Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
147s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
22/09/2026, 10:47
General
- Target 2026-09-21_af6266a663de291ef9062aaff2b35cb2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_swisyn.exe
- Size 1.3MB
- Sample260922-mv271scd38
- SHA256 8b9ccfbf25bfff9b834e0bab9e7c16ce35c69b9c9ad38592df92bb36021ccd94
Malware Config
Signatures
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
- Loads dropped DLL 9 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
- Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
- Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-21_af6266a663de291ef9062aaff2b35cb2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_swisyn.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-21_af6266a663de291ef9062aaff2b35cb2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_swisyn.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-09-21_af6266a663de291ef9062aaff2b35cb2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_swisyn.exec:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-09-21_af6266a663de291ef9062aaff2b35cb2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_swisyn.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-09-21_af6266a663de291ef9062aaff2b35cb2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_swisyn.exe"c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-09-21_af6266a663de291ef9062aaff2b35cb2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_swisyn.exe " -burn.unelevated BurnPipe.{B37D19EA-3775-43B2-A3EB-D61EDB6AF0B9} {7257A0F7-307F-4EB9-8FDC-B724F7F81CEF} 31723⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exeC:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exec:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe3⤵
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exec:\windows\resources\svchost.exe5⤵
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR6⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Defense Evasion
Hide Artifacts
1Hidden Files and Directories
1Modify Registry
2Replay Monitor
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Downloads
2026-09-21_af6266a663de291ef9062aaff2b35cb2_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_swisyn.exe
BootstrapperCore.config
BootstrapperCore.dll
Microsoft.Bootstrapper.Presentation.dll
Microsoft.Bootstrapper.dll
Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.EventSource.dll
mbahost.dll
explorer.exe
icsys.icn.exe
spoolsv.exe
svchost.exe
memory/1260-49-0x00000000068A0000-0x00000000068B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1260-99-0x000000000A9A0000-0x000000000A9A8000-memory.dmp
memory/1260-82-0x0000000006FE0000-0x000000000700A000-memory.dmp
memory/1260-101-0x000000000A900000-0x000000000A90E000-memory.dmp
memory/1260-95-0x0000000007050000-0x0000000007086000-memory.dmp
memory/1260-64-0x0000000006CD0000-0x0000000006D00000-memory.dmp
memory/1260-100-0x000000000A930000-0x000000000A96E000-memory.dmp
memory/2384-90-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/2680-97-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/3408-96-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/4076-91-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/4076-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/4220-102-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/5920-103-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp