File name:

2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/166b02cc-39d1-4d47-ad51-fe3d71c930fb
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: June 23, 2025, 19:56:40
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
xor-url
generic
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:

A017C38B309F622D5AE0D006A246A28D

SHA1:

C4A3D1014E0F3663936BC37494FD430E85637327

SHA256:

216E102AF9774A5382B9C101045C0DB3DEF6F58283BB5A857610A0441DCA91A2

SSDEEP:

98304:QP6yuFuU+uhEU+CDIMopxJopx8ao+zCUYS8YVUYSxywkjjVApdShIkegt+eobwEp:f3gPBd

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Starts NET.EXE for service management

      • 2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2076)
      • net.exe (PID: 504)
      • net.exe (PID: 1964)
      • net.exe (PID: 2808)
      • net.exe (PID: 1700)
      • net.exe (PID: 5432)
      • net.exe (PID: 5780)
      • net.exe (PID: 3028)
      • net.exe (PID: 504)
      • net.exe (PID: 3092)
      • net.exe (PID: 4116)
      • net.exe (PID: 4844)

    • Uses NET.EXE to stop Windows Security Center service

      • net.exe (PID: 1700)
      • net.exe (PID: 504)
      • 2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2076)

    • Uses NET.EXE to stop Windows Update service

      • net.exe (PID: 2808)
      • net.exe (PID: 3092)
      • 2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2076)

    • XORed URL has been found (YARA)

      • 2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2076)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executing commands from a ".bat" file

      • 2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2076)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • 2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2076)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • 2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2076)

    • Windows service management via SC.EXE

      • sc.exe (PID: 4868)
      • sc.exe (PID: 4196)
      • sc.exe (PID: 5600)
      • sc.exe (PID: 2216)

    • Uses REG/REGEDIT.EXE to modify registry

      • 2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2076)

    • Creates file in the systems drive root

      • 2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2076)

  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with chinese language support

      • 2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2076)

    • Failed to create an executable file in Windows directory

      • 2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2076)

    • Checks supported languages

      • 2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2076)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • 2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2076)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • 2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2076)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 684)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 684)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | NSIS - Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (71.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (6.9)
.exe | InstallShield setup (3.6)
.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (2.6)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2007:11:23 02:19:28+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 147456
InitializedDataSize: 69632
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x2bd4
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 6.1
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 6.1.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 6.1.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Chinese (Simplified)
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: Windows Update Manager for NT
CompanyName: UMBERLLA
FileDescription: G.3
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-1999
ProductName: Microsoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operating System
FileVersion: 6.01
ProductVersion: 6.01
InternalName: INCUBUS
OriginalFileName: INCUBUS.exe
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
185
Monitored processes
56
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
4

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details
start #XOR-URL 2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe net.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs net1.exe no specs at.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs net.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs net.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs net.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs net.exe no specs net.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sc.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs regedit.exe no specs at.exe no specs reg.exe no specs reg.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs net1.exe no specs net1.exe no specs net1.exe no specs at.exe no specs net1.exe no specs net1.exe no specs net.exe no specs net.exe no specs net.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs net.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs net.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs net1.exe no specs net1.exe no specs net1.exe no specs net1.exe no specs net1.exe no specs slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
504net.exe start schedule /yC:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe—2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Net Command
Exit code:
2
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\net.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
504net.exe stop wscsvc /yC:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe—2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Net Command
Exit code:
2
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\net.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
620C:\WINDOWS\system32\reg.exe delete "hklm\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SafeBoot\Network\{4D36E967-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}" /fC:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe—2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Registry Console Tool
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\reg.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
684C:\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
760\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—reg.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
1132regedit.exe /s C:\WINDOWS\regedt32.sysC:\Windows\SysWOW64\regedit.exe—2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Registry Editor
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\regedit.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
1132\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—net.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
1204at 8:01:56 PM C:\WINDOWS\Sysinf.batC:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Schedule service command line interface
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\at.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
1208C:\WINDOWS\system32\net1 stop 360timeprot /yC:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe—net.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Net Command
Exit code:
2
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\net1.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\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\sechost.dll
1212C:\WINDOWS\system32\net1 stop srservice /yC:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe—net.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Net Command
Exit code:
2
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\net1.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\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\sechost.dll
Total events
4 192
Read events
4 192
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
4
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
20762025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\ntldr~6executable
MD5:A017C38B309F622D5AE0D006A246A28D
SHA256:216E102AF9774A5382B9C101045C0DB3DEF6F58283BB5A857610A0441DCA91A2
20762025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\ntldr~8executable
MD5:A017C38B309F622D5AE0D006A246A28D
SHA256:216E102AF9774A5382B9C101045C0DB3DEF6F58283BB5A857610A0441DCA91A2
20762025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Windows\SysWOW64\Folderdirexecutable
MD5:CD6AE53CEC41CDFB70AE6613441D216E
SHA256:75E9B8A00DFFCB7292799CCCE3EC6C4F93B68C76D6053188644481BDC8FB3A2A
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HTTP(S) requests
29
TCP/UDP connections
45
DNS requests
16
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
POST
200
20.190.160.2:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
1.24 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
40.126.32.134:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
16.7 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
40.126.32.68:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
11.1 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
40.126.32.133:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
11.1 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
40.126.32.134:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
11.0 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
20.190.160.2:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
10.3 Kb
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.53.40.176:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
4.245.163.56:443
https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL
unknown
compressed
23.9 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
GET
304
4.245.163.56:443
https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL
unknown
—
—
—
5432
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.53.40.176:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
2468
RUXIMICS.exe
51.104.136.2:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
51.104.136.2:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
3668
svchost.exe
20.190.160.65:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
—
—
172.211.123.250:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.53.40.176:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
2468
RUXIMICS.exe
23.53.40.176:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 142.250.185.174
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.65
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 40.126.32.134
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 20.190.160.4
  • 20.190.160.131
  • 20.190.160.130
  • 40.126.32.140
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.250
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.53.40.176
  • 23.53.40.178
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.229.19
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.12.23.50
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 52.165.164.15
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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2025-06-23_a017c38b309f622d5ae0d006a246a28d_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop