ebb4ee2b129d0417e2a1f8293a6cff32c36cfa37e22d3a8951d2f9ccfe810853

General

Target
2026-09-19_d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Size 615KB
Sample260919-yxpkgsbf53
SHA256 ebb4ee2b129d0417e2a1f8293a6cff32c36cfa37e22d3a8951d2f9ccfe810853
MD5 d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a
SHA1 c08b1a870fbe6619dbfe789107bb17223de8525f
SHA512 46d434d67df87dc360d3065f1a3cd1b2fb59bb010dddf04ce8c1984c10a0d42c30db2e3084c3b69b1411ae2eadfab835e4eaa0fcc2239786457d42c1e6e6650b
SSDEEP 12288:0SvO2x9mONvKRILSFnOkx2LIax5FAQjU/Liw:HvO2xJKRI2FOkx2LFicUV
TLSH
T158D44A31E241C03AD4A74576C6FA0BAFE5647D25531165CBA3C43A2A2FB36D2BE3170E
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

defense_evasion discovery spyware trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4600	fa538078

Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 4 IoCs

Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

description	flow	ioc	pid	Process
Destination IP	69	223.5.5.5	4596	2026-09-19_d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Destination IP	3	114.114.114.114	4596	2026-09-19_d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Destination IP	4	223.5.5.5	4596	2026-09-19_d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Destination IP	67	114.114.114.114	4596	2026-09-19_d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 17 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData	fa538078
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157	fa538078
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content	fa538078
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046	fa538078
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\66F835E41EC6A985EB9271E4A70169D7_CF44E3C99F7F4AC558EEB35244F7E046	fa538078
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5	fa538078
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE	fa538078
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies	fa538078
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache	fa538078
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157	fa538078
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\AAD646CB44373074ADE741C38400E7E1	fa538078
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\3EC845F33427F1C99AF855BE8930371C	fa538078
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\3EC845F33427F1C99AF855BE8930371C	fa538078
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fa538078	2026-09-19_d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5	fa538078
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft	fa538078
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\AAD646CB44373074ADE741C38400E7E1	fa538078

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\4ec0f0	fa538078
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\4eaf68	2026-09-19_d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-09-19_d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	fa538078

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 9 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix	fa538078
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\	fa538078
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1"	fa538078
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1"	fa538078
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing	fa538078
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:"	fa538078
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:"	fa538078
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1"	fa538078
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0"	fa538078

Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

defense_evasion spyware trojan

Install Root Certificate

T1553.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\1F24C630CDA418EF2069FFAD4FDD5F463A1B69AA	fa538078
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\1F24C630CDA418EF2069FFAD4FDD5F463A1B69AA\Blob = 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	fa538078

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs

pid	Process
4600	fa538078
4600	fa538078
4600	fa538078
4600	fa538078
4600	fa538078
4600	fa538078
4600	fa538078
4600	fa538078
4596	2026-09-19_d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
4596	2026-09-19_d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
4596	2026-09-19_d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
4596	2026-09-19_d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
4596	2026-09-19_d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
4596	2026-09-19_d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4596	2026-09-19_d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	4596	2026-09-19_d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4600	fa538078
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	4600	fa538078

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-19_d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-19_d466dc2fcf64c5d05818db9ea0ed6e4a_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:4596

C:\Windows\Syswow64\fa538078
C:\Windows\Syswow64\fa538078
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:4600

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Subvert Trust Controls

1

T1553

Install Root Certificate

1

T1553.004

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

fa538078

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fa538078
Size 615KB
SHA256 4106fdbe57b907d5593ce412be2aaedab65cc6ce91b17feb5d9db7d9d041579d
MD5 ae39b6997e3627261eb3a7a2d2c500fd
SHA1 1ee06d5b58599587804a3ae0b835b4872f0ba325
SHA512 f1e2b76a888c39c2d4d311fd92f5c34584975265d777fb73c309808d3826bb98a78e3242571e2530caeee71dfcad3c38333f3f0353eafab9a1b69211f2d9d146
SSDEEP 12288:sSvO2x9mONvKRILSFnOkx2LIax5FAQjU/Liw:fvO2xJKRI2FOkx2LFicUV
TLSH
T144D44A31E241C03AD4A74576C6FA0BAFE5647D25531165CBA3C43A2A2FB36D2BE3170E
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/4596-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

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memory/4600-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp