Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    123s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/07/2026, 17:48

General

  • Target
    2026-07-08_65664b2d040e83f60c3f47e0dd09ee07_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_manuscrypt_nymai.exe
  • Size 2.4MB
  • Sample260708-wdfr5ady2p
  • SHA256 dddf2c94b2f246514f18af184be57b23446e5a76e38c146810a59a65225873e6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects Reflective DLL injection artifacts 2 IoCs
  • Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003) 2 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 5 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 11 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 48 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 9 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 4 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 15 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 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 30 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 27 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_65664b2d040e83f60c3f47e0dd09ee07_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_manuscrypt_nymai.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_65664b2d040e83f60c3f47e0dd09ee07_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_manuscrypt_nymai.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:6064
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6028
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@AE2B9A.tmp.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@AE2B9A.tmp.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3452
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Temp\Admin0.bat" "
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:936
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Messenger\Extension\WdExt.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Messenger\Extension\WdExt.exe"
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:6072
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Temp\Admin1.bat" "
              6⤵
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:724
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Defender\launch.exe
                "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Defender\launch.exe" /i 6072
                7⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Adds Run key to start application
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:4500
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Temp\Admin2.bat" "
                  8⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:5672
                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wtmps.exe
                    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wtmps.exe"
                    9⤵
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Drops file in System32 directory
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:1768
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscaps.exe
                      "C:\Windows\system32\mscaps.exe" /C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wtmps.exe
                      10⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      PID:4668
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Temp\Admin1.bat" "
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3492
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_65664b2d040e83f60c3f47e0dd09ee07_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_manuscrypt_nymai.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_65664b2d040e83f60c3f47e0dd09ee07_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_manuscrypt_nymai.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5908
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ymimlieaob.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ymimlieaob.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rsydhyezbs.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_65664b2d040e83f60c3f47e0dd09ee07_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_manuscrypt_nymai.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1856
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_65664b2d040e83f60c3f47e0dd09ee07_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_manuscrypt_nymai.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_65664b2d040e83f60c3f47e0dd09ee07_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_manuscrypt_nymai.exe"
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            PID:1388
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mcojhytgxm.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mcojhytgxm.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2276
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            /c sc config msdtc obj= LocalSystem
            5⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1112
            • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
              sc config msdtc obj= LocalSystem
              6⤵
              • Launches sc.exe
              PID:1232
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jGSGXC19.bat"
            5⤵
              PID:796
            • C:\Windows\System32\bindsvc.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\bindsvc.exe"
              5⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              PID:2904
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Defender\launch.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Defender\launch.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:4380
    • C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding
      1⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4704
      • C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe1_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe1 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon"
        2⤵
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:3832
      • C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-3437697693-2283162250-3003737219-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-3437697693-2283162250-3003737219-10002 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon" "1"
        2⤵
          PID:3268
        • C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 844 2976 2972 820 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}
          2⤵
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          PID:2984
        • C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 844 3016 2996 820 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}
          2⤵
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          PID:2256
        • C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe3_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe3 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon"
          2⤵
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          PID:2356
        • C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 844 3016 2996 820 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}
          2⤵
            PID:5020
          • C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 844 2976 2972 820 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}
            2⤵
              PID:3404

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                Windows.db

                • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.db
                • Size 1.3MB
                • SHA256 19bbc2504f7f81124130c602b7f066260e18b3e231d8ed1ed45c865082810d6e
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                Windows.db-wal

                • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.db-wal
                • Size 1.4MB
                • SHA256 e5e8e9bd52b647f2af378c922576ae338cbf8c22060b8f611594c4b1da57b3a3
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                2026-07-08_65664b2d040e83f60c3f47e0dd09ee07_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_manuscrypt_nymai.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_65664b2d040e83f60c3f47e0dd09ee07_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_manuscrypt_nymai.exe
                • Size 717KB
                • SHA256 36473431d15aa629d28788d330ba081ee09106a94ba1c8f88d1c266e7415e554
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                4879.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4879.tmp
                • Size 406B
                • SHA256 27e678bf5dc82219d6edd744f0b82567a26e40f8a9dcd6487205e13058e3ed1f
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                @AE2B9A.tmp.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@AE2B9A.tmp.exe
                • Size 1.7MB
                • SHA256 2d925e55028021bd00ada6d5c92318ce8e2c9456a788c48694c2396d4eb66050
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                jGSGXC19.bat

