Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/05/2026, 01:41

General

  • Target
    2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample260518-b4actae17w
  • SHA256 967808e09dc6694c3a4f362d084c4fa991b620ebebb8ab41bc55c378240eb0b1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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 15 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
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_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:5048
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\af9d8653
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\af9d8653
    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:4360

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        af9d8653

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\af9d8653
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 f5044b7ed431b53330dd0455f13c1c6b91711f752804f145d68f692e73abffd6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4360-4-0x0000000000FF0000-0x000000000107C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4360-11-0x0000000000FF0000-0x000000000107C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4360-26-0x0000000000FF0000-0x000000000107C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5048-0-0x0000000000390000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5048-10-0x0000000000390000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp