Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    150s
  • 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, 17:26

General

  • Target
    2026-08-18_892cef2f9a2c0da5cb602d7c215770aa_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 766KB
  • Sample260818-vzv89sysdz
  • SHA256 f3cb0470a14a2407f9d22e7c3c369c68f02c18d42855d6cc8240136e6c3de06c
  • 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 17 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\2026-08-18_892cef2f9a2c0da5cb602d7c215770aa_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_892cef2f9a2c0da5cb602d7c215770aa_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:1504
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\2b6b5ab1
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\2b6b5ab1
    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:3404

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2b6b5ab1

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\2b6b5ab1
        • Size 766KB
        • SHA256 de580bda16ecb80e04d4620622ee5e73023daaaf33eab47e6dc77c9b34184db4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1504-0-0x0000000001000000-0x000000000108C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1504-10-0x0000000001000000-0x000000000108C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3404-3-0x00000000001C0000-0x000000000024C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3404-11-0x00000000001C0000-0x000000000024C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3404-30-0x00000000001C0000-0x000000000024C000-memory.dmp