.195.67:443
2.50.143.154:2222
73.166.10.38:443
84.232.252.202:2222
47.146.39.147:443
69.40.22.180:443
73.239.229.107:995
71.187.177.20:443
50.244.112.90:443
67.61.157.208:443
45.118.65.34:443
217.128.117.218:2222
47.22.148.6:443
50.82.55.69:443
75.136.40.155:443
82.76.47.211:443
68.186.192.69:443
71.187.170.235:443
2.50.244.155:443
80.14.209.42:2222
196.204.207.111:443
78.132.115.83:6881
180.233.150.134:443
185.163.221.77:2222
41.206.131.166:443
149.28.99.97:2222
149.28.99.97:443
149.28.99.97:995
117.199.12.148:443
83.110.12.0:2222
2.50.110.49:2078
93.86.252.177:995
79.113.242.120:443
68.174.15.223:443
94.52.160.116:443
41.205.16.176:443
84.117.176.32:443
217.133.54.140:32100
185.105.131.233:443
87.27.110.90:2222
77.159.149.74:443
105.101.88.222:443
185.246.9.69:995
188.25.24.21:2222
2.90.127.64:443
86.97.191.98:2222
31.5.168.31:443
41.225.13.128:8443
24.205.42.241:443
41.97.173.199:443
105.198.236.101:443
190.220.8.10:995
197.161.154.132:443
24.90.129.73:443
120.150.34.178:443
122.60.99.107:443
27.223.92.142:995
96.41.93.96:443
109.209.94.165:2222
189.231.189.64:443
58.179.21.147:995
2.51.153.24:443
149.135.101.20:443
74.135.122.35:443
82.127.125.209:22
96.21.251.127:2222
98.116.20.194:443
39.32.61.193:995
173.173.1.164:443
109.205.204.229:2222
78.96.199.79:443
73.136.242.114:443
198.2.35.226:2222
156.205.170.226:995
117.197.231.67:443
41.227.93.43:443
89.136.39.108:443
207.246.70.216:443
45.32.165.134:443
45.32.162.253:443
140.82.27.132:443
37.106.36.31:995
45.63.104.123:443
63.155.67.114:995
96.30.198.161:443
95.179.247.224:443
188.27.32.167:443
108.31.15.10:995
81.88.254.62:443
184.66.18.83:443
73.55.254.225:443
184.98.97.227:995
216.215.77.18:2222
5.32.41.46:443
144.139.230.139:443
69.47.26.41:443
197.86.204.198:443
72.241.205.69:443
89.137.211.239:443
86.122.246.127:2222
197.47.160.202:995
24.137.76.62:995
86.248.30.56:2222
31.5.21.66:443
212.70.107.59:995
2.7.202.106:2222
72.36.59.46:2222
71.238.211.125:443
2.181.78.140:2222
81.97.154.100:443
47.44.217.98:443
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
1a78aaf6aae3b9d9a32dc6c8cfe9182043f71a3d44e727464ab95a70fc24bbe8
MD5 hash:
0a7ab9da9997bf3f75ec4549a9b9daf0
SHA1 hash:
d5ffba8afc0cccf2a3194c572db74605dd8879d3
SH256 hash:
3dd1743cab0a2e1dd43aad1a5826abe3dedeedbee71235462702e63dd2a86aaf
MD5 hash:
82ea683d80d86b95e84c33891af3ab05
SHA1 hash:
3940664afa77c7704b82d0bb0e30ed8c2dc4f649
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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