Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/08/2026, 00:56

General

  • Target
    2026-08-15_106740158b84ae8fb40e69a1d08ba935_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample260816-banncaar2z
  • SHA256 8557b00a72bdb16833e8bde427926637b5b694f4a470c0ae888b8f28d016f132
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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 19 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
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_106740158b84ae8fb40e69a1d08ba935_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_106740158b84ae8fb40e69a1d08ba935_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:5824
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\8264c2ba
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\8264c2ba
    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
    • Modifies system certificate store
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4820

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        8264c2ba

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\8264c2ba
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 18b061ca6c44e0cb5586b125ea2366971e6d4f99de83468212129a2c1f00dc30
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4820-3-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4820-13-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4820-35-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5824-0-0x0000000000180000-0x000000000020C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5824-12-0x0000000000180000-0x000000000020C000-memory.dmp