Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/04/2026, 19:02

General

  • Target
    2026-04-20_13f2c43e2ab2ba3b1dfb5fc8361c1d51_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample260420-xpsrhaex5v
  • SHA256 e6c523be97942d878cb299a24c00ed9ec9c8aef912cf5c13a3d94ac273f0d185
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Custom signature
    UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 6 IoCs

    Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 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 8 IoCs
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-20_13f2c43e2ab2ba3b1dfb5fc8361c1d51_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-20_13f2c43e2ab2ba3b1dfb5fc8361c1d51_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
    • Modifies system certificate store
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4364
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\1cae3780
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\1cae3780
    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:4232

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        1cae3780

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1cae3780
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 d1d6572bb49f0ce0702445704264f26014e551146f4d3db8ffa776016463ba72
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4232-3-0x0000000000BC0000-0x0000000000C4C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4232-11-0x0000000000BC0000-0x0000000000C4C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4232-19-0x0000000000BC0000-0x0000000000C4C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4364-0-0x0000000000320000-0x00000000003AC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4364-10-0x0000000000320000-0x00000000003AC000-memory.dmp