Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/09/2026, 12:30

General

  • Target
    2026-09-28_ba080f6eeb63c89be2aa63b17d5e714e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 766KB
  • Sample260928-ppsgqsty8k
  • SHA256 f082e0ca88f2fa1a7e6199ec225828a3acade85ff0015cef1d627e94e0a02c2a
  • 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 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
  • UPX packed file 6 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • 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 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-28_ba080f6eeb63c89be2aa63b17d5e714e_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-28_ba080f6eeb63c89be2aa63b17d5e714e_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:4732
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\97d8534
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\97d8534
    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:4468

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        97d8534

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\97d8534
        • Size 766KB
        • SHA256 7ff358ff443ab189af83aca472401053922a6490c946a21fe380ea625f79833f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4468-3-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000E5C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4468-19-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000E5C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4468-42-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000E5C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4732-0-0x00000000002F0000-0x000000000037C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4732-16-0x00000000002F0000-0x000000000037C000-memory.dmp