Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/08/2026, 16:48

General

  • Target
    2026-08-02_cd12cd9078f1551fb7c3f20d5baf7e74_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample260802-va45waxbja
  • SHA256 8a921d1c4bc155328c17bbf1b4642f9e3610646e759aa73008b1dd0e1a5260c0
  • 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 17 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\2026-08-02_cd12cd9078f1551fb7c3f20d5baf7e74_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_cd12cd9078f1551fb7c3f20d5baf7e74_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:5556
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\4ce78970
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\4ce78970
    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:4748

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        4ce78970

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\4ce78970
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 57c8c1e3e276c779cdfbed9b8b7eed45119c66f27803ff434cfcfb7aa564adfc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4748-3-0x0000000000F50000-0x0000000000FDC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4748-13-0x0000000000F50000-0x0000000000FDC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4748-30-0x0000000000F50000-0x0000000000FDC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5556-0-0x0000000000490000-0x000000000051C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5556-12-0x0000000000490000-0x000000000051C000-memory.dmp