Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/05/2026, 04:06

General

  • Target
    2026-05-05_8a659a98d69de0769232273b92e6a0e7_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 395KB
  • Sample260505-ephx7af19x
  • SHA256 1b4ea26c77c72726f8f463e1ecdac66c0bb22ca5d59567244b0124c48193dba6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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
  • 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-05_8a659a98d69de0769232273b92e6a0e7_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-05_8a659a98d69de0769232273b92e6a0e7_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:532
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\b3762780
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\b3762780
    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:4544

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        b3762780

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\b3762780
        • Size 395KB
        • SHA256 23226c7fa704e99537d1d1afe44617f4f4ba88f74544cd174501db0b2759114a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/532-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

        memory/4544-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp