Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/10/2026, 10:13

General

  • Target
    2026-10-26_a43bbe8f459b8ad22d60b0124aa954c0_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 761KB
  • Sample261027-l89ctadb99
  • SHA256 7b8cd87d5a2cf598a52ebf94c9aec12d2f310c4d540bf751517b8329eaa19a69
  • 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 18 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 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-26_a43bbe8f459b8ad22d60b0124aa954c0_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-26_a43bbe8f459b8ad22d60b0124aa954c0_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:4976
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\4929dc2
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\4929dc2
    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:3268

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        37f308

        • Path C:\Windows\37f308
        • Size 704B
        • SHA256 b043c158aae302ec05c942550743d0c5a2472c71e9eb93b9daf68fd7089fcf12
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        4929dc2

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\4929dc2
        • Size 761KB
        • SHA256 0a428e2db00055c054764a13c7c75721a5adf1806d77b1ebed821207c8a46ada
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3268-3-0x0000000000260000-0x00000000002EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3268-24-0x0000000000260000-0x00000000002EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3268-43-0x0000000000260000-0x00000000002EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4976-0-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000EAC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4976-23-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000EAC000-memory.dmp