Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    130s
  • 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, 16:46

General

  • Target
    2026-07-18_85ef7fcd1001c38be5a79b9df3797f90_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_swisyn.exe
  • Size 10.1MB
  • Sample260718-vaaahaf12m
  • SHA256 b96ce4a660b706737d9dc9257e7eb7a0d740887631796b506c49cfbb6273a9b4
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-18_85ef7fcd1001c38be5a79b9df3797f90_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_swisyn.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-18_85ef7fcd1001c38be5a79b9df3797f90_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_swisyn.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4248
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-07-18_85ef7fcd1001c38be5a79b9df3797f90_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_swisyn.exe 
      c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-07-18_85ef7fcd1001c38be5a79b9df3797f90_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_swisyn.exe 
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4636
    • C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5072
      • \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:260
        • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
          c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3116
          • \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            5⤵
            • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1968
            • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
              c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              PID:5780

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-07-18_85ef7fcd1001c38be5a79b9df3797f90_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_swisyn.exe 

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-18_85ef7fcd1001c38be5a79b9df3797f90_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_swisyn.exe 
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 7dff52cdab33aeebb9c1375e17c9dd41c65a108a23bcc3da96e869d89f98bf0e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        explorer.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 870cd209157cca2412e03511acb8eb9a818c72c4b1dba8e871d06cb8813686a4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icsys.icn.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 3ea82a044f7b63790951d1376c558cf00639152f8ab88183cbccea30927421e0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        spoolsv.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\spoolsv.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 8d3ddbc92dff6bb3b57bf6b8e0ae53ce32e008a519b197c45289ca82d95ba95e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        svchost.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\svchost.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 140ce48e6f7090449865357e81f039ca4907fc4e0eaa0d0e9386f4a06e891a0c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        english.ini

        • Path C:\temp\MsmDownloadTool\Language\english.ini
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 8560125581244dfdf199452efda713c653bf4ae40c520a210c40ae13a06162e3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/260-151-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1968-152-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3116-148-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4248-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4248-150-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5072-149-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5780-147-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp