Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/05/2026, 00:08

General

  • Target
    2026-05-08_27af97436854f19fd2d1182666c728cc_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample260509-ae26vsbv3l
  • SHA256 1b939c46b027af687b62e8ce33fa4ea3b18a112a0b4eeb33b301fc1130332673
  • 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 17 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\2026-05-08_27af97436854f19fd2d1182666c728cc_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-08_27af97436854f19fd2d1182666c728cc_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:4656
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\8c869a78
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\8c869a78
    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:4288

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        8c869a78

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\8c869a78
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 bc4c9090c7d78f4761b17aa59a5eb12e347d69f530451dec8b25065e3325919c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4288-4-0x0000000000C70000-0x0000000000CFC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4288-14-0x0000000001240000-0x0000000001285000-memory.dmp

        memory/4288-15-0x0000000000C70000-0x0000000000CFC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4288-44-0x0000000000C70000-0x0000000000CFC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4656-0-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000DAC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4656-12-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000DAC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4656-13-0x0000000001290000-0x00000000012D5000-memory.dmp

        memory/4656-32-0x0000000001290000-0x00000000012D5000-memory.dmp