Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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
    10/08/2026, 09:37

General

  • Target
    2026-08-10_c9a8a962b44e923218adb0e3b0d83891_amadey_coinminer_elex_remcos_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 618KB
  • Sample260810-llvk5sfc38
  • SHA256 262050db5e78abc79a19408624733b551495b8b7f6ee988c39aa9a11d7517738
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 10 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 10 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\2026-08-10_c9a8a962b44e923218adb0e3b0d83891_amadey_coinminer_elex_remcos_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_c9a8a962b44e923218adb0e3b0d83891_amadey_coinminer_elex_remcos_smoke-loader.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:3124
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\ef6b8cc4
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\ef6b8cc4
    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:4540

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        ef6b8cc4

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ef6b8cc4
        • Size 618KB
        • SHA256 b6f46262365835ccedaa69dfa17e6c818a510c7641f654eaa299ace64f07c004
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3124-0-0x0000000000270000-0x00000000002F9000-memory.dmp

        memory/3124-10-0x0000000000270000-0x00000000002F9000-memory.dmp

        memory/3124-39-0x0000000000270000-0x00000000002F9000-memory.dmp

        memory/3124-49-0x0000000000270000-0x00000000002F9000-memory.dmp

        memory/4540-3-0x00000000004E0000-0x0000000000569000-memory.dmp

        memory/4540-12-0x00000000004E0000-0x0000000000569000-memory.dmp

        memory/4540-22-0x00000000004E0000-0x0000000000569000-memory.dmp

        memory/4540-40-0x00000000004E0000-0x0000000000569000-memory.dmp

        memory/4540-44-0x00000000004E0000-0x0000000000569000-memory.dmp