Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/07/2026, 07:22

General

  • Target
    2026-07-18_8458aa76c3b7cf4aedb03f4c240403d5_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 766KB
  • Sample260718-h7btdab13p
  • SHA256 e10d5ea4ca8cc8c7aa24f25aac6ef4a249f6a81e31ca0cdae479370f402c55f0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 4 IoCs

    Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 15 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 6 IoCs

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

  • 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 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-18_8458aa76c3b7cf4aedb03f4c240403d5_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-18_8458aa76c3b7cf4aedb03f4c240403d5_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:4360
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\cae09fa4
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\cae09fa4
    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
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2612

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2cb7e8

        • Path C:\Windows\2cb7e8
        • Size 916B
        • SHA256 add472aa07fe435aa14f79d9012dd3bba155aa342f035cf7b5be8ba04c4e3cb1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        cae09fa4

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cae09fa4
        • Size 766KB
        • SHA256 97d73be37eeb35dd40f28577d4ddb56b3ee153134b7cd368fd3d8a87252bea29
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2612-3-0x00000000002F0000-0x000000000037C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2612-26-0x00000000002F0000-0x000000000037C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2612-39-0x00000000002F0000-0x000000000037C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4360-0-0x0000000000390000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4360-25-0x0000000000390000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp