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
    30/09/2026, 08:58

General

  • Target
    2026-09-30_a40412713cdda307abf1f0a837d52b34_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 511KB
  • Sample260930-kxpctsbc58
  • SHA256 94387944dfdd1bed56667cbb4aec658c9a6bb3d2825bc622580ce94f2410f43d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 18 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\2026-09-30_a40412713cdda307abf1f0a837d52b34_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_a40412713cdda307abf1f0a837d52b34_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:4244
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\f1769714
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\f1769714
    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:4088

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        f1769714

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\f1769714
        • Size 511KB
        • SHA256 0d67e9ee244d8d2fdd739c06af67e94f0d34a4f088a4ee13fa04f2ef559ddc15
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4088-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

        memory/4244-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp