Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
146s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
22/04/2026, 00:30
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 560KB
- Sample260422-atnxsaav21
- SHA256 7a19a7be9eac0ea0e9eb471dbbb5d092b39e89f52ec990e4ab3c62f3c39bb094
- MD5 52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd
- SHA1 d97b5d50759ae5d785a4448128ca53263f7fc520
- SHA512 295631fd6a196247c391094d1bb361ae373a78c4be02b8cc0da8606b645a5aac756d433cf45c0753e8063af55b4a52522a2bcce22205439cb94ae014347d9161
- SSDEEP 6144:ZWVrC1c2oonALgPLj7vf1LKlyIFVirGcEOkCybEaQRXr9HNdvOa+y8K:ZkCO2zVPX7vf1LKlIsOkx2LIa+y
- TLSH T148C47C2AF6A0C036C4779574C4A257AAFFB1B42127204ACFA390475A1F637E2BE7531D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3280-0-0x00000000004A0000-0x000000000052C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/files/0x000a00000002a10a-2.dat UPX behavioral2/memory/2088-3-0x0000000000380000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/3280-18-0x00000000004A0000-0x000000000052C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/2088-19-0x0000000000380000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/2088-34-0x0000000000380000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp UPX - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2088 88f6780b - Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 11 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 3280 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 2 223.5.5.5 3280 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 35 114.114.114.114 3280 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 53 114.114.114.114 3280 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 55 223.5.5.5 3280 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 117 223.5.5.5 3280 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 125 114.114.114.114 2088 88f6780b Destination IP 181 223.5.5.5 3280 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 36 223.5.5.5 3280 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 115 114.114.114.114 3280 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 180 114.114.114.114 3280 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 15 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE 88f6780b File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData 88f6780b File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 88f6780b File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 88f6780b File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5 88f6780b File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5 88f6780b File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft 88f6780b File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache 88f6780b File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 88f6780b File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 88f6780b File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content 88f6780b File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 88f6780b File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\88f6780b 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies 88f6780b File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 88f6780b -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3280-0-0x00000000004A0000-0x000000000052C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/files/0x000a00000002a10a-2.dat upx behavioral2/memory/2088-3-0x0000000000380000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3280-18-0x00000000004A0000-0x000000000052C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2088-19-0x0000000000380000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2088-34-0x0000000000380000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\23bf50 88f6780b File opened for modification C:\Windows\3827a0 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_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 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 88f6780b - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 9 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix 88f6780b Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1" 88f6780b Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1" 88f6780b Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0" 88f6780b Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" 88f6780b Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" 88f6780b Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ 88f6780b Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1" 88f6780b Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing 88f6780b - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
pid Process 2088 88f6780b 2088 88f6780b 2088 88f6780b 2088 88f6780b 2088 88f6780b 2088 88f6780b 2088 88f6780b 2088 88f6780b 3280 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3280 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3280 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3280 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3280 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3280 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3280 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 3280 2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2088 88f6780b Token: SeTcbPrivilege 2088 88f6780b
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-21_52b835fc753463f39c961e3d5294f5dd_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:3280
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C:\Windows\Syswow64\88f6780bC:\Windows\Syswow64\88f6780b1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
- 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:2088
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\88f6780b
- Size 560KB
- SHA256 b68d92b0ce18d29255f9560285b46d41cea8629b2c795d74e08c26edade83b4f
- MD5 3ca170cced4777b0ac9b094a62aaa76f
- SHA1 bb7dcdf0b329bf09c4ef630d7d60f53e278f2433
- SHA512 97a31a2be754c7c1773d4778fedc708b760d3692186c80da71a1ea83b3039b2299338bc4815ee0d3a8ae7e7850ae440b3f9d6da9dcd8d2cfebd104da292e4af3
- SSDEEP 6144:eWVrC1c2oonALgPLj7vf1LKlyIFVirGcEOkCybEaQRXr9HNdvOa+y8K:ekCO2zVPX7vf1LKlIsOkx2LIa+y
- TLSH T14DC47C2AF6A0C036C4779574C4A257AAFFB1B42127204ACFA390475A1F637E2BE7531D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH