Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/09/2026, 17:39

General

  • Target
    2026-09-29_a9d284a58466e3fc64aaa223004985e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 766KB
  • Sample260930-v8l2ysec35
  • SHA256 12e932d7d41c6b8eb873486a3f5fab8b8634bcdedca1b6428144c3b369074b9b
  • 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 22 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 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_a9d284a58466e3fc64aaa223004985e1_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_a9d284a58466e3fc64aaa223004985e1_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:4416
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\5a31cb9
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\5a31cb9
    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:1700

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        1d1ac8

        • Path C:\Windows\1d1ac8
        • Size 900B
        • SHA256 a1135094d4163d5fe00fff23d529825688c2e6eef8e98489c4834b56cffa612b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        5a31cb9

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\5a31cb9
        • Size 766KB
        • SHA256 454258239f9a76db62b7dbd8762d2a318dfa800bd5e2606ca1db3edd8232b85e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1700-3-0x0000000000700000-0x000000000078C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-26-0x0000000000700000-0x000000000078C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-53-0x0000000000700000-0x000000000078C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4416-0-0x00000000005C0000-0x000000000064C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4416-25-0x00000000005C0000-0x000000000064C000-memory.dmp