Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    21/08/2026, 04:36

General

  • Target
    2026-08-21_4d2cc22f1359a13f5544fb1e2e875701_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 511KB
  • Sample260821-e8jc3ahf62
  • SHA256 b4f3dcb9a75f2465afca06049c7e01d3835fdc635ad4fa2e3c5bf70e9913131f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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
  • 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\2026-08-21_4d2cc22f1359a13f5544fb1e2e875701_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_4d2cc22f1359a13f5544fb1e2e875701_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:2164
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\1e7d940e
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\1e7d940e
    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:1320

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

        Replay Monitor

        Loading Replay Monitor...

        Downloads

        1e7d940e

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1e7d940e
        • Size 511KB
        • SHA256 695be7850e9f665cb923b4a821cd2fd23e1cabef7333032935a2d4c006f34fdc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1320-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

        memory/2164-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp