fe5038b90dda588143eb0befbaef7358f2f46e602786ab96e810f0acdd1c7387

General

Target
2026-05-28_ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Size 374KB
Sample260528-ndvx2se19w
SHA256 fe5038b90dda588143eb0befbaef7358f2f46e602786ab96e810f0acdd1c7387
MD5 ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600
SHA1 377c364d8c24785dcb9cafff11544283ce505c4d
SHA512 8e994823d5d873fe0d623f85bc864b9c5da4677a280aae85f0351f29f643f0fbb6bae5ed11106d13c44a849920f23904277873b12863ac00d5146a7a52aca3c6
SSDEEP 6144:jcTgav1cdCTuoPbgwmOLJvKRILSFvdFDcEOkCybEaQRXr9HNdvOa:jSvO2x9mONvKRILSFnOkx2LIa
TLSH
T1F5846D2AF6A0D076C4779579C4A247AAFBB1742137208ACFA390475A1F637E2BD3530D
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

defense_evasion discovery spyware trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1892	c371d8a0

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	2	223.5.5.5	3128	2026-05-28_ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Destination IP	7	114.114.114.114	3128	2026-05-28_ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Destination IP	8	223.5.5.5	3128	2026-05-28_ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Destination IP	1	114.114.114.114	3128	2026-05-28_ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600_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\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8	c371d8a0
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\c371d8a0	2026-05-28_ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content	c371d8a0
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157	c371d8a0
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8	c371d8a0
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE	c371d8a0
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies	c371d8a0
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5	c371d8a0
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft	c371d8a0
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\AAD646CB44373074ADE741C38400E7E1	c371d8a0
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache	c371d8a0
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData	c371d8a0
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157	c371d8a0
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\AAD646CB44373074ADE741C38400E7E1	c371d8a0
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5	c371d8a0

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\206448	c371d8a0
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\358d70	2026-05-28_ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600_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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-05-28_ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	c371d8a0

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:"	c371d8a0
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:"	c371d8a0
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1"	c371d8a0
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1"	c371d8a0
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0"	c371d8a0
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\	c371d8a0
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1"	c371d8a0
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing	c371d8a0
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix	c371d8a0

Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

defense_evasion spyware trojan

Install Root Certificate

T1553.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\1F24C630CDA418EF2069FFAD4FDD5F463A1B69AA	c371d8a0
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\1F24C630CDA418EF2069FFAD4FDD5F463A1B69AA\Blob = 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	c371d8a0

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs

pid	Process
1892	c371d8a0
1892	c371d8a0
1892	c371d8a0
1892	c371d8a0
1892	c371d8a0
1892	c371d8a0
1892	c371d8a0
1892	c371d8a0
3128	2026-05-28_ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
3128	2026-05-28_ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
3128	2026-05-28_ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
3128	2026-05-28_ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
3128	2026-05-28_ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
3128	2026-05-28_ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3128	2026-05-28_ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	3128	2026-05-28_ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1892	c371d8a0
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	1892	c371d8a0

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-28_ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-28_ae6a6d70311b1110f533b2dbb86d8600_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:3128

C:\Windows\Syswow64\c371d8a0
C:\Windows\Syswow64\c371d8a0
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
- Modifies system certificate store
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1892

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Subvert Trust Controls

1

T1553

Install Root Certificate

1

T1553.004

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

c371d8a0

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\c371d8a0
Size 374KB
SHA256 1ae328808abb42d01014f4de5362743a465e0929c98d7a89b91174f6c4265cd4
MD5 d3689f78bcb327949cea848ca1935d16
SHA1 2084bd9d110f43711e8169a98279645aeac3b6dc
SHA512 171171885e015549297c450ad84cd9c87113457ae53a809fcd172648f3d2471836ea404542554e59c442589dcec8c7ffd3534aa7433a716627f21adcbbee35da
SSDEEP 6144:CcTgav1cdCTuoPbgwmOLJvKRILSFvdFDcEOkCybEaQRXr9HNdvOa:CSvO2x9mONvKRILSFnOkx2LIa
TLSH
T146846D2AF6A0D076C4779579C4A247AAFBB1742137208ACFA390475A1F637E2BD3530D
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/1892-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

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memory/3128-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp