5013530941b98df3b08dd06a0099d77a2deb3b411d1c7777c496f2e65fac84f7

General

Target
2026-05-17_8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Size 615KB
Sample260517-naplvsft9w
SHA256 5013530941b98df3b08dd06a0099d77a2deb3b411d1c7777c496f2e65fac84f7
MD5 8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372
SHA1 5a2dedd7f7b49f2d283bed5487c79791a7e5bfd6
SHA512 499615bf88bcfe83da7ee16a2d3833c7c75ec481a49d2f7593d2c1e6b9fe52f4495b895330bfd2095d15c50c3f32a01d02e874ba99964387cc670dcae0f20dfb
SSDEEP 12288:dSvO2x9mONvKRILSFnOkx2LIax5FAQjU/Liw:8vO2xJKRI2FOkx2LFicUV
TLSH
T187D44A31E241C03AD4A74576C6FA0BAFE5647D25531165CBA3C43A2A2FB36D2BE3170E
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2412	5aa91d8

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	3488	2026-05-17_8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Destination IP	2	223.5.5.5	3488	2026-05-17_8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Destination IP	8	114.114.114.114	3488	2026-05-17_8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Destination IP	9	223.5.5.5	3488	2026-05-17_8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 15 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046	5aa91d8
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5	5aa91d8
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies	5aa91d8
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache	5aa91d8
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData	5aa91d8
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157	5aa91d8
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content	5aa91d8
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157	5aa91d8
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8	5aa91d8
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE	5aa91d8
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8	5aa91d8
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046	5aa91d8
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\5aa91d8	2026-05-17_8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5	5aa91d8
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft	5aa91d8

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\294b58	5aa91d8
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\3bb740	2026-05-17_8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372_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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	5aa91d8
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-05-17_8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372_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\IntranetName = "1"	5aa91d8
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0"	5aa91d8
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix	5aa91d8
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:"	5aa91d8
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:"	5aa91d8
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\	5aa91d8
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1"	5aa91d8
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1"	5aa91d8
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing	5aa91d8

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs

pid	Process
2412	5aa91d8
2412	5aa91d8
2412	5aa91d8
2412	5aa91d8
2412	5aa91d8
2412	5aa91d8
2412	5aa91d8
2412	5aa91d8
3488	2026-05-17_8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
3488	2026-05-17_8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
3488	2026-05-17_8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
3488	2026-05-17_8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
3488	2026-05-17_8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
3488	2026-05-17_8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3488	2026-05-17_8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	3488	2026-05-17_8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2412	5aa91d8
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2412	5aa91d8

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-17_8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-17_8b34b466dc38aca9451ada7b50245372_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:3488

C:\Windows\Syswow64\5aa91d8
C:\Windows\Syswow64\5aa91d8
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:2412

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

5aa91d8

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\5aa91d8
Size 615KB
SHA256 dcea680848a64a224b5bf8935d911321926990f0956935ba01ddf136282424bb
MD5 a2a08ed2e3f4a82618e2c093c244a346
SHA1 d932cb3e46622d97a2a72496a83784bbd5613d61
SHA512 7ec411b55c06bda47ec8c37c506335a0c629ac55f26c23e987b9d89cc1a4a226925afc2df57e0c8d71726e4ae7e71316723309b59218e8b56a0848a08d3a7f86
SSDEEP 12288:KSvO2x9mONvKRILSFnOkx2LIax5FAQjU/Liw:RvO2xJKRI2FOkx2LFicUV
TLSH
T15CD44A31E241C03AD4A74576C6FA0BAFE5647D25531165CBA3C43A2A2FB36D2BE3170E
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/2412-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

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memory/3488-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp