Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/08/2026, 09:58

General

  • Target
    2026-08-13_3978ba6861ccad84802ee4c9515aa31e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample260813-lzw15awsbx
  • SHA256 e990b14c104938ef0310f43067f8e0f9e6d8404e56e2dbf5111db0337e88bdf7
  • 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\2026-08-13_3978ba6861ccad84802ee4c9515aa31e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_3978ba6861ccad84802ee4c9515aa31e_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:5696
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\c6addcb3
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\c6addcb3
    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:5868

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        c6addcb3

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\c6addcb3
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 2d7026e6e56ea8d340b1ee20647246b778136afa3a12767bbef9e0b6d3ffe8d1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/5696-0-0x0000000000D10000-0x0000000000D9C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5696-10-0x0000000000D10000-0x0000000000D9C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5868-3-0x0000000000440000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5868-11-0x0000000000440000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5868-33-0x0000000000440000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp