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
    05/05/2026, 03:46

General

  • Target
    2026-05-05_82a4fbca89443c80bd6ea80da5288944_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample260505-ebrm6sby6q
  • SHA256 956b0b088321ef0105da7a7fc975c8b7dd4443651c3f41e6a093f8667e8d9dfd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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 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 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-05_82a4fbca89443c80bd6ea80da5288944_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-05_82a4fbca89443c80bd6ea80da5288944_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:2992
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\ccbc3c72
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\ccbc3c72
    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:2424

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        ccbc3c72

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ccbc3c72
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 d26d41332be1c1681f25f58bf5cd1a31bd39ba18ce31ab41a508e50afb9d0f86
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2424-3-0x00000000007F0000-0x000000000087C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2424-11-0x00000000007F0000-0x000000000087C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2424-18-0x00000000007F0000-0x000000000087C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2992-0-0x0000000000260000-0x00000000002EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2992-10-0x0000000000260000-0x00000000002EC000-memory.dmp