Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/04/2026, 17:09

General

  • Target
    2026-04-18_185ebe52374a297df3d33ad8a8cbc4f9_amadey_coinminer_elex_remcos_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 576KB
  • Sample260418-vn74padt3n
  • SHA256 7354fda620bba04cfa3afcdb315bbccb6e020d83bbe21af6a1d615fccf991953
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 8 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 15 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 8 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 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-18_185ebe52374a297df3d33ad8a8cbc4f9_amadey_coinminer_elex_remcos_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-18_185ebe52374a297df3d33ad8a8cbc4f9_amadey_coinminer_elex_remcos_smoke-loader.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:4020
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\21792a18
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\21792a18
    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:3800

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        21792a18

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\21792a18
        • Size 576KB
        • SHA256 036207a4910d729b06c3cb4d8ca3c99d0b82e56a8f3cc4fcc405056512fad986
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3800-3-0x0000000000200000-0x0000000000289000-memory.dmp

        memory/3800-12-0x0000000000200000-0x0000000000289000-memory.dmp

        memory/3800-13-0x0000000001900000-0x00000000019C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3800-34-0x0000000000200000-0x0000000000289000-memory.dmp

        memory/4020-0-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000589000-memory.dmp

        memory/4020-10-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000589000-memory.dmp

        memory/4020-32-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000589000-memory.dmp

        memory/4020-33-0x0000000002DD0000-0x0000000002E91000-memory.dmp

        memory/4020-46-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000589000-memory.dmp