Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/07/2026, 02:36

General

  • Target
    2026-07-20_c5b74099f3cd50f1601be49e6561aa4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 640KB
  • Sample260720-c3m3ysfv2z
  • SHA256 d459bf15fe83b9c15a2b46f9e6f6671024c31da1f243f9a61ac497a9f956d602
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_c5b74099f3cd50f1601be49e6561aa4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_c5b74099f3cd50f1601be49e6561aa4a_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:6032
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\2b1996bc
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\2b1996bc
    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:5876

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2b1996bc

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\2b1996bc
        • Size 640KB
        • SHA256 73e32c2fb3896ddbcfafd2470b1bc86ed0dc171d80daf1c8328ecb468bbbb30f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/5876-3-0x00000000001E0000-0x000000000026C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5876-13-0x00000000001E0000-0x000000000026C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5876-34-0x00000000001E0000-0x000000000026C000-memory.dmp

        memory/6032-0-0x0000000000760000-0x00000000007EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/6032-12-0x0000000000760000-0x00000000007EC000-memory.dmp