Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
152s - 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, 04:43
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 560KB
- Sample260818-fb9dnaek2w
- SHA256 838fb3897ae7e67218687cd35635eca7d4b0028d4d886897010bb29da5379640
- MD5 ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156
- SHA1 8a181dc8f55ff56338fb8639982d267061acbe72
- SHA512 32c2dbd103808ac0562a41e65c849c48b787be79a3abb7440615be4ef47fa5c5a5c38ef58155c7afa8581fc7476604c2413e8082f18536ff619b6590eaae11e3
- SSDEEP 6144:VWVrC1c2oonALgPLj7vf1LKlyIFVirGcEOkCybEaQRXr9HNdvOa+y8K:VkCO2zVPX7vf1LKlIsOkx2LIa+y
- TLSH T196C47C2AF6A0C036C4779574C4A257AAFFB1B42127204ACFA390475A1F637E2BE7531D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2440-0-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000F3C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/files/0x000a000000011390-2.dat UPX behavioral2/memory/3452-3-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000BCC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/2440-16-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000F3C000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/3452-17-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000BCC000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/3452-40-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000BCC000-memory.dmp UPX - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3452 87d985b6 - 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 163 114.114.114.114 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 164 223.5.5.5 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 43 223.5.5.5 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 97 223.5.5.5 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 323 114.114.114.114 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 324 223.5.5.5 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 42 114.114.114.114 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 96 114.114.114.114 3452 87d985b6 Destination IP 101 223.5.5.5 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 236 114.114.114.114 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 293 114.114.114.114 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 378 223.5.5.5 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 1 114.114.114.114 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 2 223.5.5.5 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 100 114.114.114.114 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 237 223.5.5.5 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 294 223.5.5.5 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Destination IP 377 114.114.114.114 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 13 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache 87d985b6 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData 87d985b6 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 87d985b6 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content 87d985b6 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE 87d985b6 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies 87d985b6 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046 87d985b6 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 87d985b6 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\81B9B36F9ABC4DA631A4713EE66FAEC6_D78A39BE9A7C3823659C09F61E8BD3E8 87d985b6 File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\87d985b6 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5 87d985b6 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5 87d985b6 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft 87d985b6 -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2440-0-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000F3C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/files/0x000a000000011390-2.dat upx behavioral2/memory/3452-3-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000BCC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2440-16-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000F3C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3452-17-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000BCC000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3452-40-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000BCC000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\3b1978 87d985b6 File opened for modification C:\Windows\29c610 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - 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 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 87d985b6 - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 9 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ 87d985b6 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1" 87d985b6 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0" 87d985b6 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing 87d985b6 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" 87d985b6 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1" 87d985b6 Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1" 87d985b6 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix 87d985b6 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" 87d985b6 - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 22 IoCs
pid Process 3452 87d985b6 3452 87d985b6 3452 87d985b6 3452 87d985b6 3452 87d985b6 3452 87d985b6 3452 87d985b6 3452 87d985b6 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 2440 2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3452 87d985b6 Token: SeTcbPrivilege 3452 87d985b6
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_ec16888987882865aa03bcff16477156_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:2440
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C:\Windows\Syswow64\87d985b6C:\Windows\Syswow64\87d985b61⤵
- 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:3452
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\87d985b6
- Size 560KB
- SHA256 8ece519fa08dac79ce496c14d42f1b5c78c06238e541aac59afeda3dc2fcbca5
- MD5 d1187a49cccfb869e421c1927caca614
- SHA1 42951c81ee7109094f5cfbb8e56ed7896cd5013e
- SHA512 e96ec57ddc67c106d9baa0bd4f36aa5b7399c81e28cb58300c4cc4581e27ca739fccfb2470960c5581bf014581e28d62dabf5bb0706abcc9e8f369b69b83056d
- SSDEEP 6144:+WVrC1c2oonALgPLj7vf1LKlyIFVirGcEOkCybEaQRXr9HNdvOa+y8K:+kCO2zVPX7vf1LKlIsOkx2LIa+y
- TLSH T13CC47C2AF6A0C036C4779574C4A257AAFFB1B42127204ACFA390475A1F637E2BE7531D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH