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Smoke Loader


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ae8d22e0a37f24457ca15d1c4a55929d029841dd3900fba47de1511b489a6255
SHA3-384 hash: 3b8559873c8629ba6e9eb28798cf547bca3d477d9983eb36a6ce00f219c665321bec270350019423cc4b856a30cebe0a
SHA1 hash: c0f47cb3d15839a892d4efe0245a8ed30b888619
MD5 hash: e0d28fb9a1a96b9c5154204f9b4d4e18
humanhash: helium-mirror-hydrogen-diet
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Smoke Loader
File size:237'568 bytes
First seen:2022-11-16 16:03:49 UTC
Last seen:2022-11-16 17:58:24 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 89e7552a7bf49c6b2882e1ebfa72cd34 (7 x Smoke Loader, 4 x RedLineStealer, 3 x Tofsee)
ssdeep 3072:zXOPAhCL39fz5SFsUOxtZhHbj25LsI3edtcUTiMkOpRZ6BeMjrF2s:rnhCL3HSFsxtZBS5YI3sr7p2eMjrU
Threatray 16'057 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1D634D0127AD2D873C446453C4474CBB05ABFBC726969888337A43BAE7E312C1A67634B
TrID 48.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
16.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
10.2% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
7.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
7.0% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4505/5/1)
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon 480c1c4c4f590b14 (113 x Smoke Loader, 92 x RedLineStealer, 83 x Amadey)
Reporter jstrosch
Tags:exe Smoke Loader

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
187
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
file
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2022-11-16 16:07:34 UTC
Tags:
n/a

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
Searching for synchronization primitives
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Sending an HTTP GET request
Query of malicious DNS domain
Sending a TCP request to an infection source
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Sending an HTTP POST request to an infection source
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
greyware packed
Result
Verdict:
UNKNOWN
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:
SmokeLoader
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.expl.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)
Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header)
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
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)
Yara detected SmokeLoader
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 747725 Sample: file.exe Startdate: 16/11/2022 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 52 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->52 54 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->54 56 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->56 58 6 other signatures 2->58 8 file.exe 2->8         started        11 juiajus 2->11         started        13 6ADE.exe 2->13         started        process3 signatures4 66 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 8->66 68 Checks for kernel code integrity (NtQuerySystemInformation(CodeIntegrityInformation)) 8->68 70 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 8->70 72 Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection) 8->72 15 explorer.exe 6 8->15 injected 74 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 11->74 76 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 11->76 78 Checks if the current machine is a virtual machine (disk enumeration) 11->78 process5 dnsIp6 38 109.102.255.230, 49725, 49735, 49739 RTDBucharestRomaniaRO Romania 15->38 40 thepokeway.nl 5.135.247.111, 443, 49737 OVHFR France 15->40 42 8 other IPs or domains 15->42 28 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\juiajus, PE32 15->28 dropped 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\6ADE.exe, PE32 15->30 dropped 32 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\510.exe, PE32 15->32 dropped 34 C:\Users\user\...\juiajus:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 15->34 dropped 44 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 15->44 46 Benign windows process drops PE files 15->46 48 Deletes itself after installation 15->48 50 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 15->50 20 510.exe 1 15->20         started        24 6ADE.exe 15->24         started        file7 signatures8 process9 file10 36 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Qieppoeedtppeh.tmp, PE32 20->36 dropped 60 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 20->60 62 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 20->62 64 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 20->64 26 rundll32.exe 1 20->26         started        signatures11 process12
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.SmokeLoader
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2022-11-16 16:04:13 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
16
AV detection:
20 of 26 (76.92%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
smokeloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:smokeloader backdoor trojan
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Checks processor information in registry
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Loads dropped DLL
Blocklisted process makes network request
Downloads MZ/PE file
Executes dropped EXE
Detects Smokeloader packer
SmokeLoader
Verdict:
Informative
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
d1b237da142111181f0129e590083a46a9a916e3fde28a9a807b285a167010b5
MD5 hash:
e25cff6dfd643f429e38c4431efc5302
SHA1 hash:
50c80c2ca2a501d6fa19018d45b9755054110fa1
Detections:
win_smokeloader_a2 SmokeLoaderStage2
SH256 hash:
ae8d22e0a37f24457ca15d1c4a55929d029841dd3900fba47de1511b489a6255
MD5 hash:
e0d28fb9a1a96b9c5154204f9b4d4e18
SHA1 hash:
c0f47cb3d15839a892d4efe0245a8ed30b888619
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:pdb_YARAify
Author:@wowabiy314
Description:PDB
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 ae8d22e0a37f24457ca15d1c4a55929d029841dd3900fba47de1511b489a6255

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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