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
    14/10/2026, 22:53

General

  • Target
    2026-10-14_405f4ba41882288d3277c4ae44e5461a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 615KB
  • Sample261014-2tzstsaz8k
  • SHA256 2c4591e6149b05f60c5cde2e1a13250d46821eee9ccc9e38640f668606385a84
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 20 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\2026-10-14_405f4ba41882288d3277c4ae44e5461a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-14_405f4ba41882288d3277c4ae44e5461a_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:5548
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\2f960858
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\2f960858
    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:4192

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2f960858

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\2f960858
        • Size 615KB
        • SHA256 09148557f0a47742b53a8e8c570735126f1db42b1c8ef532c7f63bdf912676e1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4192-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

        memory/5548-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp