Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    154s
  • 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, 14:58

General

  • Target
    2026-05-17_23a8c81b7856c6a17c95b504c9ac95a4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 511KB
  • Sample260517-sce8esdx6j
  • SHA256 5ee5a5d1309c9245ac2b511f43cb51dfb2be8158c13b18d92b39cda242d90d43
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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 13 IoCs
  • 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
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-17_23a8c81b7856c6a17c95b504c9ac95a4_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-17_23a8c81b7856c6a17c95b504c9ac95a4_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:2424
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\530cea98
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\530cea98
    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:5684

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        530cea98

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\530cea98
        • Size 511KB
        • SHA256 0e547f62d0075085931132eaa24ddb43fed82562e7345fe999f3654ba463364b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2424-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

        memory/5684-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp