Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
153s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
18/08/2026, 02:35
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 761KB
- Sample260818-c3fc4scr7x
- SHA256 1fd1fbeab17154d8599b2245752e2610b35f60d3aa93643df8b033dd79d3ee7a
- MD5 0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1
- SHA1 1fb048c10cab49d2e1085a72b39184b32a32ee0d
- SHA512 b8b3bb05a534f78daba2eb9ef50882c64c9c3d1ee83397f7489e6dc78c0afeab5340aa4480eef296e426117de784b9cd356b7d77e47862a01485814e0065aa6e
- SSDEEP 12288:lSvO2x9mONvKRwLSFtsOkxHya5hYIW0p98B:EvO2xJKRw2kOkxSkW298B
- TLSH T13DF49E35A2808036C0B34532C6F94AABF9797D35631565CBA3843B662F737D2BA3570E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3368-0-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000083C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/1660-3-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000ACC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001136a-2.dat UPX behavioral2/memory/3368-18-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000083C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/1660-19-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000ACC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/1660-40-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000ACC000-memory.dmp UPX - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 1660 a42929e4 - Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 18 IoCs
Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.
description flow ioc pid Process Destination IP 1 114.114.114.114 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 36 223.5.5.5 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 98 223.5.5.5 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 288 114.114.114.114 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 289 223.5.5.5 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 2 223.5.5.5 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 91 114.114.114.114 1660 a42929e4 Destination IP 92 223.5.5.5 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 160 114.114.114.114 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 162 223.5.5.5 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 373 223.5.5.5 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 35 114.114.114.114 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 96 114.114.114.114 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 232 223.5.5.5 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 319 223.5.5.5 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 372 114.114.114.114 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 231 114.114.114.114 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 318 114.114.114.114 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 15 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 a42929e4 File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\a42929e4 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache a42929e4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData a42929e4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157 a42929e4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content a42929e4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 a42929e4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5 a42929e4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5 a42929e4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 a42929e4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 a42929e4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 a42929e4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE a42929e4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies a42929e4 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft a42929e4 -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3368-0-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000083C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1660-3-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000ACC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001136a-2.dat upx behavioral2/memory/3368-18-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000083C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1660-19-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000ACC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1660-40-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000ACC000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\39a950 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\1c6b78 a42929e4 - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language a42929e4 Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 9 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix a42929e4 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" a42929e4 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1" a42929e4 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1" a42929e4 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0" a42929e4 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing a42929e4 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" a42929e4 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ a42929e4 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1" a42929e4 - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 22 IoCs
pid Process 1660 a42929e4 1660 a42929e4 1660 a42929e4 1660 a42929e4 1660 a42929e4 1660 a42929e4 1660 a42929e4 1660 a42929e4 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 3368 2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1660 a42929e4 Token: SeTcbPrivilege 1660 a42929e4
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_0b859a4aa32890dc7323f511c365c1e1_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:3368
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C:\Windows\Syswow64\a42929e4C:\Windows\Syswow64\a42929e41⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
- 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:1660
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\a42929e4
- Size 761KB
- SHA256 cdd8bbcb19a502dec40536b1de92c8da9e0949469ecb2edd48c3e8b2bb339b90
- MD5 e57e8268cfb50c5684c4467a44ec7f9a
- SHA1 f6abb4a957b652dc03697beb738f9989e2d56f00
- SHA512 78662382332fae108b105773f76858e5c5541335e0704787f7901df9bfd69cb85e774234353ed800ee36d7a9b4f246796fa7246f266f767b42dc4aba1a00dcbb
- SSDEEP 12288:HSvO2x9mONvKRwLSFtsOkxHya5hYIW0p98B:yvO2xJKRw2kOkxSkW298B
- TLSH T1F8F49E35A2808036C0B34532C6F94AABF9797D35631565CBA3843B662F737D2BA3570E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH