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Database Entry



Smoke Loader


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5f9b9f6e600ae49284ec4b3ad48276f5751ab12df2e338306b5430b29701cd10
SHA3-384 hash: 4aa90d407b8c1a5787078c8336d19d890211d8ba5fa1bb8efdc88d61e33e8a8848798c4594ca650391f7cac9ad570a8d
SHA1 hash: a89d699f8aa2b578d2c666e759de53c41f0b2c44
MD5 hash: 9bcc7a2023b5007172ac6c8497473b02
humanhash: cold-social-vegan-winner
File name:9bcc7a2023b5007172ac6c8497473b02.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Smoke Loader
File size:2'792'960 bytes
First seen:2023-12-10 16:37:13 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 646167cce332c1c252cdcb1839e0cf48 (8'473 x RedLineStealer, 4'851 x Amadey, 290 x Smoke Loader)
ssdeep 49152:TkiHCtZbktpKkJv4iPu2KesciJXGeuAI323C5DNj0gVsiqIbhAiOEtBf25tDIxlr:RithKe124ciJNL3CZNj0KqUB/f25+baS
TLSH T1CBD53396A7DCD031F5B917FC94B80287063ABE523821D7161BD9849B64F35A0F270BAF
TrID 41.1% (.CPL) Windows Control Panel Item (generic) (57583/11/19)
22.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
11.8% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
7.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
4.6% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon f8f0f4c8c8c8d8f0 (8'803 x RedLineStealer, 5'078 x Amadey, 288 x Smoke Loader)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe Smoke Loader

