Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/08/2026, 06:01

General

  • Target
    2026-08-04_a40a21fbb5d3d45da66a8bf73f197f48_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 525KB
  • Sample260804-gra2gagr21
  • SHA256 0fd4fbdad410c4ba976d472b7a1dc51e4b4e5932d05d93bd74aeec0eb00a59cb
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10

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 11 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
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_a40a21fbb5d3d45da66a8bf73f197f48_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_a40a21fbb5d3d45da66a8bf73f197f48_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:3040
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\9c273b08
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\9c273b08
    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
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3820

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        416658

        • Path C:\Windows\416658
        • Size 506B
        • SHA256 f74170c47d4fd3634cd89ca47d064227c4720e822de9f021680c6107f48f7bde
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        9c273b08

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\9c273b08
        • Size 525KB
        • SHA256 3b178d5177443265279e01aa6997b30bd1dc96daa886a488c2a2553481df5da6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3040-0-0x0000000000120000-0x00000000001AC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3040-12-0x0000000000120000-0x00000000001AC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3820-3-0x0000000000E00000-0x0000000000E8C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3820-13-0x0000000000E00000-0x0000000000E8C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3820-29-0x0000000000E00000-0x0000000000E8C000-memory.dmp