Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/07/2026, 12:42

General

  • Target
    2026-07-27_f2478c41dc3a7a0c86cb1375b573d180_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 1.2MB
  • Sample260727-pxdnjser2z
  • SHA256 dee7de26e6cc378e2be195c96e8be27fcc8685dc75a2c8131e1affea2610d70a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-27_f2478c41dc3a7a0c86cb1375b573d180_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-27_f2478c41dc3a7a0c86cb1375b573d180_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4308
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-27_f2478c41dc3a7a0c86cb1375b573d180_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp/2026-07-27_f2478c41dc3a7a0c86cb1375b573d180_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4344
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-27_f2478c41dc3a7a0c86cb1375b573d180_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-27_f2478c41dc3a7a0c86cb1375b573d180_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe" -burn.unelevated BurnPipe.{F37949BD-AA62-4831-8B71-CC32E30FE3E0} {24F631F1-556E-46DA-BFC5-C30227AA7874} 4344
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1292
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4308 -s 1396
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:3508
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4308 -ip 4308
    1⤵
      PID:1536

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          arh.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe
          • Size 908KB
          • SHA256 ede8ccbbbc1d4e2122e2bbd8fa4da187a7f5fe9684dedcd05b5a21d2559a2720
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe
          • Size 6.5MB
          • SHA256 2d61d113bdc3a8ef4b34772f631a1fb0db7c9d9f1917a84fc6feee39a39593df
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ieinstal.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 dd8074940b2a1e8d0ad513e7c6e2a0d0b11a857893f11dc77387800ca272e970
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          msedge.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 4785d266a2c476e0948100ea80f927d16389f7718b540daf0488457ba01958b0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          msedge_pwa_launcher.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe
          • Size 2.3MB
          • SHA256 01ea7002e82d6a95c33a235724bd13550353808a6dbca24222e25bc9854dac77
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          notification_helper.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\notification_helper.exe
          • Size 2.1MB
          • SHA256 48c1d867230f3e36aad710d3fe15e1436a6150ae81d4b4649e6f400afda3c005
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ie_to_edge_stub.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe
          • Size 1.3MB
          • SHA256 b0e180a5da223bf350d31bb2a86867a7089d47f482c7ee694e2a943327da7b0e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          msedge_proxy.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe
          • Size 2.2MB
          • SHA256 9cb1b41cf3859005460ef0f9974accdcb328c91519cd2b286c6dee1cf23c89f2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          msedge_pwa_launcher.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe
          • Size 2.6MB
          • SHA256 f2c44b6f4933d3fa2fbccff7bccf487287d70c0e24aca7e8a18902cc681aafc3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          pwahelper.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe
          • Size 2.2MB
          • SHA256 9e43609ff6e1186bfc7d810fe82201024acdf1c09cc070dd95a2c2241146ff6c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 2e039a7ce5af3783a3d522d27112bfe7a1dac319ed5061de3bef89790d5ad63e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe
          • Size 1006KB
          • SHA256 7c338cc797369fc17c343961e6ce7cf9df60a34516a436214be1dc12b2d02fdb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          identity_helper.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\identity_helper.exe
          • Size 1.8MB
          • SHA256 11912e51d913d37de548e40aba8a6fe57108e029963a1df97bce1db4df69497b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          setup.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 3d275500cf3ebda5e878d81dcbbaa53528397ccbe631aae8fae60de1ffefccf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          identity_helper.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe
          • Size 2.2MB
          • SHA256 7724a38f9276d64735f1ef9fd7d0a3d8de3b3b66d266c9b9ebb9392237a418b5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          msedgewebview2.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe
          • Size 4.2MB
          • SHA256 5b8c052a62aa6d8373f130fa80853debb6cf498870c093571c9257e1c6660d8f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          pwahelper.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\pwahelper.exe
          • Size 2.2MB
          • SHA256 1f61b37c4fd9f754911d744f989cc2da480d816fb1fe3a86e01bc75f4d5d329e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Uninstall.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 44ae793c391e8578709e181e83cb820caaa10c08844440885d969a6c839b8a2b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          RCX22A6.tmp

          • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCX22A6.tmp
          • Size 820KB
          • SHA256 dd78bed46e3d3d87147f12c528c6a7f58f2327dd83b64eaa49ea4e3deaced046
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AppVShNotify.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 2a5c5c2bc95c18eded222f0a38752717c1a6ad20e31bcda6472bbba77ed22fe4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          OfficeClickToRun.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 19306f3f899e8bae15a744924f1ebf2ce88624f5dd297e3993645fe8453adaa9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          javaws.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 6c3d33a5119708abbf19b802f0908183037cd57a6394e45b7b234a76ef4b46c5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          XLICONS.EXE.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 6454633b8c6a69aad48c3fc556c5e81cb5362db0c449b3f543bddfa41eba8d6b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          dbcicons.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\dbcicons.exe
          • Size 903KB
          • SHA256 5006dc375b259b0349c678e0ba75e29c9c30d4cf57756f24fb7e9e477f77cb8a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          misc.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 df2cca9b322f9432b3f3aa7b91a12dd5f22fd50e589e3107e066d99bdb071176
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ohub32.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 063c8f44d23e1ebbe390ea320eee672c449f47333120b7abbd4a78094c613113
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          pptico.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 3b07d1aaa1c9c27082d7811d694aae3d422d5d965a91b2d4b8ecda3a79f760a2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          sscicons.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 b2a350ffac5074add67fe974467351777915de5a319be7879ba15d1f6915a092
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          wordicon.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 5bd706a18e0cf54197df7f1d5239f3e058652bfde372afcab230ee9b95ba14a5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          vlc.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 3b17b29b6c4e39fc36571f8e0795eae6559637529602ae7a37d5f8f6254d0500
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          wmplayer.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 a32208cf5c16d7223999e6ecf1c185bc88d519483ff56ad5ca5f2cc00e677307
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          setup.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
          • Size 1.2MB
          • SHA256 9853aa9e124434975e8a39448661bc6af93efce6b7a729b1f17086ef54d4adff
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          vcredist_x86.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{33d1fd90-4274-48a1-9bc1-97e33d9c2d6f}\vcredist_x86.exe
          • Size 1.2MB
          • SHA256 ca4c0462d1b7af007aa6f3469b5ffa7ecc6c55f4a16e4d62a4533477b11e2670
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          VC_redist.x86.exe.ico

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4d8dcf8c-a72a-43e1-9833-c12724db736e}\VC_redist.x86.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 6ed1664d7718a68084ea1a4abb1d9621a6ae8da8e19db35cfca13aaa4c05eb33
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          vcredist_x64.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{ca67548a-5ebe-413a-b50c-4b9ceb6d66c6}\vcredist_x64.exe
          • Size 1.2MB
          • SHA256 b11a0fb1ecefb1efeb01055aeefd7d8824ed0f9d0fb6b2c284c0a05b3993c558
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          windowsdesktop-runtime-6.0.27-win-x64.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{d87ae0f4-64a6-4b94-859a-530b9c313c27}\windowsdesktop-runtime-6.0.27-win-x64.exe
          • Size 1.4MB
          • SHA256 9f761ed7920d5a7b925740363076fb7b3a21b452acf4b547ae45426046c3d8c3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          vcredist_x64.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{ef6b00ec-13e1-4c25-9064-b2f383cb8412}\vcredist_x64.exe
          • Size 1.2MB
          • SHA256 29cf61102f2a0d07e2b64b16f8a572333df1087f7652354f4be40537b0c711ef
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          OneDriveSetup.exe.ico

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\OneDriveSetup.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 3a2d7fd9799178af58fbd08a2fffc56398cbf289c7ddd5c5f0fb2e241395261e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          iconcache_idx.db

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache_idx.db
          • Size 56KB
          • SHA256 6c921339efafd586551cefeb111a11036f97f6aec4671aff2a006e60fdc835b5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          2026-07-27_f2478c41dc3a7a0c86cb1375b573d180_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-27_f2478c41dc3a7a0c86cb1375b573d180_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe
          • Size 460KB
          • SHA256 67199d7f44dbb3af432efbcf942a2fb654194061076a87c5d47562728fb910cf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          logo.png

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\.ba1\logo.png
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 335a256d4779ec5dcf283d007fb56fd8211bbcaf47dcd70fe60ded6a112744ef
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          wixstdba.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\.ba1\wixstdba.dll
          • Size 117KB
          • SHA256 e7c8e7edd9112137895820e789baaaeca41626b01fb99fede82968ddb66d02cf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/4308-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4308-842-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EF000-memory.dmp

          memory/4308-3502-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EF000-memory.dmp