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
    11/08/2026, 17:03

General

  • Target
    2026-08-11_623c0a85f13ff7b9006fa20a0c0a9761_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 640KB
  • Sample260811-vk2gqstyex
  • SHA256 5a6efcd5d662d56e91ac6795c0e3edabb9d8eb0f91705a5b54a4a7f73645a1e1
  • 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 13 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\2026-08-11_623c0a85f13ff7b9006fa20a0c0a9761_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-11_623c0a85f13ff7b9006fa20a0c0a9761_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:4216
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\2dbe287c
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\2dbe287c
    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:3976
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:1548

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          2dbe287c

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\2dbe287c
          • Size 640KB
          • SHA256 46a96bd369d6f922b12bae58442cc859a3a20032c24f0d8fd737e3903c5a7001
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/3976-3-0x0000000000410000-0x000000000049C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3976-11-0x0000000000410000-0x000000000049C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3976-27-0x0000000000410000-0x000000000049C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4216-0-0x0000000000490000-0x000000000051C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4216-10-0x0000000000490000-0x000000000051C000-memory.dmp