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
20/04/2026, 00:51
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 560KB
- Sample260420-a7kghsay41
- SHA256 b300ca3f6a1ec9310bcaf9f5c1c084ac41b0a4616f1bc2daed275d830a949a1c
- MD5 afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385
- SHA1 f6bbc295283e6137bf0e14ffdb14ae43a6a977e5
- SHA512 7acf0de01a680d829f91adb50b612b4cdd3193ec27d9b5e60d2e4a8231b35231cbef17dfd7d5a1f34b1b178ab04b087ebe9d99735c7d904e96612ba99207f5fd
- SSDEEP 6144:p4ZaN1cb90oOTFmIFLq0cvnXhLCqj2EFNirGcEOkCybEaQRuy8K:prNOb9+sIF+0cvnXhLCqEsOkxHy
- TLSH T1C9C48D29B6E0C076C4B79578C4A186B6FAB17832372459CFA394075A1F337E2BA3570D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2096-0-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000C3C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/files/0x001e00000002b0b8-2.dat UPX behavioral2/memory/2968-3-0x0000000000040000-0x00000000000CC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/2096-18-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000C3C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/2968-20-0x0000000000040000-0x00000000000CC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/2968-31-0x0000000000040000-0x00000000000CC000-memory.dmp UPX - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2968 af014ac - 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 2096 2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 2 223.5.5.5 2096 2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 10 114.114.114.114 2096 2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 11 223.5.5.5 2096 2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 15 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\af014ac 2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5 af014ac File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE af014ac File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies af014ac File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5 af014ac File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData af014ac File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 af014ac File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 af014ac File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 af014ac File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft af014ac File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content af014ac File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 af014ac File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 af014ac File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache af014ac File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 af014ac -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2096-0-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000C3C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/files/0x001e00000002b0b8-2.dat upx behavioral2/memory/2968-3-0x0000000000040000-0x00000000000CC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2096-18-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000C3C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2968-20-0x0000000000040000-0x00000000000CC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2968-31-0x0000000000040000-0x00000000000CC000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\32d030 af014ac File opened for modification C:\Windows\23e260 2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_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 2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language af014ac - 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" af014ac Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0" af014ac Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing af014ac Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix af014ac Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" af014ac Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1" af014ac Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" af014ac Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ af014ac Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1" af014ac - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
pid Process 2968 af014ac 2968 af014ac 2968 af014ac 2968 af014ac 2968 af014ac 2968 af014ac 2968 af014ac 2968 af014ac 2096 2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2096 2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2096 2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2096 2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2096 2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2096 2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2096 2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 2096 2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2968 af014ac Token: SeTcbPrivilege 2968 af014ac
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-19_afe44a1417fbec9620b47f083a78c385_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:2096
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C:\Windows\Syswow64\af014acC:\Windows\Syswow64\af014ac1⤵
- 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:2968
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\af014ac
- Size 560KB
- SHA256 da0dd1d7e911983b225b6d54f3cce24e3f7ccb17eabaea7ab1e618877a8cbf38
- MD5 d54a833c8234851c358362eddf51c543
- SHA1 b7d8b0f8fcba914d649c06f7001c3cde78d1eff6
- SHA512 aec0e79f21b53c190ff5bd5d45fbd211c13fc53df63c189717c15d9964274e3011cb7e8f4991efc30d2d905ce8dbda99ebfaf00cf6f9a990194d3ea506dce40f
- SSDEEP 6144:74ZaN1cb90oOTFmIFLq0cvnXhLCqj2EFNirGcEOkCybEaQRuy8K:7rNOb9+sIF+0cvnXhLCqEsOkxHy
- TLSH T1DAC48D29B6E0C076C4B79578C4A186B6FAB17832372459CFA394075A1F337E2BA3570D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH