Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/10/2026, 20:33

General

  • Target
    2026-10-01_fb294fab3167f71e662dd22ac1ae3797_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 640KB
  • Sample261001-zca22aycpe
  • SHA256 4b8cf87a4caa7924d0ad32e182d5e807e36412d0f5a0377c04f67b6af8f4e492
  • 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\2026-10-01_fb294fab3167f71e662dd22ac1ae3797_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_fb294fab3167f71e662dd22ac1ae3797_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:1804
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\c6faf248
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\c6faf248
    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:812

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        1ee298

        • Path C:\Windows\1ee298
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 637d9b5feff48dfb3327a09998ccd8ef971158b398672845ca37630e2773119d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        c6faf248

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\c6faf248
        • Size 640KB
        • SHA256 641a2e041c0aa676da8309d0a8626dc3fccb887c265c8040459614081303f997
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        de6d8

        • Path C:\Windows\de6d8
        • Size 900B
        • SHA256 42243415854c8dedca885b16fabe95254c654a622285627b71bcc1c3288ce0a7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/812-3-0x0000000000880000-0x000000000090C000-memory.dmp

        memory/812-26-0x0000000000880000-0x000000000090C000-memory.dmp

        memory/812-53-0x0000000000880000-0x000000000090C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1804-0-0x0000000000720000-0x00000000007AC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1804-25-0x0000000000720000-0x00000000007AC000-memory.dmp