Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    158s
  • 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, 16:22

General

  • Target
    2026-08-18_fc212713fd2722d15863b524f951008f_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 615KB
  • Sample260818-tvdb8awanf
  • SHA256 11cc981430120c8a23ddfe88ef77d49730855e50aa75266f6d67e12a39821a08
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 18 IoCs

    Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 15 IoCs
  • 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\2026-08-18_fc212713fd2722d15863b524f951008f_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_fc212713fd2722d15863b524f951008f_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:2392
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\dcd74896
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\dcd74896
    1⤵
    • 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:4644
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:2516

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          dcd74896

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dcd74896
          • Size 615KB
          • SHA256 c27ff80a88973518bf6fcb0b313cc4f7f7d1fd5160548aa3d397c6242785552b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2392-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

          memory/4644-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp