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
05/05/2026, 04:28
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 638KB
- Sample260505-e3s1bact6r
- SHA256 fbd99b1d024cd016127a4d529e3ba74e8a0e2023d5da70c0349f008f913ac975
- MD5 edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81
- SHA1 ea2cec6f2f846c5ed3301ca1f7af03ac80406185
- SHA512 379877e4ad4b0b872942ea17cec152aafc4a2394fbc624c2db1644a5dfc332750bd8b71d2e33ff813bf4047babda0a5915ad5e10ff51b5d37a15e165e0db6cf8
- SSDEEP 6144:FcTgav1cdCTuoPbgwmOLJvKRwLSFXdFwirGcEOkCybEaQRXr9HNdvOa+y8KU5R2:FSvO2x9mONvKRwLSFtsOkx2LIa+ya5g
- TLSH T120D46B26B6908037C0B74675C5B64BAAFAB5BC21631186CFA380761A1F737D2BE3570D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/920-0-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000D2C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/files/0x002100000002b19d-3.dat UPX behavioral2/memory/4112-4-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000D2C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/920-18-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000D2C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/4112-19-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000D2C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/4112-24-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000D2C000-memory.dmp UPX - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4112 167796b4 - 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 1 114.114.114.114 920 2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 2 223.5.5.5 920 2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 12 114.114.114.114 920 2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 13 223.5.5.5 920 2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_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\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 167796b4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 167796b4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 167796b4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies 167796b4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft 167796b4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache 167796b4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE 167796b4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5 167796b4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5 167796b4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 167796b4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content 167796b4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 167796b4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 167796b4 File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\167796b4 2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData 167796b4 -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/920-0-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000D2C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/files/0x002100000002b19d-3.dat upx behavioral2/memory/4112-4-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000D2C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/920-18-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000D2C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4112-19-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000D2C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4112-24-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000D2C000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\fc030 2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\466620 167796b4 - 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 2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 167796b4 - 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\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" 167796b4 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ 167796b4 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1" 167796b4 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0" 167796b4 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing 167796b4 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix 167796b4 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" 167796b4 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1" 167796b4 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1" 167796b4 - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
pid Process 4112 167796b4 4112 167796b4 4112 167796b4 4112 167796b4 4112 167796b4 4112 167796b4 4112 167796b4 4112 167796b4 920 2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 920 2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 920 2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 920 2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 920 2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 920 2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 920 2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 920 2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4112 167796b4 Token: SeTcbPrivilege 4112 167796b4
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-05_edbc240f69379551b40ccfdd18c45b81_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:920
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C:\Windows\Syswow64\167796b4C:\Windows\Syswow64\167796b41⤵
- 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:4112
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\167796b4
- Size 638KB
- SHA256 d7681f52d86930359b90f3b2920a683b49a560e52171276f5e8f78e9ea3a5fae
- MD5 62fab7abb92d251a314c4b7f8e01250c
- SHA1 a44a0c05271fff0fc5667caa1e156f14cc9f35c0
- SHA512 cb16c1cd6644a577a68fd314164e0f64818626d82285c5c2f9072483ada8a410224fba50b71e4aaea10c2d3ea385ba4918e24c319c3e272f0b9650f960aba3d9
- SSDEEP 6144:scTgav1cdCTuoPbgwmOLJvKRwLSFXdFwirGcEOkCybEaQRXr9HNdvOa+y8KU5R2:sSvO2x9mONvKRwLSFtsOkx2LIa+ya5g
- TLSH T170D46B26B6908037C0B74675C5B64BAAFAB5BC21631186CFA380761A1F737D2BE3570D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH