Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/09/2026, 15:50

General

  • Target
    2026-09-29_d58b17169d685b2bdc87ab2ec38a9d10_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 511KB
  • Sample260929-taaetsvgnf
  • SHA256 2a9d49e401865af91c47818351444821c02784087b48f6d3b4e177d2d086fc88
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 26 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\2026-09-29_d58b17169d685b2bdc87ab2ec38a9d10_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_d58b17169d685b2bdc87ab2ec38a9d10_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\e2a6000
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\e2a6000
    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:4816

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        e2a6000

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\e2a6000
        • Size 511KB
        • SHA256 e0a7f6dec5749afa2aa6b0637edd025246070e3d64c99156124955551894e23c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4732-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

        memory/4816-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp