Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/08/2026, 03:46

General

  • Target
    2026-08-20_74b35fdf20c2928aeea727a7b9d04217_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 640KB
  • Sample260820-ebn72sbc52
  • SHA256 f0ffac4ab32daa2e1e5075c939aabe5f7eb92e44759cee03a03ff9faa792bc7e
  • 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 15 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 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_74b35fdf20c2928aeea727a7b9d04217_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_74b35fdf20c2928aeea727a7b9d04217_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:1084
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\1edf6221
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\1edf6221
    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:4308

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        1edf6221

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1edf6221
        • Size 640KB
        • SHA256 1b0158828b57c0c06aabfa77f35cff6e65a10d33587a882f142124f01edffab1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1084-0-0x0000000000470000-0x00000000004FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1084-10-0x0000000000470000-0x00000000004FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4308-3-0x00000000004F0000-0x000000000057C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4308-11-0x00000000004F0000-0x000000000057C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4308-26-0x00000000004F0000-0x000000000057C000-memory.dmp