Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    03/05/2026, 00:04

General

  • Target
    2026-05-02_dda9cb4fa1500cf89a0d6f3a0b93a049_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample260503-actfyads5m
  • SHA256 a63e85bd5d0b98f541f17a44499d31c982cc1ab35e53412aa37fd1a84a5c39eb
  • 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 4 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 15 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
  • 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\2026-05-02_dda9cb4fa1500cf89a0d6f3a0b93a049_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-02_dda9cb4fa1500cf89a0d6f3a0b93a049_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:4172
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\47046aa8
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\47046aa8
    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
    • Modifies system certificate store
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4180

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        47046aa8

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\47046aa8
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 d3ea30188b79ca9aa128ef370d3aa52b9050a5de7443470d28629ca44ce628a3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4172-0-0x0000000000DF0000-0x0000000000E7C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4172-10-0x0000000000DF0000-0x0000000000E7C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4172-33-0x00000000024C0000-0x0000000002547000-memory.dmp

        memory/4180-3-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000AFC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4180-11-0x00000000011F0000-0x0000000001277000-memory.dmp

        memory/4180-12-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000AFC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4180-40-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000AFC000-memory.dmp