Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/04/2026, 02:48

General

  • Target
    2026-04-16_d80f656ae3c31612f83a3ce319fdfb1a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample260416-dagadaev8m
  • SHA256 74fb37f464f902589e0a11cebc04cc67afb3f5a88c926595c8247d7abb111e63
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 4 IoCs

    Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 13 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 6 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-16_d80f656ae3c31612f83a3ce319fdfb1a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-16_d80f656ae3c31612f83a3ce319fdfb1a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2848
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\683c7cc8
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\683c7cc8
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2292

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        273d68

        • Path C:\Windows\273d68
        • Size 916B
        • SHA256 cb47e8590e7e21bc256707acd7804d652a874603c2671685c54a1bbd091b194b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        683c7cc8

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\683c7cc8
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 c17259b3e19f8a5589e15953eb0b082227e768234c84f4396ff2e2b694f2a1fe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2292-4-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000AAC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2292-19-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000AAC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2292-18-0x0000000001A60000-0x0000000001CEB000-memory.dmp

        memory/2292-43-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000AAC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2848-0-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000074C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2848-17-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000074C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2848-29-0x0000000003700000-0x000000000398B000-memory.dmp

        memory/2848-47-0x0000000003700000-0x000000000398B000-memory.dmp