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
    29/10/2026, 22:25

General

  • Target
    2026-10-28_9f48a060eacc9ab1744cbc4d752e0655_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample261029-2b647acf29
  • SHA256 d8c76494fdfc7a1c5765c3e7e76aab8f873d75b545157ba2f96af6f50e7960e2
  • 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 22 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 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_9f48a060eacc9ab1744cbc4d752e0655_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_9f48a060eacc9ab1744cbc4d752e0655_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:4052
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\c69ff1ca
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\c69ff1ca
    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:1172

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        1410a8

        • Path C:\Windows\1410a8
        • Size 916B
        • SHA256 904b1950f2eb246c77696ced62de8d88f9ab0875a789aa4c90066803e456cb1f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        455f28

        • Path C:\Windows\455f28
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 7307844fbf13ee7b7b03cc0c4a7b2e216016415364a8250c5eb1c8b0f4c38faa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        c69ff1ca

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\c69ff1ca
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 9245ca5b5e274e09da57b3c34d8328b56ea32c4d4a3030777a5968e598b0c471
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1172-3-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000000A0C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1172-26-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000000A0C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1172-53-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000000A0C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4052-0-0x0000000000460000-0x00000000004EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4052-25-0x0000000000460000-0x00000000004EC000-memory.dmp