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
    02/10/2026, 17:54

General

  • Target
    2026-10-01_2804b57f8b0f3b9fe6eb397fde0869a3_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample261002-whbzqstdkc
  • SHA256 f9ef90100672dab413a876d075a8fe965628b1b7140860bb415ff87ec7f137f0
  • 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 23 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 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_2804b57f8b0f3b9fe6eb397fde0869a3_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_2804b57f8b0f3b9fe6eb397fde0869a3_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:3940
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\42b8d14a
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\42b8d14a
    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:368

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        42b8d14a

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\42b8d14a
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 188e85e0035f26e3bd01b128a6488ced670636090b314f6bf146a4f191d7655b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/368-3-0x0000000000380000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp

        memory/368-19-0x0000000000380000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp

        memory/368-38-0x0000000000380000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3940-0-0x0000000000700000-0x000000000078C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3940-18-0x0000000000700000-0x000000000078C000-memory.dmp