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
293
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Сreating synchronization primitives
Modifying a system file
Creating a file
Replacing files
Launching a process
Launching a service
Sending a custom TCP request
DNS request
Sending a UDP request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Reading critical registry keys
Forced system process termination
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
Blocking the Windows Defender launch
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Sending a TCP request to an infection source
Stealing user critical data
Adding exclusions to Windows Defender
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
82%
Tags:
advpack anti-vm autoit CAB control explorer greyware installer installer keylogger lolbin packed rundll32 setupapi sfx shell32
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.
Malware family:
Malicious Packer
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
PrivateLoader, RedLine, RisePro Stealer,
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Adds extensions / path to Windows Defender exclusion list (Registry)
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Benign windows process drops PE files
Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Checks for kernel code integrity (NtQuerySystemInformation(CodeIntegrityInformation))
Checks if the current machine is a virtual machine (disk enumeration)
Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights)
Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header)
Disable Windows Defender real time protection (registry)
Disables Windows Defender (deletes autostart)
Exclude list of file types from scheduled, custom, and real-time scanning
Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Modifies Group Policy settings
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
PE file has a writeable .text section
Queries sensitive disk information (via WMI, Win32_DiskDrive, often done to detect virtual machines)
Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines)
Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs)
Snort IDS alert for network traffic
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Yara detected PrivateLoader
Yara detected RedLine Stealer
Yara detected RisePro Stealer
Yara detected SmokeLoader
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1357454 Sample: cgROS79PO8.exe Startdate: 10/12/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 108 www.runeelite.com 2->108 110 runeelite.com 2->110 112 ipinfo.io 2->112 136 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->136 138 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->138 140 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->140 142 10 other signatures 2->142 12 cgROS79PO8.exe 1 4 2->12         started        16 OfficeTrackerNMP131.exe 10 501 2->16         started        18 OfficeTrackerNMP131.exe 2->18         started        20 16 other processes 2->20 signatures3 process4 file5 86 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\bK2kw23.exe, PE32 12->86 dropped 88 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\6Yk5ki5.exe, PE32 12->88 dropped 148 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 12->148 22 bK2kw23.exe 1 4 12->22         started        150 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 16->150 152 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 16->152 154 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 16->154 166 7 other signatures 16->166 26 WerFault.exe 16->26         started        90 C:\...90kG5yANWGmDTNoyWf4lreulDiQV_XGxh.zip, Zip 18->90 dropped 156 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 18->156 158 Disables Windows Defender (deletes autostart) 18->158 160 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 18->160 28 WerFault.exe 18->28         started        162 Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs) 20->162 164 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 20->164 30 WerFault.exe 20->30         started        32 WerFault.exe 20->32         started        34 WerFault.exe 20->34         started        36 2 other processes 20->36 signatures6 process7 file8 78 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\cX4Sl45.exe, PE32 22->78 dropped 80 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\5Xa4YX3.exe, PE32 22->80 dropped 144 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 22->144 38 cX4Sl45.exe 1 4 22->38         started        42 Conhost.exe 30->42         started        signatures9 process10 file11 82 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\kl4oR53.exe, PE32 38->82 dropped 84 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\4Yj063nJ.exe, PE32 38->84 dropped 146 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 38->146 44 kl4oR53.exe 1 4 38->44         started        signatures12 process13 file14 92 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\3fK25Zt.exe, PE32 44->92 dropped 94 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\1Di21eX7.exe, PE32 44->94 dropped 168 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 44->168 48 1Di21eX7.exe 11 508 44->48         started        53 3fK25Zt.exe 44->53         started        signatures15 process16 dnsIp17 104 193.233.132.51, 49706, 49708, 49709 FREE-NET-ASFREEnetEU Russian Federation 48->104 106 ipinfo.io 34.117.59.81, 443, 49707, 49710 GOOGLE-AS-APGoogleAsiaPacificPteLtdSG United States 48->106 70 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\FANBooster131.exe, PE32 48->70 dropped 72 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\MaxLoonaFest131.exe, PE32 48->72 dropped 74 C:\ProgramData\...\OfficeTrackerNMP131.exe, PE32 48->74 dropped 76 2 other malicious files 48->76 dropped 120 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 48->120 122 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 48->122 124 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 48->124 134 9 other signatures 48->134 55 schtasks.exe 1 48->55         started        57 schtasks.exe 1 48->57         started        59 WerFault.exe 48->59         started        126 Checks for kernel code integrity (NtQuerySystemInformation(CodeIntegrityInformation)) 53->126 128 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 53->128 130 Checks if the current machine is a virtual machine (disk enumeration) 53->130 132 Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection) 53->132 61 explorer.exe 53->61 injected file18 signatures19 process20 dnsIp21 66 conhost.exe 55->66         started        68 conhost.exe 57->68         started        114 185.172.128.19, 49731, 80 NADYMSS-ASRU Russian Federation 61->114 116 81.19.131.34, 49729, 80 IVC-ASRU Russian Federation 61->116 118 runeelite.com 45.137.21.8 ROOTLAYERNETNL Netherlands 61->118 96 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\F3EF.exe, PE32 61->96 dropped 98 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\DAA9.exe, PE32 61->98 dropped 100 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\D394.exe, PE32 61->100 dropped 102 5 other malicious files 61->102 dropped 170 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 61->170 172 Benign windows process drops PE files 61->172 file22 signatures23 process24
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.SmokeLoader
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-12-09 14:54:05 UTC
AV detection:
16 of 23 (69.57%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Result
Malware family:
smokeloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:privateloader family:risepro family:smokeloader backdoor collection discovery loader persistence spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Checks processor information in registry
Creates scheduled task(s)
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies system certificate store
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
outlook_win_path
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
AutoIT Executable
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Adds Run key to start application
Checks installed software on the system
Looks up external IP address via web service
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of local email clients
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
PrivateLoader
RisePro
SmokeLoader
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
193.233.132.51
http://81.19.131.34/fks/index.php
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
4b51c393104af7970c54b872bc91f1af6b89457e49f6d6df2c917e0111a18738
MD5 hash:
392cf6ddab6eced22a91245e612c777c
SHA1 hash:
8920bcee1bda44af19aa6a6f0373311dcceac6b1
SH256 hash:
d35d51b91ebbc729e0505edd70b92f825df3e3aea0403463f32a2d58e2a0c327
MD5 hash:
a9516468ca89ae0f45363c20d270bfe1
SHA1 hash:
374ec3dd952b1775093d518c97b5ac410c7ae54e
Detections:
win_smokeloader_a2
SH256 hash:
77060f32353d48995539bb2d1601fc902ec3796096e5445dbdc8273797ea3240
MD5 hash:
68d6a800b23acd50f4b8da37d7b5206d
SHA1 hash:
34260e3d01484cf8bcac619ca68e6bf21f6480e0
SH256 hash:
5f9b9f6e600ae49284ec4b3ad48276f5751ab12df2e338306b5430b29701cd10
MD5 hash:
9bcc7a2023b5007172ac6c8497473b02
SHA1 hash:
a89d699f8aa2b578d2c666e759de53c41f0b2c44
Detections:
win_redline_wextract_hunting_oct_2023
Malware family:
SmokeLoader
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:detect_Redline_Stealer
Author:Varp0s
Rule name:maldoc_find_kernel32_base_method_1
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Smokeloader_3687686f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:win_redline_wextract_hunting_oct_2023
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects wextract archives related to redline/amadey

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 5f9b9f6e600ae49284ec4b3ad48276f5751ab12df2e338306b5430b29701cd10

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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