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
23/04/2026, 07:28
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win11-20260130-en
windows11-21h2-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 640KB
- Sample260423-ja7efsd18y
- SHA256 a8d4d6de5ccb8899e7570687f4c0ccd0b4b179ed76b338783cea24d43d2b443a
- MD5 fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1
- SHA1 e121ba46982cbab4962f5a106c3713249c6e06bf
- SHA512 ea676746095adcc0975a40b07ebbc0ea03894f3cc780b69de2d7aae4d62e11c2a73979b0bb209e3d0910a50134b3a16470351096d9c26d8d6ec2467ebfc83180
- SSDEEP 6144:ZcTgav1cdCTuoPbgwmOLJvKRwLSFXdFwirGcEOkCybEaQRuy8KU5Rc:ZSvO2x9mONvKRwLSFtsOkxHya5+
- TLSH T129D45B35A6808036C0B74631C6F64BAAF9B5BC25631195CFA384376A1F737D2BA3570E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4288-0-0x0000000000C70000-0x0000000000CFC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/files/0x000f000000027102-2.dat UPX behavioral2/memory/5124-3-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005EC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/4288-12-0x0000000000C70000-0x0000000000CFC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/5124-14-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005EC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/5124-42-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005EC000-memory.dmp UPX - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5124 b072cdd0 - 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 4288 2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 2 223.5.5.5 4288 2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 13 114.114.114.114 4288 2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 14 223.5.5.5 4288 2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 17 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\b072cdd0 2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 b072cdd0 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 b072cdd0 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5 b072cdd0 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5 b072cdd0 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 b072cdd0 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\AAD646CB44373074ADE741C38400E7E1 b072cdd0 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 b072cdd0 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 b072cdd0 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content b072cdd0 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\AAD646CB44373074ADE741C38400E7E1 b072cdd0 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 b072cdd0 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE b072cdd0 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies b072cdd0 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft b072cdd0 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache b072cdd0 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData b072cdd0 -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4288-0-0x0000000000C70000-0x0000000000CFC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/files/0x000f000000027102-2.dat upx behavioral2/memory/5124-3-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005EC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4288-12-0x0000000000C70000-0x0000000000CFC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5124-14-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005EC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5124-42-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005EC000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\57b988 b072cdd0 File opened for modification C:\Windows\496980 2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_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 2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language b072cdd0 - 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\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" b072cdd0 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ b072cdd0 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1" b072cdd0 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0" b072cdd0 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing b072cdd0 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1" b072cdd0 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1" b072cdd0 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix b072cdd0 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" b072cdd0 - Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\1F24C630CDA418EF2069FFAD4FDD5F463A1B69AA b072cdd0 Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\1F24C630CDA418EF2069FFAD4FDD5F463A1B69AA\Blob = 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 b072cdd0 - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
pid Process 5124 b072cdd0 5124 b072cdd0 5124 b072cdd0 5124 b072cdd0 5124 b072cdd0 5124 b072cdd0 5124 b072cdd0 5124 b072cdd0 4288 2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4288 2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4288 2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4288 2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4288 2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4288 2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4288 2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 4288 2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5124 b072cdd0 Token: SeTcbPrivilege 5124 b072cdd0
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-23_fe9648224de052a47d04d9f395da15b1_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:4288
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C:\Windows\Syswow64\b072cdd0C:\Windows\Syswow64\b072cdd01⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Modifies system certificate store
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5124
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\b072cdd0
- Size 640KB
- SHA256 cde17a675f5183b3e7eb598e965d433727042918352e23b7f6dfd85768f7303c
- MD5 b8ea2d90d9ccd9b2ac4b8d5563520f4d
- SHA1 bda71648fb41c075f8ced55e21a6a04112b86b1e
- SHA512 165fe4f68a1ba03c87101f7126e2bab49f66050f70b9a9e336c5f8cdaadd6568ec0741e305ac12f448afc63d009dc65f4f6ba8436dbb619facab30d82fd1c3ec
- SSDEEP 6144:xcTgav1cdCTuoPbgwmOLJvKRwLSFXdFwirGcEOkCybEaQRuy8KU5Rc:xSvO2x9mONvKRwLSFtsOkxHya5+
- TLSH T178D45B35A6808036C0B74631C6F64BAAF9B5BC25631195CFA384376A1F737D2BA3570E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH