Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/08/2026, 08:29

General

  • Target
    2026-08-04_0a09fb7f7023380dd0400a445241db52_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample260804-kdqrjsvgmc
  • SHA256 c8a26910d2ce0a1eaabbaf588d71014d23bc6e7351f68479cf3f326364841a73
  • 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 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
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_0a09fb7f7023380dd0400a445241db52_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_0a09fb7f7023380dd0400a445241db52_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:4972
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\14ac5d24
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\14ac5d24
    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:4548

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        14ac5d24

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\14ac5d24
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 d9cf932584f2beb467a91f76c1ba9041463b06f6a2e859a4a4052f38c74ea71a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4548-3-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B8C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4548-19-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B8C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4548-28-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B8C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4972-0-0x00000000004C0000-0x000000000054C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4972-18-0x00000000004C0000-0x000000000054C000-memory.dmp