File name:

2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/5903301f-a047-4dcc-83fc-b80acabe4606
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 17, 2025, 18:33:44
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
sakula
auto-reg
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 4 sections
MD5:

23AE390EAE8FC8836D6D9660140CD1FE

SHA1:

62830E852086D4DD20693930DE9741CEC3A6F195

SHA256:

1DD70E5BEBBC2A7B62441955C9B1610566491D962B4A1B2FFFC3921536A3BA14

SSDEEP:

1536:cZoUZR6RnYmE2q73nTWPZJA1zekntfaMBRId6HQmRc0nNU/+AE5z:c6NYx/nYZJA5cMUepnNU/C

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  • MALICIOUS

    • SAKULA has been detected

      • 2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7380)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • 2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7380)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for self-deleting

      • 2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7380)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • 2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7380)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • 2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7380)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • 2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7380)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • 2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7380)

  • INFO

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • 2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7380)

    • Auto-launch of the file from Registry key

      • 2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7380)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • 2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7380)

    • Reads the computer name

      • 2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7380)

    • Checks supported languages

      • 2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7380)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • AdobeUpdate.exe (PID: 7604)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 7948)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 7948)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (4.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2013:04:02 06:46:11+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 8
CodeSize: 57344
InitializedDataSize: 32768
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x4d59
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
129
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #SAKULA 2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe adobeupdate.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs ping.exe no specs adobeupdate.exe no specs slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
7380"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\advapi32.dll
7400C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe—2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\micromedia\adobeupdate.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
7436"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe—2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
7444\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
7496ping 127.0.0.1 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
TCP/IP Ping Command
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\ping.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
7604C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\micromedia\adobeupdate.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
7948C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
3 915
Read events
3 914
Write events
1
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7380) 2025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:AdobeUpdate
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
73802025-05-17_23ae390eae8fc8836d6d9660140cd1fe_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exeexecutable
MD5:FBACC915545E13AF819666DF2DDA624B
SHA256:8698C1958BA3D13A696372771C42E657458D993718B1E0F3A02C43CBA0104F60
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HTTP(S) requests
8
TCP/UDP connections
46
DNS requests
15
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
7764
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7764
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7764
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.19.11.105:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7764
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7764
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.19.11.105:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7764
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.19.11.105:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7764
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7764
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
40.126.31.0:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
172.211.123.249:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
40.126.31.0:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.249:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
7764
SIHClient.exe
20.109.210.53:443
slscr.update.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
7764
SIHClient.exe
2.19.11.105:80
crl.microsoft.com
Elisa Oyj
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.0
  • 40.126.31.67
  • 20.190.159.129
  • 40.126.31.73
  • 20.190.159.64
  • 40.126.31.1
  • 40.126.31.129
  • 20.190.159.2
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.110
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.109.210.53
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.19.11.105
  • 2.19.11.120
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 52.165.164.15
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.227.13
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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