Overview

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Static

static

3

2026-11-01...me.exe

windows10-2004-x64

10

2026-11-01...me.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

6

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General

  • Target
    2026-11-01_bce84cb34394f4aa6739caf87c1f31bf_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_luca-stealer_medusalocker_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader
  • Size 2.3MB
  • Sample261102-l8llrasvhs
  • SHA256 d0b9aec1958d465abb52224835d6121c59ea6b18d5dd7704a37ba9165498be18
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
xmrigbootkitdiscoveryminerpersistenceprivilege_escalation

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      2026-11-01_bce84cb34394f4aa6739caf87c1f31bf_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_luca-stealer_medusalocker_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader
    • Size 2.3MB
    • SHA256 d0b9aec1958d465abb52224835d6121c59ea6b18d5dd7704a37ba9165498be18
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    10/10
    bootkitdiscoveryxmrigminerpersistenceprivilege_escalation

    • Family: xmrig

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

      minerxmrig

    • XMRig Miner payload

      miner

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Sets service image path in registry

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

      persistence

    • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking

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

      persistenceprivilege_escalation

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

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

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

      Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

      bootkitpersistence

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    behavioral1behavioral2

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Component Object Model Hijacking

1
T1546.015

Pre-OS Boot

1
T1542

Bootkit

1
T1542.003

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Component Object Model Hijacking

1
T1546.015

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Pre-OS Boot

1
T1542

Bootkit

1
T1542.003

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

1
T1614

System Language Discovery

1
T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1
T1016

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

Tasks