Severity
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 can load its modules allowing it to do several activities without the use of additional 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. This malware can be spread in several ways and is widely linked to criminal activity. To hide its C2 activity, this malware sends queries to popular websites like microsoft.com, bing.com, adobe.com, and others.
Impact
- Information Theft
- Exposure of Sensitive Data
Indicators of Compromise
IP
216[.]128[.]137[.]31
MD5
- fbf436cc098c1ce16f1d35927f3a1d52
- d2660f79c6ed3fa6e6d9e2d261a07085
SHA-256
- ebdebba349aba676e9739df18c503ab8c16c7fa1b853fd183f0a005c0e4f68ae
- d618d086cdfc61b69e6d93a13cea06e98ac2ad7d846f044990f2ce8305fe8d1b
SHA-1
- daf887fb5c01a259c6a9fd79e35dc2da7269aabd
- 6f62d52b374fa52a1d3d188cab916a451937deb2
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.