Analysis

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

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/08/2026, 20:37

General

  • Target
    2026-08-15_76be3e7902840c88316e96c85fa2a488_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 640KB
  • Sample260815-zekz1styb1
  • SHA256 3e5ee2a74035c4034e67fad197c101646f3a2ad4f0ab4cbf22b6b8354e7a337c
  • 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\2026-08-15_76be3e7902840c88316e96c85fa2a488_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_76be3e7902840c88316e96c85fa2a488_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:4148
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\e6bad238
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\e6bad238
    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:3148

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        e6bad238

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\e6bad238
        • Size 640KB
        • SHA256 1fcc9ed366b0c6af22b796977a02442da7b5d51692cf1832df3097b6543353c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3148-3-0x00000000005C0000-0x000000000064C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3148-19-0x00000000005C0000-0x000000000064C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3148-34-0x00000000005C0000-0x000000000064C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4148-0-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000074C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4148-18-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000074C000-memory.dmp