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, 04:24

General

  • Target
    2026-10-28_551e033efe63837c3ee98415b7f8393a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 560KB
  • Sample261030-e1jnvsaw2r
  • SHA256 16f9d9b65dfa3b6e8a7c1f1fd39d733c4a3d2044fbbec99a11d32bef3c5d477d
  • 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 20 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_551e033efe63837c3ee98415b7f8393a_amadey_coinminer_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_551e033efe63837c3ee98415b7f8393a_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:1788
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\a0342a30
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\a0342a30
    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:1356

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        173718

        • Path C:\Windows\173718
        • Size 916B
        • SHA256 3cb5b1bccc0ed60af52ee2505c16cde27c9a2b8faa9b7b73042a42631202e3b8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        a0342a30

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\a0342a30
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 1535f285e33d7ae8998a2f34c01fe97b85b24899d1b91886c24a4aacf5ef49c1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1356-3-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000E3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1356-26-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000E3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1356-51-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000E3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-0-0x0000000000790000-0x000000000081C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-23-0x0000000000790000-0x000000000081C000-memory.dmp