Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/08/2026, 03:14

General

  • Target
    2026-08-22_f899abaf78d49f8042e1e01e8881aa3d_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample260822-drpyvavthw
  • SHA256 293a43ef6cc2f0d76b772a2bdd13caa3bd58e481dcbb3308b12cd032857896de
  • 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\2026-08-22_f899abaf78d49f8042e1e01e8881aa3d_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-22_f899abaf78d49f8042e1e01e8881aa3d_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:5000
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\8c8d37d9
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\8c8d37d9
    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

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        8c8d37d9

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\8c8d37d9
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 d633dba33ce86820b8a6bc2acbb8f965f145b9004de606a480e3fe0c3cd0b80c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3652-3-0x00000000003E0000-0x000000000046C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3652-11-0x00000000003E0000-0x000000000046C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3652-30-0x00000000003E0000-0x000000000046C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5000-0-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000BCC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5000-10-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000BCC000-memory.dmp