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, 04:13
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 640KB
- Sample260417-etd5ssas2x
- SHA256 296410209bf02d350a9bf24d2ffc22e14e9c928acccfb514172e7a71f6d2f088
- MD5 9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a
- SHA1 f6846a2a43c2d97a14c750ee19f916e99841e493
- SHA512 0a1a907c8c86face590cdf89c3030e40da31644d085e6af19a8d42278f8f7a2a450cb8c10a6565b9d3557185840080d69c40827690af36f7e878c6b902749994
- SSDEEP 6144:tcTgav1cdCTuoPbgwmOLJvKRwLSFXdFwirGcEOkCybEaQRuy8KU5Rc:tSvO2x9mONvKRwLSFtsOkxHya5+
- TLSH T1B6D45B35A6808036C0B74631C6F64BAAF9B5BC25631195CFA384376A1F737D2BA3570E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5496-0-0x0000000000E00000-0x0000000000E8C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/files/0x000900000002a117-2.dat UPX behavioral2/memory/3988-4-0x0000000000530000-0x00000000005BC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/5496-10-0x0000000000E00000-0x0000000000E8C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/3988-13-0x0000000000530000-0x00000000005BC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/3988-40-0x0000000000530000-0x00000000005BC000-memory.dmp UPX - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3988 493cf630 - 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 9 223.5.5.5 5496 2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 1 114.114.114.114 5496 2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 2 223.5.5.5 5496 2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 8 114.114.114.114 5496 2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 17 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 493cf630 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 493cf630 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 493cf630 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\AAD646CB44373074ADE741C38400E7E1 493cf630 File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\493cf630 2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE 493cf630 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5 493cf630 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache 493cf630 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content 493cf630 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies 493cf630 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft 493cf630 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 493cf630 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\AAD646CB44373074ADE741C38400E7E1 493cf630 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 493cf630 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5 493cf630 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData 493cf630 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 493cf630 -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5496-0-0x0000000000E00000-0x0000000000E8C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/files/0x000900000002a117-2.dat upx behavioral2/memory/3988-4-0x0000000000530000-0x00000000005BC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5496-10-0x0000000000E00000-0x0000000000E8C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3988-13-0x0000000000530000-0x00000000005BC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3988-40-0x0000000000530000-0x00000000005BC000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\4446a8 493cf630 File opened for modification C:\Windows\5e17f0 2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_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 493cf630 Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 9 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1" 493cf630 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0" 493cf630 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing 493cf630 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix 493cf630 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" 493cf630 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ 493cf630 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1" 493cf630 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1" 493cf630 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" 493cf630 - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
pid Process 3988 493cf630 3988 493cf630 3988 493cf630 3988 493cf630 3988 493cf630 3988 493cf630 3988 493cf630 3988 493cf630 5496 2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5496 2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5496 2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5496 2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5496 2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5496 2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5496 2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 5496 2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3988 493cf630 Token: SeTcbPrivilege 3988 493cf630
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-17_9644c43ad48e711f816216159b6e200a_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:5496
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C:\Windows\Syswow64\493cf630C:\Windows\Syswow64\493cf6301⤵
- 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:3988
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\493cf630
- Size 640KB
- SHA256 dbc1a7148f992312073cf9cf26fe757174449b8c714de2a370bd5147917e837e
- MD5 bbecbdf1124cebf7978fad201e2ed784
- SHA1 614aa8ccf94bcff9a05b5e4c98775bd746da269a
- SHA512 c92f19f76de9aac894f11a033774d2f7cf27c802137f7294e0b275ddfdf7ef495a471de1bddddb78b596c2bf2f4c051b356ef20ee319fdff0d80022f8b7c0cee
- SSDEEP 6144:ncTgav1cdCTuoPbgwmOLJvKRwLSFXdFwirGcEOkCybEaQRuy8KU5Rc:nSvO2x9mONvKRwLSFtsOkxHya5+
- TLSH T1CBD45B35A6808036C0B74631C6F64BAAF9B5BC25631195CFA384376A1F737D2BA3570E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH