Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • 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, 03:52

General

  • Target
    2026-08-22_8eac0879503868e7cb959ed834b8e92a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 615KB
  • Sample260822-efb4aaeb36
  • SHA256 51e34d8ec3c13bf3c0766e42aa7f7258be7e9639e3f9ae2b69ba068343a190fc
  • 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 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-22_8eac0879503868e7cb959ed834b8e92a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-22_8eac0879503868e7cb959ed834b8e92a_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:2964
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\5eb6e974
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\5eb6e974
    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:1228

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        150618

        • Path C:\Windows\150618
        • Size 588B
        • SHA256 2caf2558dd104cd52f62d3d3f2615d0c7dedfc00b12be4c572846a30138589a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        5eb6e974

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\5eb6e974
        • Size 615KB
        • SHA256 e5c9829daf6f79bd57352a26a09409ab19ac4f5b96a8b75b9df8ea8491b38dfe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1228-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

        memory/2964-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp