Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/09/2026, 04:34

General

  • Target
    2026-09-27_7475bb9e1ef1124c7d8c293bf773d327_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 511KB
  • Sample260928-e65hhswvcv
  • SHA256 077a4bd9f9947c2f8e9b22c0bda7498276bcaf5ba070d6b9b66aecfb635f3a54
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 20 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 13 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • 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 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-27_7475bb9e1ef1124c7d8c293bf773d327_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-27_7475bb9e1ef1124c7d8c293bf773d327_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4428
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\835f4534
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\835f4534
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4512

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        835f4534

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\835f4534
        • Size 511KB
        • SHA256 b22c99a8f6b577517a215d3645c38107e9891927588fbfcab9dbfd4fd0c74a77
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4428-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

        memory/4512-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp