Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    152s
  • 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, 00:02

General

  • Target
    2026-08-08_e6acdfbbea3ce2055db1c93194b90b19_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample260809-abvbvaz1by
  • SHA256 daec7e3ffdcff4ef59e89962bdca0af2e02980ee05f6bb1275786d3978f5f6c7
  • 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\2026-08-08_e6acdfbbea3ce2055db1c93194b90b19_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_e6acdfbbea3ce2055db1c93194b90b19_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:4440
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\4aa2994e
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\4aa2994e
    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:3428

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        4aa2994e

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\4aa2994e
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 b1487996a88ba237bbd5192b3084886a1e93f0b308eebf83d2840e4e1f1ad35b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3428-3-0x0000000000D90000-0x0000000000E1C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3428-11-0x0000000000D90000-0x0000000000E1C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3428-34-0x0000000000D90000-0x0000000000E1C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4440-0-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000D6C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4440-10-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000D6C000-memory.dmp