Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/08/2026, 19:02

General

  • Target
    2026-08-07_7d7b561e982be589841e38a737a9c265_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample260807-xp9d9avvb1
  • SHA256 7681d5d150b8af96094ffc4a01950f39e776efb6fbdbb35d8f4c55f8039c7f1e
  • 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\2026-08-07_7d7b561e982be589841e38a737a9c265_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_7d7b561e982be589841e38a737a9c265_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:764
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\e77a2f3e
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\e77a2f3e
    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:2696

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        e77a2f3e

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\e77a2f3e
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 d33b10ee7b344e0204465f8db4b80bbc02110b88c9f9679cf5ce7fcb42d69314
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/764-0-0x0000000000F70000-0x0000000000FFC000-memory.dmp

        memory/764-10-0x0000000000F70000-0x0000000000FFC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2696-3-0x00000000008A0000-0x000000000092C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2696-11-0x00000000008A0000-0x000000000092C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2696-36-0x00000000008A0000-0x000000000092C000-memory.dmp