Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
149s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
09/05/2026, 00:23
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 640KB
- Sample260509-apllvsbz2n
- SHA256 7acb9670c24684c8005c11031d524fea64e5c20f9363bb8eed5438fede626271
- MD5 aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4
- SHA1 2c690133206962a89d81c36569203e8e67e99cdd
- SHA512 9e5e058f8596d1c5b88328c139f6c42ef4dfa46ab79385046a79300a6e4ab7e93dd9e8924c90fd091aeb3ce27055aa0f716f87ab0a34963050fbe8422477323b
- SSDEEP 6144:VcTgav1cdCTuoPbgwmOLJvKRwLSFXdFwirGcEOkCybEaQRuy8KU5Rc:VSvO2x9mONvKRwLSFtsOkxHya5+
- TLSH T165D45B35A6808036C0B74631C6F64BAAF9B5BC25631195CFA384376A1F737D2BA3570E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2080-0-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000DCC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/files/0x001d00000002b08b-2.dat UPX behavioral2/memory/1544-3-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005EC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/2080-10-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000DCC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/1544-13-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005EC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/1544-45-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005EC000-memory.dmp UPX - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 1544 afc94940 - 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 2080 2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 2 223.5.5.5 2080 2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 8 114.114.114.114 2080 2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 9 223.5.5.5 2080 2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 17 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE afc94940 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5 afc94940 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content afc94940 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 afc94940 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 afc94940 File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\afc94940 2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft afc94940 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\3EC845F33427F1C99AF855BE8930371C afc94940 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 afc94940 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 afc94940 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\3EC845F33427F1C99AF855BE8930371C afc94940 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5 afc94940 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies afc94940 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache afc94940 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData afc94940 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 afc94940 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 afc94940 -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2080-0-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000DCC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/files/0x001d00000002b08b-2.dat upx behavioral2/memory/1544-3-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005EC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2080-10-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000DCC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1544-13-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005EC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1544-45-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005EC000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\239c40 2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\1a6f10 afc94940 - 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 afc94940 Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 9 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0" afc94940 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix afc94940 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" afc94940 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" afc94940 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ afc94940 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1" afc94940 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1" afc94940 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing afc94940 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1" afc94940 - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
pid Process 1544 afc94940 1544 afc94940 1544 afc94940 1544 afc94940 1544 afc94940 1544 afc94940 1544 afc94940 1544 afc94940 2080 2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2080 2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2080 2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2080 2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2080 2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2080 2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2080 2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 2080 2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1544 afc94940 Token: SeTcbPrivilege 1544 afc94940
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-08_aab55ab7d4779c85e3358a7e893520d4_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:2080
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C:\Windows\Syswow64\afc94940C:\Windows\Syswow64\afc949401⤵
- 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:1544
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\afc94940
- Size 640KB
- SHA256 fb419cb8fc731b82f042790d840043a9bad641f90537689787983508e8572d91
- MD5 a2ea2e54218b1f58bdd8ecc776a62a60
- SHA1 2dfcaafc82703c3f682b559033b8ec7b0d040fc4
- SHA512 fa5b41c753a8d783ef9772dfd0eb259707c64a9d31729e9526d8fa9c948def39b0aeb4448472a580167af5bd7869fbca7ab1575e272ac4fdbb1b8e6501d8092d
- SSDEEP 6144:LcTgav1cdCTuoPbgwmOLJvKRwLSFXdFwirGcEOkCybEaQRuy8KU5Rc:LSvO2x9mONvKRwLSFtsOkxHya5+
- TLSH T14DD45B35A6808036C0B74631C6F64BAAF9B5BC25631195CFA384376A1F737D2BA3570E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH