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January 21, 2022Severity
Medium
Analysis Summary
Smoke Loader, a malicious bot application can be used to load additional malware. Smoke Loader has been spotted in the wild since 2011, carrying a variety of payloads. This malware is mostly used to load additional malicious software, which is often obtained from a third-party source. Smoke Loader has the capacity to load its own modules, allowing it to do several tasks without the need for other components. To date, the supplier of Smokeloader, who goes by the alias SmokeLdr, is still active in delivering this malware as a service. It is well-known for using deception and self-defense. It also includes a number of plug-ins. This malware can be spread in several ways and is widely linked to criminal activity. The malware routinely makes requests to reputable websites such as microsoft.com, bing.com, adobe.com, and others to mask its C2 activity.
Impact
- Information Theft
- Exposure of Sensitive Data
Indicators of Compromise
MD5
- b321222fdf3c98a7fc8c013edb5bbec2
- 0c4d308254cea8285969f26023123a46
- 7dded043d9ef8b6e85031642c9d0501d
- 280bc5e2f1429cd8678fa1b40ff28dac
SHA-256
- 9a2bd09d8065bb3733599fb8b64ec30e97326256849b268b8f94d4f655dac981
- b6f3db88b8c6070f8d31d9c36caa59ac7fbdf99b9eeb741ec3e25c73b23bc822
- 65823cf321b291cbf0dce215271b8deaa12b92f65a0c3709b137ccf8f96f43ac
- 534f075ea4fec6ff94b5f6b00bbb8d47fb4f061a57d99be498d07800cba6cc9b
SHA-1
- 8d9734ef3b9b0fae5540abd06905a2718e5f0a5d
- 54ffda34ec3766b837d04b36987c01facf183098
- 096863797c6a3c42f94c05ef415ab7c902a3f19e
- 3ba183f405ce42bc63dce87686c425c90f4d8351
Remediation
- Exercise caution when receiving messages from unknown senders.
- Block all threat indicators at your respective controls.
- Keep your software updated to the latest patches.
- Search for IOCs in your environment.