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jGSGXC19.bat
                • Size 196B
                • SHA256 4559fb01006c62466a364da516794199045276278a574c9deb2d3ebb44d3c509
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                mcojhytgxm.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mcojhytgxm.exe
                • Size 580KB
                • SHA256 3ab288c47914e33cc61985e46502158400faa9d7187b55c19039b8795504a290
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                rsydhyezbs.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rsydhyezbs.exe
                • Size 11KB
                • SHA256 236796f2fb61fbe1a9da2c9307c0b80497d23c697db3965d0197d4d8c3c5bb95
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                tmp3455.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3455.tmp
                • Size 1.0MB
                • SHA256 07ffcde2097d0af67464907fec6a4079b92da11583013bae7d3313fa32312fe8
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                tmp3465.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3465.tmp
                • Size 229KB
                • SHA256 70a392389aecd0f58251e72c3fd7e9159f481061d14209ff8708a0fd9ff584dc
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                tmp3476.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3476.tmp
                • Size 120KB
                • SHA256 01631353726dc51bcea311dbc012572cf96775e516b1c79a2de572ef15954b7a
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                tmp3486.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3486.tmp
                • Size 126KB
                • SHA256 ae5697f849fa48db6d3d13455c224fcf6ceb0602a1e8ac443e211dd0f32d50f4
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                tmp3497.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3497.tmp
                • Size 89KB
                • SHA256 63149ad45db380f5dd15f65d9ceb2611d53a0a66e022483bee4ce2ff7d2610e2
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                tmp34A8.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp34A8.tmp
                • Size 99KB
                • SHA256 5ec8093ef5939d1abce1c576097b584fb600b94ad767c1da897f7cb7f0063d26
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                tmp34B8.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp34B8.tmp
                • Size 172KB
                • SHA256 27c945ccb84aa024f1f063701327e829a7ef3a7ede4a43b2febbb1dddbdf8740
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                tmp34B9.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp34B9.tmp
                • Size 276KB
                • SHA256 d2fa6f9686386a92253a9c5ea25ace702a111483540b60c1300789235cea7fdc
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                wtmps.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wtmps.exe
                • Size 276KB
                • SHA256 3b20c853d4ca23240cd338b8cab16f1027c540ddfe9c4ffdca1624d2f923b373
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                ymimlieaob.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ymimlieaob.exe
                • Size 51KB
                • SHA256 c25d90168fc2026d8ed2a69c066bd5a7e11004c3899928a7db24cb7636fc4d9e
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                launch.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Defender\launch.exe
                • Size 172KB
                • SHA256 6a7093440420306cf7de53421a67af8a1094771e0aab9535acbd748d08ed766c
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                WdExt.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Messenger\Extension\WdExt.exe
                • Size 1.7MB
                • SHA256 45437ff4079040df22b5a83656645662c3964c67f19aa335f58ba28865b98c9a
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                Admin0.bat

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Temp\Admin0.bat
                • Size 129B
                • SHA256 b3c704b1a728004fc5e25899d72930a7466d7628dd6ddd795b3000897dfa4020
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                Admin1.bat

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Temp\Admin1.bat
                • Size 196B
                • SHA256 38b5ffe5f36f34a407860ef948631ef4d7500bcc24d7366c7e59a56ac0a68eb3
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                Admin1.bat

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Temp\Admin1.bat
                • Size 126B
                • SHA256 cfd807bb830dbf2663b4c3c304b1f38723c56670c4cfa9fed570369b19ade437
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                Admin2.bat

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Temp\Admin2.bat
                • Size 102B
                • SHA256 4e7d460b8dc9f2c01b4c5a16fb956aced10127bc940e8039a80c6455901ea1f0
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                mydll.dll

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Temp\mydll.dll
                • Size 382KB
                • SHA256 f0a24c3d4e5f5948dd84a9db1206e07b904c6c12ff9e20de2a2ad7d6b04c6946
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                mscaps.exe

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscaps.exe
                • Size 200KB
                • SHA256 2c4c9ec8e9291ba5c73f641af2e0c3e1bbd257ac40d9fb9d3faab7cebc978905
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                bindsvc.exe

                • Path C:\Windows\System32\bindsvc.exe
                • Size 291KB
                • SHA256 d032bdc64c9451bbb653b346c5bd6ac9f83a91edeb0155497f098c8d6182ddee
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/1388-183-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000406000-memory.dmp

                memory/1388-228-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000406000-memory.dmp

                memory/2256-237-0x0000021DCF360000-0x0000021DCF5EB000-memory.dmp

                memory/2276-206-0x0000000000190000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp

                memory/2276-217-0x0000000000190000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp

                memory/2276-65-0x0000000000190000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp

                memory/3452-15-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010015000-memory.dmp