Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20250502-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250502-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system - submitted
11/05/2026, 01:58
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 560KB
- Sample260511-cd7fashz8y
- SHA256 1caa58d5a2258eacad17e12e11e115292cc70d0e5a8df286099f3541d5ff2621
- MD5 ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b
- SHA1 b1328e2c40b15f23cc58a9525c190372ffa807d7
- SHA512 5daff6e37f2596fa1b6ed3ee5f3da4cb32af14c05674e891ecabcf62725ea8d47bd276beac5953923f4d49504a289d380794e403637d2ad8cf82c2a5b95d3d63
- SSDEEP 6144:dUJJuV1cdhIoA7vJ0CLoCgvDLe4AmFvirGcEOkCybEaQRuy8K:dYsVOdhElvkCgvDLe4usOkxHy
- TLSH T121C48D29B6D0C036C5B39574C4A186BAEAB17432372549CFA3D5475A0F337E2BA7930E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3028-0-0x0000000000070000-0x00000000000FC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/files/0x000d00000002ad93-2.dat UPX behavioral2/memory/5228-4-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000C2C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/3028-10-0x0000000000070000-0x00000000000FC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/5228-12-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000C2C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/5228-31-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000C2C000-memory.dmp UPX - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5228 8a5172c - 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 3028 2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 2 223.5.5.5 3028 2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 10 114.114.114.114 3028 2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 11 223.5.5.5 3028 2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 13 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 8a5172c File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content 8a5172c File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\8a5172c 2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5 8a5172c File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 8a5172c File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 8a5172c File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 8a5172c File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE 8a5172c File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies 8a5172c File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5 8a5172c File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft 8a5172c File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache 8a5172c File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData 8a5172c -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3028-0-0x0000000000070000-0x00000000000FC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/files/0x000d00000002ad93-2.dat upx behavioral2/memory/5228-4-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000C2C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3028-10-0x0000000000070000-0x00000000000FC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5228-12-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000C2C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5228-31-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000C2C000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\598158 8a5172c File opened for modification C:\Windows\33d728 2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - 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 2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 8a5172c - 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" 8a5172c Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix 8a5172c Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" 8a5172c Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ 8a5172c Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1" 8a5172c Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing 8a5172c Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" 8a5172c Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1" 8a5172c Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1" 8a5172c - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
pid Process 5228 8a5172c 5228 8a5172c 5228 8a5172c 5228 8a5172c 5228 8a5172c 5228 8a5172c 5228 8a5172c 5228 8a5172c 3028 2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3028 2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3028 2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3028 2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3028 2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3028 2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3028 2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 3028 2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5228 8a5172c Token: SeTcbPrivilege 5228 8a5172c
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_ca8a3408f7d4469a1fe0469d74d31e6b_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:3028
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C:\Windows\Syswow64\8a5172cC:\Windows\Syswow64\8a5172c1⤵
- 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:5228
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\8a5172c
- Size 560KB
- SHA256 78fcf7ad88d2a07a6a719bafc2ac0b5f29d340d233752cfabdf4d97c9a4a12ff
- MD5 2e36a221ce2d842034ab53af9007efe8
- SHA1 f0a92681c7ecf7d2c7c02ad404bd949e7ed73f59
- SHA512 4a807d09b80d4ccb2f71e739f95de262231ebb28ab3d835955ae3aedbd71e2baee24606d6954f0769c08cf7213769848253050ec1cf5636d94802a4e961f8581
- SSDEEP 6144:BUJJuV1cdhIoA7vJ0CLoCgvDLe4AmFvirGcEOkCybEaQRuy8K:BYsVOdhElvkCgvDLe4usOkxHy
- TLSH T1ECC48D29B6D0C036C5B39574C4A186BAEAB17432372549CFA3D5475A0F337E2BA7930E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH