Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    153s
  • 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, 03:51

General

  • Target
    2026-08-20_0da5f9a346b349c90897f0d243dfb51f_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 576KB
  • Sample260820-eepb8ael21
  • SHA256 4233672619ed387c155933c3f240e7dccf2e429aae59e45835ddb47524d0a836
  • 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 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_0da5f9a346b349c90897f0d243dfb51f_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_0da5f9a346b349c90897f0d243dfb51f_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:3452
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\874bd38e
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\874bd38e
    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:3652
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:4956

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          874bd38e

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\874bd38e
          • Size 576KB
          • SHA256 42b201d2b973745a01ebb6140712099e6bfe76d392ed2ac3c077e3024fc4a949
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/3452-0-0x0000000000230000-0x00000000002BC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3452-10-0x0000000000230000-0x00000000002BC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3652-3-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000073C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3652-11-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000073C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3652-38-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000073C000-memory.dmp