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
    30/10/2026, 02:52

General

  • Target
    2026-10-28_684e9f19cb95d2a6e1ebeb15f008d460_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 576KB
  • Sample261030-dc2dbsgy2v
  • SHA256 1aeccde5348f0f08d25e911fcd0365196cd35198829de7c2993842f21ebb0533
  • 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 15 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\2026-10-28_684e9f19cb95d2a6e1ebeb15f008d460_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_684e9f19cb95d2a6e1ebeb15f008d460_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:3948
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\1130b5c2
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\1130b5c2
    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:5880
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:5724

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          1130b5c2

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\1130b5c2
          • Size 576KB
          • SHA256 d09c4955a9364a692095fd09bbe192a7523be8f4fb0365b0b04ea611ce656cf8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/3948-0-0x0000000000AD0000-0x0000000000B5C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3948-20-0x0000000000AD0000-0x0000000000B5C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5880-3-0x00000000007C0000-0x000000000084C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5880-21-0x00000000007C0000-0x000000000084C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5880-44-0x00000000007C0000-0x000000000084C000-memory.dmp