Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    156s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-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
Score
9/10

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 13 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
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 22 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:936
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\6836e4a0
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\6836e4a0
    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
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:120

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        6836e4a0

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\6836e4a0
        • Size 640KB
        • SHA256 bd3838b41dbcf3143f6daadc837f8d40a1dee00f4cdbc6ef8b31a7c0a476c275
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/120-3-0x0000000000060000-0x00000000000EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/120-11-0x0000000000060000-0x00000000000EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/120-32-0x0000000000060000-0x00000000000EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/936-0-0x0000000000580000-0x000000000060C000-memory.dmp

        memory/936-10-0x0000000000580000-0x000000000060C000-memory.dmp