Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/08/2026, 00:06

General

  • Target
    2026-08-13_d52bdfee4c66a45ed2dea0bd6b24024c_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 576KB
  • Sample260814-ad9vbaeb37
  • SHA256 ab0d269d4503462edd8eb7ac1c56002f0dca8244949d57e67a7e52b420dae776
  • 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 11 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 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_d52bdfee4c66a45ed2dea0bd6b24024c_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_d52bdfee4c66a45ed2dea0bd6b24024c_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:3864
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\87609a21
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\87609a21
    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:2088

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        87609a21

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\87609a21
        • Size 576KB
        • SHA256 80fe4f4e189cb6354a36c520b2c4ebbbe66d60b7920105696f661869e0d892a7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2088-4-0x0000000000360000-0x00000000003EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2088-11-0x0000000000360000-0x00000000003EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2088-19-0x0000000000360000-0x00000000003EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3864-0-0x0000000000580000-0x000000000060C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3864-10-0x0000000000580000-0x000000000060C000-memory.dmp