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Database Entry



Smoke Loader


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: aec980989772ede0dc405ab1f0cc49a0246daaa765a6edf93a54c8e146894546
SHA3-384 hash: 4d5d150b3089d5b6b2351ac0958580cb0b417ab05923dc63a691a738c1c1580939bd7a01eec432668f849f0cb0662143
SHA1 hash: 2a4f00307de0719241e47e5aa3cb8ed4aeda3f51
MD5 hash: 8254bad320e6efd4f780285492d5a5b3
humanhash: nebraska-ohio-moon-minnesota
File name:8254bad320e6efd4f780285492d5a5b3.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Smoke Loader
File size:345'088 bytes
First seen:2021-06-28 11:53:37 UTC
Last seen:2021-06-28 12:59:39 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 203005f6a9207faf3149acf4bd59a7bc (2 x CryptBot, 1 x Smoke Loader)
ssdeep 6144:QZ24QLLGPoQtcsnhzAavuPhRx1hxwMVpbc9vh6hPrNEiY4M:QUoQQysnhz/uPhRDhxwmpbcVkhjyidM
Threatray 395 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH 2E747C00BB51C035EAF316F44A7A93ADA53DBAF19B2490CB52D52AEE57342E0EC31717
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe Smoke Loader

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
170
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
8254bad320e6efd4f780285492d5a5b3.exe
Verdict:
Suspicious activity
Analysis date:
2021-06-28 11:54:25 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
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:
RedLine SmokeLoader
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.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 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)
DLL reload attack detected
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
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
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)
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected RedLine Stealer
Yara detected SmokeLoader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 441196 Sample: hKaIeSBB9k.exe Startdate: 28/06/2021 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 45 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->45 47 Found malware configuration 2->47 49 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->49 51 7 other signatures 2->51 6 explorer.exe 4 2->6         started        11 vhgwgrs 1 2->11         started        13 hKaIeSBB9k.exe 1 2->13         started        process3 dnsIp4 29 lahuertasonora.com 211.206.138.8, 49748, 49754, 49757 SKB-ASSKBroadbandCoLtdKR Korea Republic of 6->29 31 152.89.247.174, 49751, 80 COMBAHTONcombahtonGmbHDE Germany 6->31 33 5 other IPs or domains 6->33 21 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\vhgwgrs, PE32 6->21 dropped 23 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\8A8E.exe, PE32 6->23 dropped 25 C:\Users\user\...\vhgwgrs:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 6->25 dropped 53 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 6->53 55 Benign windows process drops PE files 6->55 57 Deletes itself after installation 6->57 59 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 6->59 15 8A8E.exe 15 2 6->15         started        19 A1FF.exe 6->19         started        27 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\CC4F.tmp, PE32 11->27 dropped 61 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 11->61 63 DLL reload attack detected 11->63 65 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 11->65 73 2 other signatures 11->73 67 Renames NTDLL to bypass HIPS 13->67 69 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 13->69 71 Checks if the current machine is a virtual machine (disk enumeration) 13->71 file5 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 35 185.215.113.64, 49773, 49775, 8765 WHOLESALECONNECTIONSNL Portugal 15->35 37 api.ip.sb 15->37 39 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 15->39 41 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 15->41 43 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 15->43 signatures9
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Azorult
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2021-06-28 11:54:19 UTC
AV detection:
19 of 29 (65.52%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
smokeloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:smokeloader backdoor trojan
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
Program crash
Deletes itself
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
SmokeLoader
Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://ppcspb.com/upload/
http://mebbing.com/upload/
http://twcamel.com/upload/
http://howdycash.com/upload/
http://lahuertasonora.com/upload/
http://kpotiques.com/upload/
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
a97b7e59b81ece425a142b55736464950aba92c6c7ee9df845bf8e2947da29cc
MD5 hash:
21fe2bf594d31db2af6375c285d4dccc
SHA1 hash:
9a6a58e927d35ef499b1e4c9ddd0abbb1144db0e
SH256 hash:
aec980989772ede0dc405ab1f0cc49a0246daaa765a6edf93a54c8e146894546
MD5 hash:
8254bad320e6efd4f780285492d5a5b3
SHA1 hash:
2a4f00307de0719241e47e5aa3cb8ed4aeda3f51
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:win_smokeloader_a2
Author:pnx

File information


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Web download

Smoke Loader

Executable exe aec980989772ede0dc405ab1f0cc49a0246daaa765a6edf93a54c8e146894546

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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