Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

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

General

  • Target
    2026-07-22_415bf3bd43595e516b96b89529868a3e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 576KB
  • Sample260722-2apthswcpf
  • SHA256 8bca2cd70d283dc3a18ace97dd293ebaa87c6a88cf73acf91d848a282a99a936
  • 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\2026-07-22_415bf3bd43595e516b96b89529868a3e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_415bf3bd43595e516b96b89529868a3e_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:3856
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\febf453a
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\febf453a
    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:5288

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        febf453a

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\febf453a
        • Size 576KB
        • SHA256 05a9b5cf5ad1189141fe028b7787a2c5ea6f2d1f4177a6d94a1eeda7d6b3cce0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3856-0-0x0000000000170000-0x00000000001FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3856-10-0x0000000000170000-0x00000000001FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5288-3-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000062C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5288-11-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000062C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5288-33-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000062C000-memory.dmp