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
    23/10/2026, 06:20

General

  • Target
    2026-10-23_e65fe8baca558b0365cb7158e59ebcef_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 525KB
  • Sample261023-g3tmysct2j
  • SHA256 b45107251def4d90980417b98b45a7e8fa9c6b825afe74980cb7c5667825d110
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Custom signature
    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 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-23_e65fe8baca558b0365cb7158e59ebcef_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-23_e65fe8baca558b0365cb7158e59ebcef_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:5132
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\8a5565b8
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\8a5565b8
    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:4168

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        8a5565b8

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\8a5565b8
        • Size 525KB
        • SHA256 a0d29b31876e1f7d153bd90ae799b353cf67c327923d3710b0f6c609d21e5189
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4168-4-0x0000000000B10000-0x0000000000B9C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4168-19-0x0000000000B10000-0x0000000000B9C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4168-42-0x0000000000B10000-0x0000000000B9C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-0-0x0000000000E40000-0x0000000000ECC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-18-0x0000000000E40000-0x0000000000ECC000-memory.dmp