Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • 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, 10:25

General

  • Target
    2026-08-03_a50fcf92ad72aa704616d05d449ae525_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 766KB
  • Sample260804-mf5platsht
  • SHA256 e54825a43f07659c4a43ea05dd7f344ccfd7d990fc4a82dbaea993c046d9c49d
  • 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 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
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_a50fcf92ad72aa704616d05d449ae525_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_a50fcf92ad72aa704616d05d449ae525_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
    • Modifies system certificate store
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1908
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\c399e8f6
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\c399e8f6
    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:3524

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        c399e8f6

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\c399e8f6
        • Size 766KB
        • SHA256 f3f41ecde7cde3755a91befcabc0dccec894576fe0c6c9c6f6a5a3ead151678f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1908-0-0x0000000000760000-0x00000000007EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1908-10-0x0000000000760000-0x00000000007EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3524-3-0x00000000002C0000-0x000000000034C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3524-11-0x00000000002C0000-0x000000000034C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3524-27-0x00000000002C0000-0x000000000034C000-memory.dmp