Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/08/2026, 00:47

General

  • Target
    2026-08-09_027b269aac48bd76cc66a3b6d51c7d3a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 640KB
  • Sample260809-a5fesaxekf
  • SHA256 444a78042bf4783fabceced2d54b4c0e672bb951a731ff87c6375a3a2962fd36
  • 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 6 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\2026-08-09_027b269aac48bd76cc66a3b6d51c7d3a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_027b269aac48bd76cc66a3b6d51c7d3a_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:3872
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\767faaf3
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\767faaf3
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
    • 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:2232
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:3576

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          767faaf3

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\767faaf3
          • Size 640KB
          • SHA256 8038b128ecf2a6a4a06c44b4db386dbf72247884027883aba038d23f1f7556d2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2232-3-0x0000000000450000-0x00000000004DC000-memory.dmp

          memory/2232-13-0x0000000000450000-0x00000000004DC000-memory.dmp

          memory/2232-40-0x0000000000450000-0x00000000004DC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3872-0-0x00000000002F0000-0x000000000037C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3872-12-0x00000000002F0000-0x000000000037C000-memory.dmp