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
18/05/2026, 01:41
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 560KB
- Sample260518-b4actae17w
- SHA256 967808e09dc6694c3a4f362d084c4fa991b620ebebb8ab41bc55c378240eb0b1
- MD5 9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb
- SHA1 d8881cef8110309224cb9a706856116a4df757f4
- SHA512 b3a21f458c5f6a12acd1c930be00f49d8cdccf9370df5224012d1dfcc03e6b30e3b196380ed628b36a076aef0070d6e97439ccf962be0c6d51b7b2e43ec9f7a6
- SSDEEP 6144:7gye71cE4poJTqvpQLXNKFyLWD1nFairGcEOkCybEaQRuy8K:7I7OE4kopQzNKFyLWDHsOkxHy
- TLSH T1C8C48C2AB690C076C4B7D534C5E197AAEAB17432372449CFA3D0075A1F237E2BA3570E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1580-0-0x0000000000970000-0x00000000009FC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/files/0x0008000000000438-2.dat UPX behavioral2/memory/1932-3-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000C3C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/1580-10-0x0000000000970000-0x00000000009FC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/1932-11-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000C3C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/1932-32-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000C3C000-memory.dmp UPX - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 1932 c3cb7bc8 - 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 8 114.114.114.114 1580 2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 9 223.5.5.5 1580 2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 1 114.114.114.114 1580 2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 2 223.5.5.5 1580 2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_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\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE c3cb7bc8 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData c3cb7bc8 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 c3cb7bc8 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5 c3cb7bc8 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 c3cb7bc8 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\AAD646CB44373074ADE741C38400E7E1 c3cb7bc8 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 c3cb7bc8 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies c3cb7bc8 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache c3cb7bc8 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft c3cb7bc8 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content c3cb7bc8 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\AAD646CB44373074ADE741C38400E7E1 c3cb7bc8 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 c3cb7bc8 File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\c3cb7bc8 2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5 c3cb7bc8 -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1580-0-0x0000000000970000-0x00000000009FC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/files/0x0008000000000438-2.dat upx behavioral2/memory/1932-3-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000C3C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1580-10-0x0000000000970000-0x00000000009FC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1932-11-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000C3C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1932-32-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000C3C000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\1b0cd8 2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\211398 c3cb7bc8 - 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 c3cb7bc8 Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_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\Content\CachePrefix c3cb7bc8 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ c3cb7bc8 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1" c3cb7bc8 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1" c3cb7bc8 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0" c3cb7bc8 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" c3cb7bc8 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" c3cb7bc8 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1" c3cb7bc8 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing c3cb7bc8 - Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\1F24C630CDA418EF2069FFAD4FDD5F463A1B69AA\Blob = 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 2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\1F24C630CDA418EF2069FFAD4FDD5F463A1B69AA c3cb7bc8 Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\1F24C630CDA418EF2069FFAD4FDD5F463A1B69AA\Blob = 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 c3cb7bc8 Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\1F24C630CDA418EF2069FFAD4FDD5F463A1B69AA 2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
pid Process 1932 c3cb7bc8 1932 c3cb7bc8 1932 c3cb7bc8 1932 c3cb7bc8 1932 c3cb7bc8 1932 c3cb7bc8 1932 c3cb7bc8 1932 c3cb7bc8 1580 2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 1580 2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 1580 2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 1580 2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 1580 2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 1580 2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1580 2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 1580 2026-05-18_9a844c9112e3d676574e890ca42867bb_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1932 c3cb7bc8 Token: SeTcbPrivilege 1932 c3cb7bc8
Processes
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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
- Modifies system certificate store
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1580
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C:\Windows\Syswow64\c3cb7bc8C:\Windows\Syswow64\c3cb7bc81⤵
- 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:1932
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\c3cb7bc8
- Size 560KB
- SHA256 e8eac70c75154b9477d88889fe7daa5e2ab30aa988d21c7880fddae5750fee16
- MD5 adc9d2edb0e5da1077822e0fecb54359
- SHA1 c9b0c13eb9a5377a3c3d1b9f644437b434e5fa0b
- SHA512 77861a12522273d801dc8434ed1bf61be7ce263beeee66c738b9d75537ec5d9f607f0fbcc75ddf3ea434927b533e8d8f9e3bc838c948cdd4d01a2502a3e672c5
- SSDEEP 6144:Egye71cE4poJTqvpQLXNKFyLWD1nFairGcEOkCybEaQRuy8K:EI7OE4kopQzNKFyLWDHsOkxHy
- TLSH T15DC48C2AB690C076C4B7D534C5E197AAEAB17432372449CFA3D0075A1F237E2BA3570E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH