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Database Entry



Smoke Loader


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 53a3ddba0b75161ce2d48cfe94f0b45371f879edcbf45756da50f729b664888c
SHA3-384 hash: d31ef9271605d06520aeefc462008cb46d76dd676f13b389132d612d0082716d41d72f7604e39fbcbcbce95a629c91d2
SHA1 hash: 1c0b7ebe21c9abac3416ed32b1238c8607090f4d
MD5 hash: 53801a0bcd9199d21c20df467beee881
humanhash: twenty-sink-cat-mango
File name:53801a0bcd9199d21c20df467beee881.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Smoke Loader
File size:324'096 bytes
First seen:2024-03-21 19:36:10 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 22d51019ef926c7d67891a16d936728c (3 x Smoke Loader, 3 x Stealc, 1 x Glupteba)
ssdeep 3072:z0iD5S2RZihP2+ccK+EXWkDo/jXnKw3MrMhLv1tmoL7XMwY1olXM4Q6d:FHON2ZW9n3M6vN7ZYi
Threatray 2'168 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1D9646A0371D1EC71E46247358E2CA9EC372EFCA69D259B5733483E4F28B11A1DA27B52
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 0000208051211808 (1 x Smoke Loader)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe Smoke Loader

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
342
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
ID:
1
File name:
53a3ddba0b75161ce2d48cfe94f0b45371f879edcbf45756da50f729b664888c.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2024-03-21 19:42:00 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
Сreating synchronization primitives
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
Launching a process
Moving a file to the Program Files subdirectory
Replacing files
Sending an HTTP GET request
Query of malicious DNS domain
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Sending an HTTP POST request to an infection source
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
fingerprint smokeloader
Malware family:
STOP Ransomware
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
SmokeLoader
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
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 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: 1413578 Sample: a6GOcbfMde.exe Startdate: 21/03/2024 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 23 nidoe.org 2->23 35 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->35 37 Found malware configuration 2->37 39 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->39 41 6 other signatures 2->41 7 a6GOcbfMde.exe 2->7         started        10 sisesci 2->10         started        12 sisesci 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 88 3 7->14 injected 49 Antivirus detection for dropped file 10->49 51 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 10->51 53 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 10->53 55 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 12->55 57 Checks if the current machine is a virtual machine (disk enumeration) 12->57 59 Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection) 12->59 process6 dnsIp7 25 nidoe.org 58.151.148.90, 49711, 49712, 49713 POWERVIS-AS-KRLGPOWERCOMMKR Korea Republic of 14->25 27 201.229.203.107, 49735, 49736, 49737 CompaniaDominicanadeTelefonosSADO Dominican Republic 14->27 19 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\sisesci, PE32 14->19 dropped 21 C:\Users\user\...\sisesci: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.SmokeLoader
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-03-20 13:55:38 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
35
AV detection:
27 of 38 (71.05%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
smokeloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:smokeloader botnet:pub1 backdoor trojan
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
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
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
53a3ddba0b75161ce2d48cfe94f0b45371f879edcbf45756da50f729b664888c
MD5 hash:
53801a0bcd9199d21c20df467beee881
SHA1 hash:
1c0b7ebe21c9abac3416ed32b1238c8607090f4d
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

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 53a3ddba0b75161ce2d48cfe94f0b45371f879edcbf45756da50f729b664888c

(this sample)

  
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
AUTH_APIManipulates User AuthorizationUSER32.dll::SetUserObjectSecurity
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::FindNextVolumeMountPointW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::GetVolumeInformationA
KERNEL32.dll::GetStartupInfoW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::FreeConsole
KERNEL32.dll::PeekConsoleInputW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleA
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleOutputCharacterW
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::GetWindowsDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::RemoveDirectoryW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationKERNEL32.dll::QueryDosDeviceW
WIN_HTTP_APIUses HTTP servicesWINHTTP.dll::WinHttpOpen

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