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Database Entry


Smoke Loader


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 538af0e39f24f16e4e52cad03295a359304d8f458c1fe18d0681e884112f2185
SHA3-384 hash: 95fb72eb12372cb053b3203a4a533586e6b48655a7728e178d01f55ca6f0bed848d70f8b5c9a3c1187b6d5ac7d10ac0f
SHA1 hash: f636ef4f3279cd49d1036a70293f8390ecc96a3e
MD5 hash: 83741bbca9631aa4925203fbddc0ad7d
humanhash: video-hawaii-fix-kilo
File name:83741bbca9631aa4925203fbddc0ad7d.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Smoke Loader
Create hunting rule
File size:709'936 bytes
First seen:2024-07-23 06:31:25 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f4639a0b3116c2cfc71144b88a929cfd (96 x GuLoader, 53 x Formbook, 37 x VIPKeylogger)
ssdeep 12288:tXBffJMAUAyQAg8Y3ElBvCm5KUwzq2uE2na367joJqTOX7gXX7:tXBfmPQXMqm5wzq2uDa367joJqaXQ7
Threatray 636 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T161E423841E40D66BE7628D355DB0D637C7FDEA1496BC02870B689F2CE874BD2AE0531B
TrID 47.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
15.9% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
9.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
7.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
6.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon 0cf4e0c0ecfcd8f0 (1 x Smoke Loader, 1 x RemcosRAT)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe Smoke Loader

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
316
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
amadey
Create hunting rule
ID:
1
File name:
ver4_file_x86x64.rar
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2024-04-30 21:17:15 UTC
Tags:
evasion privateloader opendir loader risepro stealer stealc gcleaner exfiltration miner adware innosetup amadey botnet meta metastealer redline neoreklami arechclient2 backdoor hijackloader
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/3a74e423-6968-4a77-bbd1-70ac1714aea0

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=669f4e6a2f6eaff4b90f3ee6
Tags:
Encryption Execution Generic Infostealer Network Static Stealth Trojan Malware
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
Creating a process with a hidden window
Moving a recently created file
Launching a process
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Searching for synchronization primitives
Running batch commands
Creating a process from a recently created file
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
installer lolbin microsoft_visual_cc overlay packed shell32 smokeloader
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/669f4e643d7227f937958ca2/reports/b3194961-1b28-4dc2-a2b3-fe5b5e739432/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_100%
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/538af0e39f24f16e4e52cad03295a359304d8f458c1fe18d0681e884112f2185
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.
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/8d18a486-b8db-4640-84dd-78c1affa01d4
Result
Threat name:
SmokeLoader
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1478963
Signature
AI detected suspicious sample
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
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)
Drops PE files with a suspicious file extension
Found API chain indicative of debugger detection
Found malware configuration
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
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 submitted file
Sigma detected: Search for Antivirus process
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Uses ping.exe to check the status of other devices and networks
Uses ping.exe to sleep
Yara detected SmokeLoader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1478963 Sample: lSmb6nDsrC.exe Startdate: 23/07/2024 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 37 UaTVQmthThJ.UaTVQmthThJ 2->37 39 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa 2->39 41 2no.co 2->41 49 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->49 51 Found malware configuration 2->51 53 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->53 55 8 other signatures 2->55 10 lSmb6nDsrC.exe 35 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 cmd.exe 2 10->12         started        file6 31 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Labs.pif, PE32 12->31 dropped 65 Uses ping.exe to sleep 12->65 67 Drops PE files with a suspicious file extension 12->67 69 Uses ping.exe to check the status of other devices and networks 12->69 16 Labs.pif 12 12->16         started        20 PING.EXE 1 12->20         started        22 cmd.exe 2 12->22         started        24 7 other processes 12->24 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 33 2no.co 104.21.79.229, 443, 49703 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 16->33 43 Found API chain indicative of debugger detection 16->43 45 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 16->45 47 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 16->47 26 Labs.pif 16->26         started        35 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 20->35 signatures10 process11 signatures12 57 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 26->57 59 Checks for kernel code integrity (NtQuerySystemInformation(CodeIntegrityInformation)) 26->59 61 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 26->61 63 2 other signatures 26->63 29 explorer.exe 6 26->29 injected process13
Score:
91%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/538af0e39f24f16e4e52cad03295a359304d8f458c1fe18d0681e884112f2185
Detection:
smokeloader
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/538af0e39f24f16e4e52cad03295a359304d8f458c1fe18d0681e884112f2185/
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Privateloader
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-04-30 13:11:38 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
11
AV detection:
23 of 38 (60.53%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=kofpby47etyw4tsszlidffndleye3d2frqp6ddigqhuiiejpegcq._file
Verdict:
unknown
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Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
n/a
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/240723-hamjlssfqq/
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Enumerates processes with tasklist
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/e55941d0-58d6-4f2d-81ca-8a68ae12a62c
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
e3a9c85e262e28cbbe1eb165a9d7ad14581877df8f09a8e3c83ac27cd00db15f
MD5 hash:
646c090f9bd2c9bcf12f29b29493ff49
SHA1 hash:
ece0ed94e1b3df384588960c5c2c0aa8747c36a0
Detections:
AutoIT_Compiled
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/57cc5413-0676-4235-8428-cd0da482cb8f/
Parent samples :
9e495b41518154b5c5cb3fff866aa26c894adf164b2639f05ba23bb5e75be5ef
94d8ffeddd3cef50a4d5b09eb5335098e60879996d0d57f72dad14b9289fcc46
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538af0e39f24f16e4e52cad03295a359304d8f458c1fe18d0681e884112f2185
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17769137dcd00c16e0310c531df0e2f2281bae750da28d435b991c688e1a2ba2
bfb2f9d907fb7da9663919710b73560ee111cf45c381fc97c5713e4733b8d8a3
37919954152f36fb936ba48b6418c1172471ff9cc4627a7f3f941353e2c17b91
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44573a7526d5053a28d4e3e70c6ad8adf8eec148d8fe81302140b6bb3df179c0
SH256 hash:
538af0e39f24f16e4e52cad03295a359304d8f458c1fe18d0681e884112f2185
MD5 hash:
83741bbca9631aa4925203fbddc0ad7d
SHA1 hash:
f636ef4f3279cd49d1036a70293f8390ecc96a3e
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/57cc5413-0676-4235-8428-cd0da482cb8f/
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures

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Description:Detects NSIS installers
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Rule name:PE_Potentially_Signed_Digital_Certificate
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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 538af0e39f24f16e4e52cad03295a359304d8f458c1fe18d0681e884112f2185

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/2831406/
  
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
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
COM_BASE_APICan Download & Execute componentsole32.dll::CoCreateInstance
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
SHELL_APIManipulates System ShellSHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteExW
SHELL32.dll::SHFileOperationW
SHELL32.dll::SHGetFileInfoW
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken
KERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
KERNEL32.dll::CreateThread
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::GetDiskFreeSpaceW
KERNEL32.dll::GetCommandLineW
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CopyFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::DeleteFileW
KERNEL32.dll::MoveFileW
KERNEL32.dll::MoveFileExW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationADVAPI32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueW
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows RegistryADVAPI32.dll::RegCreateKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegDeleteKeyW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegSetValueExW
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI ActionsUSER32.dll::AppendMenuW
USER32.dll::EmptyClipboard
USER32.dll::FindWindowExW
USER32.dll::OpenClipboard
USER32.dll::PeekMessageW
USER32.dll::CreateWindowExW

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