Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/05/2026, 23:23

General

  • Target
    2026-05-16_0cc23337b134fbf60ffca7efc08e5a86_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample260516-3dlrpsdy7l
  • SHA256 1116cd295fd5bd67c6f346af3c80c3bc9b2c23bc7ee244ed650651118d721544
  • 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 19 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 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-16_0cc23337b134fbf60ffca7efc08e5a86_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-16_0cc23337b134fbf60ffca7efc08e5a86_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:4520
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\b0e02c8b
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\b0e02c8b
    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:1656

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        1c59f0

        • Path C:\Windows\1c59f0
        • Size 916B
        • SHA256 34ef00681a1c0f2cfc36b8400aa1b62208571a2bc4bac84b698302ecd960efb4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        b0e02c8b

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\b0e02c8b
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 ec29ca331826531643c7b042f95fe13e0e6b841632c36fbb88752bf5d5820ebc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1656-4-0x0000000000D00000-0x0000000000D8C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1656-20-0x0000000000D00000-0x0000000000D8C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1656-41-0x0000000000D00000-0x0000000000D8C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4520-0-0x0000000000150000-0x00000000001DC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4520-19-0x0000000000150000-0x00000000001DC000-memory.dmp