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, 00:08

General

  • Target
    2026-04-19_b65db7e8d1262085ec8ee976ba465e7d_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample260420-ae8cwahx21
  • SHA256 02a256e2214a3d56a1e0d24323be07267db9ca1f1543a73301876a62cde29174
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Custom signature
    UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 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 17 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 6 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 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-19_b65db7e8d1262085ec8ee976ba465e7d_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-19_b65db7e8d1262085ec8ee976ba465e7d_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:4036
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\fee2a582
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\fee2a582
    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:4892

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        53c0b8

        • Path C:\Windows\53c0b8
        • Size 786B
        • SHA256 e2d7d209d15640ccf91c446886a9ad0fe72017f67b87b07f1ee59300ece83ca2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        fee2a582

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fee2a582
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 8227218303a64305e4e95a79060d212ffe7c181f858fa0b273aa1c4a16971865
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4036-0-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000000A3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4036-19-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000000A3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4036-36-0x00000000031E0000-0x0000000003262000-memory.dmp

        memory/4892-3-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000091C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4892-20-0x0000000001D90000-0x0000000001E12000-memory.dmp

        memory/4892-21-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000091C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4892-48-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000091C000-memory.dmp