Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    25/08/2026, 22:22

General

  • Target
    2026-08-23_b9879253fc001de7ceb2dfd656ebc93f_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 640KB
  • Sample260825-2aenjszcjf
  • SHA256 e115d3c31253bb531e864ff3a5bd3e8889eb9dedeb92dbf55a6533b06ed3342d
  • 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 6 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
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-23_b9879253fc001de7ceb2dfd656ebc93f_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-23_b9879253fc001de7ceb2dfd656ebc93f_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:4244
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\6e55a950
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\6e55a950
    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:992

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        6e55a950

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\6e55a950
        • Size 640KB
        • SHA256 5b3b16545aa90885968d2ff99cc91ba505f0955d9575ad996910ef3b0e2889cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/992-3-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000083C000-memory.dmp

        memory/992-14-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000083C000-memory.dmp

        memory/992-34-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000083C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4244-0-0x00000000000F0000-0x000000000017C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4244-13-0x00000000000F0000-0x000000000017C000-memory.dmp