Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    17/04/2026, 04:26

General

  • Target
    2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 395KB
  • Sample260417-e2yjeaat9x
  • SHA256 940df2b7c562db5dc7ee136f0322ece814b837ac21263b74bad9426e08e04df2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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 11 IoCs
  • 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 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_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:5004
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\9cf23d05
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\9cf23d05
    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:2540

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        9cf23d05

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\9cf23d05
        • Size 395KB
        • SHA256 f377b2bb948ed69c4393bb18a400e8a9529b87cc54cbfe2cce04c0201684606f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2540-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

        memory/2540-10-0x0000000001940000-0x00000000019DC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5004-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

        memory/5004-22-0x0000000003040000-0x00000000030DC000-memory.dmp