Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
153s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
17/05/2026, 14:06
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
8 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
8 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 374KB
- Sample260517-rerhssds3j
- SHA256 674ee1ed91fb52f594122f8c29aa3bf31a6306f850cd1718e67cf7df08775de9
- MD5 aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267
- SHA1 662ee0b554de65d5ba41423ff193b2881e52343a
- SHA512 c83ea23ba5277ad2e5fa6c65b2a2fead12a0648e015c38c0c876e63ea2e4c502fa52d3355b0dc8d3e7573211d6dc8377a4d519e9823c3e463c702ebfef778ac8
- SSDEEP 6144:7cTgav1cdCTuoPbgwmOLJvKRILSFvdFDcEOkCybEaQRXr9HNdvOa:7SvO2x9mONvKRILSFnOkx2LIa
- TLSH T15A846D2AF6A0D076C4779579C4A247AAFBB1742137208ACFA390475A1F637E2BD3530D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3144 16c72c64 - 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 12 114.114.114.114 2516 2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 13 223.5.5.5 2516 2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 1 114.114.114.114 2516 2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 2 223.5.5.5 2516 2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 15 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\16c72c64 2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content 16c72c64 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 16c72c64 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 16c72c64 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5 16c72c64 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies 16c72c64 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 16c72c64 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE 16c72c64 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5 16c72c64 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache 16c72c64 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData 16c72c64 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 16c72c64 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft 16c72c64 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 16c72c64 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 16c72c64 - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\35d390 16c72c64 File opened for modification C:\Windows\2b1328 2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_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 16c72c64 Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 9 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" 16c72c64 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" 16c72c64 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1" 16c72c64 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1" 16c72c64 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0" 16c72c64 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing 16c72c64 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix 16c72c64 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ 16c72c64 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1" 16c72c64 - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
pid Process 3144 16c72c64 3144 16c72c64 3144 16c72c64 3144 16c72c64 3144 16c72c64 3144 16c72c64 3144 16c72c64 3144 16c72c64 2516 2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2516 2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2516 2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2516 2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2516 2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2516 2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2516 2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 2516 2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3144 16c72c64 Token: SeTcbPrivilege 3144 16c72c64
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-17_aa4874d5e2f6083843ce7448fa981267_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:2516
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C:\Windows\Syswow64\16c72c64C:\Windows\Syswow64\16c72c641⤵
- 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:3144
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\16c72c64
- Size 374KB
- SHA256 45eb61adced6d13caa2fd7f4ea8e9e863e6ae596118e495084f7901ea50b5031
- MD5 f22fdc59cfaf58ce935e17a228ac529c
- SHA1 5192114a8e0b884fa2507cf830e34ce5bbe6b159
- SHA512 da9f106c5681a4fa13833f02c6d8e12aa52ac65785355b474f43f6dd033453c706c63a8ebee6a04e8e7a7ec9127e83d2bfcf43f4f684b13b5d6fdac5a6767942
- SSDEEP 6144:scTgav1cdCTuoPbgwmOLJvKRILSFvdFDcEOkCybEaQRXr9HNdvOa:sSvO2x9mONvKRILSFnOkx2LIa
- TLSH T1C6846D2AF6A0D076C4779579C4A247AAFBB1742137208ACFA390475A1F637E2BD3530D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH