Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/07/2026, 00:18

General

  • Target
    2026-07-29_15b9ccc8feb4b1ee5d96c81706b36280_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample260730-althasvgrd
  • SHA256 4680f7985803360dc2a43a4403466836f1308d624a9721da0d54206cff75075b
  • 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 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_15b9ccc8feb4b1ee5d96c81706b36280_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_15b9ccc8feb4b1ee5d96c81706b36280_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:4760
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\8c722cd0
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\8c722cd0
    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:2892

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        8c722cd0

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\8c722cd0
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 a75cc500e4075f16e43f3aabe55ed7b206cca41df71e5ceae39f275fe32540b5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2892-3-0x0000000000AE0000-0x0000000000B6C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2892-18-0x0000000000AE0000-0x0000000000B6C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2892-31-0x0000000000AE0000-0x0000000000B6C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4760-0-0x00000000009A0000-0x0000000000A2C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4760-17-0x00000000009A0000-0x0000000000A2C000-memory.dmp