Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
22/05/2026, 22:44
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 560KB
- Sample260522-2payxafx2n
- SHA256 7aa6939caf7eb117240ef6b0fc5940167585f2160bdae756bf98c552f5bed8a1
- MD5 02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2
- SHA1 573d22d6e2f05d88c70518101cd5ca5cc40286a2
- SHA512 68c5a70d47bbf4e0fcaa21595b105081e40e2e3f04a2cff098c72f86ca3ff1d4874a77dd8ad96b3d4c3a34183c1a8119d29677562b4bd7bc3f977ed1af1831de
- SSDEEP 6144:04ZaN1cb90oOTFmIFLq0cvnXhLCqj2EFNirGcEOkCybEaQRuy8K:0rNOb9+sIF+0cvnXhLCqEsOkxHy
- TLSH T11FC48D29B6E0C076C4B79578C4A186B6FAB17832372459CFA394075A1F337E2BA3570D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5028-0-0x0000000000370000-0x00000000003FC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/files/0x001e00000002b323-2.dat UPX behavioral2/memory/2200-3-0x0000000000060000-0x00000000000EC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/5028-10-0x0000000000370000-0x00000000003FC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/2200-11-0x0000000000060000-0x00000000000EC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/2200-27-0x0000000000060000-0x00000000000EC000-memory.dmp UPX - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2200 a1c6fa00 - 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 5028 2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 2 223.5.5.5 5028 2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 8 114.114.114.114 5028 2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 9 223.5.5.5 5028 2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_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 a1c6fa00 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache a1c6fa00 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 a1c6fa00 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 a1c6fa00 File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\a1c6fa00 2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft a1c6fa00 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 a1c6fa00 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 a1c6fa00 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5 a1c6fa00 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 a1c6fa00 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 a1c6fa00 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies a1c6fa00 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5 a1c6fa00 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData a1c6fa00 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content a1c6fa00 -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5028-0-0x0000000000370000-0x00000000003FC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/files/0x001e00000002b323-2.dat upx behavioral2/memory/2200-3-0x0000000000060000-0x00000000000EC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5028-10-0x0000000000370000-0x00000000003FC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2200-11-0x0000000000060000-0x00000000000EC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2200-27-0x0000000000060000-0x00000000000EC000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\25aa30 a1c6fa00 File opened for modification C:\Windows\5614c8 2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_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 2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language a1c6fa00 - 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\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" a1c6fa00 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ a1c6fa00 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1" a1c6fa00 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1" a1c6fa00 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0" a1c6fa00 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing a1c6fa00 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix a1c6fa00 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1" a1c6fa00 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" a1c6fa00 - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
pid Process 2200 a1c6fa00 2200 a1c6fa00 2200 a1c6fa00 2200 a1c6fa00 2200 a1c6fa00 2200 a1c6fa00 2200 a1c6fa00 2200 a1c6fa00 5028 2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5028 2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5028 2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5028 2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5028 2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5028 2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5028 2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 5028 2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2200 a1c6fa00 Token: SeTcbPrivilege 2200 a1c6fa00
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_02578098ca36b9cb15a87697baf37de2_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:5028
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C:\Windows\Syswow64\a1c6fa00C:\Windows\Syswow64\a1c6fa001⤵
- 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:2200
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\a1c6fa00
- Size 560KB
- SHA256 2323e5a0ca6cbb7e62e6d4798d9b840ebc8b455a23fec8127679062b7e199a41
- MD5 e8a8093d7d33dad3922589b28e4583bb
- SHA1 7a719886dea939e17fe868558124d6a21be3c2bc
- SHA512 1a5d10f99bac318cc58b8397bb6cdf204ec8b1470223e1f7b0e014515e2beac1da74b961fc3b19538bf63111faa63e2a943c65c76eec2bf319c1f35229ae4d8d
- SSDEEP 6144:I4ZaN1cb90oOTFmIFLq0cvnXhLCqj2EFNirGcEOkCybEaQRuy8K:IrNOb9+sIF+0cvnXhLCqEsOkxHy
- TLSH T104C48D29B6E0C076C4B79578C4A186B6FAB17832372459CFA394075A1F337E2BA3570D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH