Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    154s
  • 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, 16:50

General

  • Target
    2026-09-29_c2e7515538a0561c46d4091b67dda238_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 615KB
  • Sample260930-vcadaaysh1
  • SHA256 89706e4d5272974adfa68a3533d82c473433dc93433fe92605560f2803fbdd44
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 21 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 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_c2e7515538a0561c46d4091b67dda238_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_c2e7515538a0561c46d4091b67dda238_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:3444
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\a90fb737
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\a90fb737
    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:4184

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        a90fb737

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\a90fb737
        • Size 615KB
        • SHA256 07a3a5276f16b7673afd0716278813f9678227a3505cd9cff248764c6e74bf96
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3444-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

        memory/4184-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp