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
    28/05/2026, 20:03

General

  • Target
    2026-05-28_4e2c6a659c244a1fb8418234448b4569_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 511KB
  • Sample260528-ysrt2scs2r
  • SHA256 97b6d4effe20c9deb9eb7d78dfead5f1e653789c143c0a7c26284a8ba9cc88b9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 16 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\2026-05-28_4e2c6a659c244a1fb8418234448b4569_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-28_4e2c6a659c244a1fb8418234448b4569_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:2356
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\a97660d8
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\a97660d8
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
    • 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:4804

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        a97660d8

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\a97660d8
        • Size 511KB
        • SHA256 8270ee49fa5eb39f0736e4b464d882e28ce6eb11a5737a79c6ecaa180765bf5b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2356-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

        memory/4804-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp