Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    26/10/2026, 18:36

General

  • Target
    2026-10-25_9c74553e85f4afa5e7afed71c9f5021d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_luca-stealer_njrat_play_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 917KB
  • Sample261026-w9dmmsgw7k
  • SHA256 3bfd623077cfb6867be6a10ed2cb5ed83a9283a513ee768ae038ae81e11e749a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • XMRig Miner payload 2 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 21 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 2 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 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 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies registry class 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 30 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-25_9c74553e85f4afa5e7afed71c9f5021d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_luca-stealer_njrat_play_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-25_9c74553e85f4afa5e7afed71c9f5021d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_luca-stealer_njrat_play_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5036
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\240698531.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\240698531.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Downloads MZ/PE file
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2332
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dczcslnw.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dczcslnw.exe"
        3⤵
        • Sets service image path in registry
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:4936

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        80C11FF87DB3EA93.dll

        • Path C:\ProgramData\4020fd2dfd44d4bc\80C11FF87DB3EA93\80C11FF87DB3EA93.dll
        • Size 3.6MB
        • SHA256 41a326b73e5366b72ef3cf64da5cc0380ee74b0679a8252be0c38325d69aecd1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dczcslnw.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dczcslnw.exe
        • Size 3.8MB
        • SHA256 6d0bcc54c16636963ce0c53962db2ab42815be0161b925e660031fabfe04b7d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        240698531.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\240698531.tmp
        • Size 42KB
        • SHA256 93f6f35aa55e73d310aaf30cd6916795ca48a9df6538b9ab83059d83d833b3f1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/5036-0-0x0000000000370000-0x00000000004B1000-memory.dmp

        memory/5036-6-0x0000000002AB0000-0x0000000002B35000-memory.dmp

        memory/5036-1-0x0000000002AB0000-0x0000000002B35000-memory.dmp

        memory/5036-28-0x0000000000370000-0x00000000004B1000-memory.dmp