Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    127s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/07/2026, 19:51

General

  • Target
    2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 2.3MB
  • Sample260729-yk2z2stxes
  • SHA256 f5907632451bcc65af923bf851748d05b57663268067bffc37f489b801327c69
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3164
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4512
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google Chrome Helper\chromehelper.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google Chrome Helper\chromehelper.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:5536

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        chromehelper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google Chrome Helper\chromehelper.exe
        • Size 2.3MB
        • SHA256 f5907632451bcc65af923bf851748d05b57663268067bffc37f489b801327c69
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ._cache_2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 552c2a29409d0b57472f5d63d074fb68fa0f9fa1063406d25d41d52c97a137cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3164-1-0x000000000048E000-0x000000000048F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3164-0-0x0000000002660000-0x0000000002661000-memory.dmp

        memory/3164-60-0x0000000002660000-0x0000000002661000-memory.dmp

        memory/3164-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000659000-memory.dmp

        memory/3164-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000659000-memory.dmp

        memory/5536-81-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000659000-memory.dmp