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
    05/08/2026, 18:00

General

  • Target
    2026-08-05_8ffa14516e930f362b85d3703857d4ad_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 1.2MB
  • Sample260805-wlkfaadk7x
  • SHA256 cb8d05d504f39d831a1eeb68798347d0151058c57ca960673b6081100f3a2abe
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_8ffa14516e930f362b85d3703857d4ad_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_8ffa14516e930f362b85d3703857d4ad_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2020
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_8ffa14516e930f362b85d3703857d4ad_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp/2026-08-05_8ffa14516e930f362b85d3703857d4ad_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4088
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_8ffa14516e930f362b85d3703857d4ad_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_8ffa14516e930f362b85d3703857d4ad_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe" -burn.unelevated BurnPipe.{7E7E824D-F9F6-4617-BF6E-0361589EA8F1} {795EA552-09F2-4A4F-B2CF-DFD938C57702} 4088
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3524

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        arh.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe
        • Size 832KB
        • SHA256 b86e5154bf69e9f56a09a7b4f4ebcec10e2e9552f66bea2585c2dfeb878a1a55
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe
        • Size 6.4MB
        • SHA256 2008c4414e9f180d0a4ba8d5e28743dc071ccd7d85197b189a6349a374fd1724
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ieinstal.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 dd8074940b2a1e8d0ad513e7c6e2a0d0b11a857893f11dc77387800ca272e970
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        msedge.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 4785d266a2c476e0948100ea80f927d16389f7718b540daf0488457ba01958b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        msedge_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 ac4dd6e331bdb74313a325007f8450269dcc42a698587d5e2597709bc12156b7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 bf8c2563b48ec8de63e4707e41af1769ecae87d544150d66a8b048399c02d83e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ie_to_edge_stub.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 35cf58bc2f7789dde3746a5b252004ca12d9bb3da50cd7da253544eb79561d95
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 007f4b0747375697a32672d72e091021a4af1e434f7cdfccd4646ca45552ebe1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 b07ac5e25b503c7291ea1e4c96d93834d737b339af5f81ffb3b6bd93c85881dc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pwahelper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 a165413b092c9409cff3d1383cf894b7e19928159f4bf85ac2e2bd4e5669e3af
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 2e039a7ce5af3783a3d522d27112bfe7a1dac319ed5061de3bef89790d5ad63e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe
        • Size 846KB
        • SHA256 3499e7c11e8f694c8df95e66f92dd87316d1eb4281c0ba2ab6d10a3bfd0b7ec8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        identity_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\identity_helper.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 8817fd005acd94568b8008e475646501418420de8f095226c40e48c6902f5998
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 3d275500cf3ebda5e878d81dcbbaa53528397ccbe631aae8fae60de1ffefccf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        identity_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 76f6451f4a8bf943b3a8c4346e92be780ea7bd1f91860d79a8adb2aded853d70
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedgewebview2.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe
        • Size 4.1MB
        • SHA256 25d68bf70cff81c3633703bd568dccfcfa3915634bb102bc2cc68bb6f1eba9de
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pwahelper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\pwahelper.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 f23cb26b3569eed20809fad38dbfdfd8cbc63715f04dfb4a7df57f5a002d4b22
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 44ae793c391e8578709e181e83cb820caaa10c08844440885d969a6c839b8a2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        RCX20B2.tmp

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCX20B2.tmp
        • Size 744KB
        • SHA256 dc9e2ee86d6411a1a9f86ac2535ef6167221b2813c8378582840ef528b766c76
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AppVShNotify.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 2a5c5c2bc95c18eded222f0a38752717c1a6ad20e31bcda6472bbba77ed22fe4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        OfficeClickToRun.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 19306f3f899e8bae15a744924f1ebf2ce88624f5dd297e3993645fe8453adaa9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        javaws.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 6c3d33a5119708abbf19b802f0908183037cd57a6394e45b7b234a76ef4b46c5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        XLICONS.EXE.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 6454633b8c6a69aad48c3fc556c5e81cb5362db0c449b3f543bddfa41eba8d6b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        dbcicons.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\dbcicons.exe
        • Size 827KB
        • SHA256 3db2df930dcdec01758c8c9598b0d4ed1432c7ed744a608df98b7ae2fbf17058
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        misc.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 df2cca9b322f9432b3f3aa7b91a12dd5f22fd50e589e3107e066d99bdb071176
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ohub32.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 063c8f44d23e1ebbe390ea320eee672c449f47333120b7abbd4a78094c613113
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        pptico.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 3b07d1aaa1c9c27082d7811d694aae3d422d5d965a91b2d4b8ecda3a79f760a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        sscicons.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 b2a350ffac5074add67fe974467351777915de5a319be7879ba15d1f6915a092
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        wordicon.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 5bd706a18e0cf54197df7f1d5239f3e058652bfde372afcab230ee9b95ba14a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        vlc.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 3b17b29b6c4e39fc36571f8e0795eae6559637529602ae7a37d5f8f6254d0500
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        wmplayer.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 a32208cf5c16d7223999e6ecf1c185bc88d519483ff56ad5ca5f2cc00e677307
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        VC_redist.x86.exe.ico

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4d8dcf8c-a72a-43e1-9833-c12724db736e}\VC_redist.x86.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 6ed1664d7718a68084ea1a4abb1d9621a6ae8da8e19db35cfca13aaa4c05eb33
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{5625bb48-295c-4113-bc92-d6a69b19b04c}\windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 b25bf56e8f52596e4f8e226d324b0a4883799065e00003c0033ec28fecfbfdcd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        VC_redist.x64.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{57a73df6-4ba9-4c1d-bbbb-517289ff6c13}\VC_redist.x64.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 d9f9871a673cac06bc8a893ccd7ae324416d6004fc5a3df1c4cf09bedc127114
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vcredist_x64.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{ca67548a-5ebe-413a-b50c-4b9ceb6d66c6}\vcredist_x64.exe
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 e4eebbdc9ee61989a27fe0e6b5b8784d257b4213533c17eb0f28dd7c7b38e9e8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OneDriveSetup.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\OneDriveSetup.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 3a2d7fd9799178af58fbd08a2fffc56398cbf289c7ddd5c5f0fb2e241395261e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.exe
        • Size 3.1MB
        • SHA256 a7fc971fa9247df0acd1071aae47a9e3ddf61c16d84cab9cbd7bf4a1421074c7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-08-05_8ffa14516e930f362b85d3703857d4ad_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_8ffa14516e930f362b85d3703857d4ad_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader.exe.exe
        • Size 460KB
        • SHA256 e2d671ad14765d03714d9ffe91376cd526df5ff3011e0bce9852ff19add1b5ff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        logo.png

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\.ba1\logo.png
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 335a256d4779ec5dcf283d007fb56fd8211bbcaf47dcd70fe60ded6a112744ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        wixstdba.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\.ba1\wixstdba.dll
        • Size 117KB
        • SHA256 e7c8e7edd9112137895820e789baaaeca41626b01fb99fede82968ddb66d02cf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2020-997-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2020-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DC000-memory.dmp