Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
09/08/2026, 00:09
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
8 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
8 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 615KB
- Sample260809-afsc2ser8x
- SHA256 61c1d4f8e731e9f329f68642697b964192d667c853ce9957416880a02a34b87e
- MD5 a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2
- SHA1 4777470ce03e1b31d47f7111eadd2e8f25c64be1
- SHA512 64f8c76eff925ca17f39feb338da2209c3005983a28ebd91e56bc353229b4322ab05a6f50195634e015573dc8bb88d2c2fe36c1e3d2e8bc34562e7ba82cb1a31
- SSDEEP 12288:dSvO2x9mONvKRILSFnOkx2LIax5FAQjU/Liw:8vO2xJKRI2FOkx2LFicUV
- TLSH T14ED44A31E241C03AD4A74576C6FA0BAFE5647D25531165CBA3C43A2A2FB36D2BE3170E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4468 8f769a89 - Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 4 IoCs
Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.
description flow ioc pid Process Destination IP 3 114.114.114.114 1368 2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 4 223.5.5.5 1368 2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 33 114.114.114.114 1368 2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 34 223.5.5.5 1368 2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 13 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData 8f769a89 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content 8f769a89 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 8f769a89 File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\8f769a89 2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5 8f769a89 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 8f769a89 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 8f769a89 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 8f769a89 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE 8f769a89 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies 8f769a89 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5 8f769a89 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft 8f769a89 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache 8f769a89 - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\176bb0 2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\4c7e68 8f769a89 - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 8f769a89 - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 9 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix 8f769a89 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" 8f769a89 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ 8f769a89 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1" 8f769a89 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0" 8f769a89 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing 8f769a89 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" 8f769a89 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1" 8f769a89 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1" 8f769a89 - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
pid Process 4468 8f769a89 4468 8f769a89 4468 8f769a89 4468 8f769a89 4468 8f769a89 4468 8f769a89 4468 8f769a89 4468 8f769a89 1368 2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 1368 2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 1368 2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 1368 2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 1368 2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 1368 2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1368 2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 1368 2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4468 8f769a89 Token: SeTcbPrivilege 4468 8f769a89
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_a26370b84bbce91c8dd9310081d830f2_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:1368
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C:\Windows\Syswow64\8f769a89C:\Windows\Syswow64\8f769a891⤵
- 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:4468
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\8f769a89
- Size 615KB
- SHA256 317f5dad3c29a77acbef85ae435c9a91ebf1f5e9c10d1d89a200cdd1b0e4746c
- MD5 624ed07ea3db6ec86694a86501b1c87c
- SHA1 0832b8f66ebaed6e4016a7af2109be997ec7070f
- SHA512 c975d57addbe23c5c1f37bb8d3a4eb7d89e4d7b6e35a0b9d1c750008a0983d86ff58ff2b88b7a042ca5d2633233e7c51609e38d7bb8444ccfe30d5eb8134f993
- SSDEEP 12288:oSvO2x9mONvKRILSFnOkx2LIax5FAQjU/Liw:jvO2xJKRI2FOkx2LFicUV
- TLSH T12AD44A31E241C03AD4A74576C6FA0BAFE5647D25531165CBA3C43A2A2FB36D2BE3170E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH