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
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win11-20260130-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 395KB
- Sample260417-e2yjeaat9x
- SHA256 940df2b7c562db5dc7ee136f0322ece814b837ac21263b74bad9426e08e04df2
- MD5 a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e
- SHA1 bc5d00908e0c8dc7c3360c482630be6415d0f52d
- SHA512 8e193b8976b635bf070cb76e14388502af5b3a19b5842945e7549ffb9eecca16308b7a856426506bc3038cd9710276a2c984d5dc67b648ef8f239d97f4e77b36
- SSDEEP 6144:XcbcTgav1cdCTuoPbgwmOLJvKRILSFvdFDcEOkCybEaQRXr9HNdvOa:XCSvO2x9mONvKRILSFnOkx2LIa
- TLSH T13F846D2AB6A0D076C4B79579C4A247BAFBB1742137204ACFA390475A1F637E2BD3530D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2540 9cf23d05 - Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 4 IoCs
Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.
description flow ioc pid Process Destination IP 1 114.114.114.114 5004 2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 2 223.5.5.5 5004 2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 8 114.114.114.114 5004 2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 9 223.5.5.5 5004 2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 11 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 9cf23d05 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content 9cf23d05 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies 9cf23d05 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache 9cf23d05 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 9cf23d05 File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\9cf23d05 2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5 9cf23d05 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE 9cf23d05 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5 9cf23d05 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft 9cf23d05 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData 9cf23d05 - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\2b7c58 9cf23d05 File opened for modification C:\Windows\55ab98 2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 9cf23d05 - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 9 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" 9cf23d05 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1" 9cf23d05 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1" 9cf23d05 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0" 9cf23d05 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix 9cf23d05 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" 9cf23d05 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ 9cf23d05 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1" 9cf23d05 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing 9cf23d05 - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
pid Process 2540 9cf23d05 2540 9cf23d05 2540 9cf23d05 2540 9cf23d05 2540 9cf23d05 2540 9cf23d05 2540 9cf23d05 2540 9cf23d05 5004 2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5004 2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5004 2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5004 2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5004 2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5004 2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5004 2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 5004 2026-04-17_a8bcc576cf60ff59e7443f7c2718358e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2540 9cf23d05 Token: SeTcbPrivilege 2540 9cf23d05
Processes
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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
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C:\Windows\Syswow64\9cf23d05C:\Windows\Syswow64\9cf23d051⤵
- 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
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\9cf23d05
- Size 395KB
- SHA256 f377b2bb948ed69c4393bb18a400e8a9529b87cc54cbfe2cce04c0201684606f
- MD5 595434959966f86ba1156251ddbe3082
- SHA1 973a20f513b4f30fc978dcd61b2ed1d727cb977d
- SHA512 69b82e43796f4f3aff140fe3ab552a8681d17518d861f24771d9055be587e85efe265ad0ed37bb07cd6b8920a6ebe53c07e8adcad1d40d4257d1f7232c08f340
- SSDEEP 6144:XcbcTgav1cdCTuoPbgwmOLJvKRILSFvdFDcEOkCybEaQRXr9HNdvOa:XCSvO2x9mONvKRILSFnOkx2LIa
- TLSH T13E846D2AB6A0D076C4B79579C4A247BAFBB1742137204ACFA390475A1F637E2BD3530D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH