Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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, 20:05

General

  • Target
    2026-08-09_06dc8af905cd19fe8cad275a33bf3ad3_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 766KB
  • Sample260809-yvbkvacc62
  • SHA256 5224f925d997cddb86862cc477ea9f6483a109d9cf537d5af4ff461622b47779
  • 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\2026-08-09_06dc8af905cd19fe8cad275a33bf3ad3_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_06dc8af905cd19fe8cad275a33bf3ad3_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:1148
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\eaa4269a
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\eaa4269a
    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:3532
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:4580

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          eaa4269a

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\eaa4269a
          • Size 766KB
          • SHA256 17d2560a1294bde41d9adde9e1ac6142814eaef474eab18df13353087c555a81
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1148-0-0x0000000000160000-0x00000000001EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/1148-18-0x0000000000160000-0x00000000001EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-3-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000066C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-19-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000066C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-28-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000066C000-memory.dmp