Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/08/2026, 09:21

General

  • Target
    2026-08-13_69e9d789a3e3ede07d77c658d6c63a22_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 640KB
  • Sample260813-lbpl5sem7s
  • SHA256 aa07a3b26219c50b94bccb5a1edf9e21eac1024e622316a40972ccb49f25c521
  • 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\2026-08-13_69e9d789a3e3ede07d77c658d6c63a22_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_69e9d789a3e3ede07d77c658d6c63a22_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:3984
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\ef946a62
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\ef946a62
    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:3788

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        ef946a62

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ef946a62
        • Size 640KB
        • SHA256 6769762bb3905ff84c217e410280f6847d6916847db59c98022ed6c8d1c9453a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3788-3-0x00000000001C0000-0x000000000024C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3788-14-0x00000000001C0000-0x000000000024C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3788-31-0x00000000001C0000-0x000000000024C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3984-0-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000000C6C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3984-13-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000000C6C000-memory.dmp