| File name: | 2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/6ff66084-b5c1-4c8b-a5aa-4fcd9c7f28c7 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | May 28, 2025, 17:02:20 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 4 sections |
| MD5: | D4A5A885A48C564CE2FF734FF26D17E6 |
| SHA1: | 6ED7F3483CD563821F92568965EA0AEB806132AD |
| SHA256: | 235111F9C5636DAA99C9FC64613D3BC08982993C763CB8CE5685677ED784247A |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:LOkw7Bqbjx3qyKpavsNUWcMaBqbjx3qyicgK0xWLcJj01lUf4rGCGyTF0lGvGQG8:eUPr0FPIr0FP2o |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- 2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 5728)
- PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe (PID: 6300)
- drvinst.exe (PID: 1180)
The process creates files with name similar to system file names
- PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe (PID: 6300)
- 2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 5728)
Drops 7-zip archiver for unpacking
- PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe (PID: 6300)
Reads the Windows owner or organization settings
- PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe (PID: 6300)
- msiexec.exe (PID: 6656)
Creates a software uninstall entry
- PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe (PID: 6300)
Executes as Windows Service
- spoolsv.exe (PID: 1040)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe (PID: 6300)
Creates files in the driver directory
- drvinst.exe (PID: 1180)
INFO
The sample compiled with english language support
- 2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 5728)
- PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe (PID: 6300)
- msiexec.exe (PID: 6656)
- drvinst.exe (PID: 1180)
Creates files in the program directory
- 2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 5728)
- PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe (PID: 6300)
Checks supported languages
- 2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 5728)
- PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe (PID: 6300)
- msiexec.exe (PID: 6656)
- msiexec.exe (PID: 7128)
- drvinst.exe (PID: 1180)
Create files in a temporary directory
- PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe (PID: 6300)
- msiexec.exe (PID: 6656)
Reads the computer name
- 2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 5728)
- PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe (PID: 6300)
- msiexec.exe (PID: 6656)
- msiexec.exe (PID: 7128)
- drvinst.exe (PID: 1180)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe (PID: 6300)
- msiexec.exe (PID: 6656)
Reads the software policy settings
- msiexec.exe (PID: 6656)
- PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe (PID: 6300)
- drvinst.exe (PID: 1180)
- slui.exe (PID: 2904)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- msiexec.exe (PID: 6656)
- PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe (PID: 6300)
- drvinst.exe (PID: 1180)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- msiexec.exe (PID: 6656)
Creates a software uninstall entry
- msiexec.exe (PID: 6656)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 2904)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | InstallShield setup (27.1) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (26.2) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (19.6) |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (17.4) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (4.1) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2022:07:29 23:29:47+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, Large address aware, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 9 |
| CodeSize: | 197632 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 155648 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x22c58 |
| OSVersion: | 5 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 2024.1.2.6742 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 0.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Windows, Latin1 |
| Comments: | This installation was built with InstallAware: http://www.installaware.com |
| CompanyName: | Objectif Lune Inc |
| FileDescription: | PlanetPress Printer Installation |
| FileVersion: | 2024.1.2.6742 |
| LegalCopyright: | ?? Objectif Lune Inc All rights reserved |
| ProductName: | PlanetPress Printer |
| ProductVersion: | 2024.1.2.6742 |
Total processes
140
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1040 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\spoolsv.exe | C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Spooler SubSystem App Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1180 | DrvInst.exe "4" "0" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9649dfe6-4bc2-504e-844b-5d516c40734c}\pps.inf" "9" "40760e1df" "00000000000001D4" "WinSta0\Default" "00000000000001E4" "208" "c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ppsuite7driver" | C:\Windows\System32\drvinst.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Driver Installation Module Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2904 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\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
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| 5728 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Objectif Lune Inc Integrity Level: HIGH Description: PlanetPress Printer Installation Exit code: 0 Version: 2024.1.2.6742 Modules
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| 6060 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Objectif Lune Inc Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: PlanetPress Printer Installation Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 2024.1.2.6742 Modules
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| 6300 | ".\PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe" /m="C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-0~1.EXE" /k="" | C:\ProgramData\miaBEFC.tmp\PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe | 2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Objectif Lune Inc Integrity Level: HIGH Description: PlanetPress Printer Installation Exit code: 0 Version: 2024.1.2.6742 Modules
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| 6656 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\msiexec.exe /V | C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows® installer Version: 5.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 7128 | C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding B5DEB4EEB4A5224774CAAB501609154F | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
16 067
Read events
15 817
Write events
241
Delete events
9
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (5728) 2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IsHostApp |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6300) PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IsHostApp |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6656) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Owner |
Value: 001A0000E240D650F2CFDB01 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6656) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SessionHash |
Value: 064021156B6DB27228565096B6E6F55042D5F0AEB3721CA0DF4FCFA5E568A3BA | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6656) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Sequence |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6656) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{DFC3F3C4-ABA0-446D-AEB0-8A0C47F8A942} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: PlanetPress Printer | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6656) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Features\4C3F3CFD0ABAD644EA0BA8C0748F9A24 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FEATURE_ID |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6656) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\4C3F3CFD0ABAD644EA0BA8C0748F9A24\Features |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FEATURE_ID |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6656) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders |
| Operation: | write | Name: | C:\Config.Msi\ |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6656) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Rollback\Scripts |
| Operation: | write | Name: | C:\Config.Msi\10d1ea.rbs |
Value: 31182834 | |||
Executable files
31
Suspicious files
25
Text files
41
Unknown types
24
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5728 | 2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe | C:\ProgramData\miaBEFC.tmp\PlanetPress Printer Standalone.res | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5728 | 2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe | C:\ProgramData\miaBEFC.tmp\data\OFFLINE\98123CB0\46E20F9E\olps3001.cat | cat | |
MD5:64C84FB70FAD90B881F140EEE7F13162 | SHA256:68ADB9B2D1F61D2287BBC7AA4586F4162FAF3B5FC407D442CC5B770DEC648E48 | |||
| 6300 | PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\IIIQF\7z.dll | executable | |
MD5:31CAD6A3EDD1C32981AD6B565CBEAC94 | SHA256:B8521ABDA09EC17DDAD36528C1BC50395DC8C5F7C11C026A5B3FF23110C54182 | |||
| 6300 | PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mia.tmp | text | |
MD5:C936B686DCA25B0C9E20703F8B15FAD0 | SHA256:DAA36420BFE153CF6950E5776D24A53E05768E206734285F1FBFEF9300C5F459 | |||
| 5728 | 2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe | C:\ProgramData\miaBEFC.tmp\data\PlanetPress Printer Standalone.msi | executable | |
MD5:1F769B5B794CA7A41E3261174371DB7F | SHA256:D96293A11CC85D43EF97B65F3126B0088F898F29D383B41C1AB76D457B875FCA | |||
| 6300 | PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mia1\componentstree.dfm | image | |
MD5:7ABD6BD2B201E76EA624B72EC854E178 | SHA256:B7E2337DDFE813C051D10B5CBBBBDC7FCD0EEF4B5B2621C3A77D6B91743C0F4D | |||
| 5728 | 2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe | C:\ProgramData\miaBEFC.tmp\data\OFFLINE\98123CB0\46E20F9E\ol001x64.cat | cat | |
MD5:A5F71F9E41611102980687D701297B33 | SHA256:DE16E87D93A5D37826AD0A84DEB6BB0FA4BDC266D5F2B4A5629EE97BE6453CA4 | |||
| 5728 | 2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe | C:\ProgramData\miaBEFC.tmp\data\OFFLINE\98123CB0\46E20F9E\pps.inf | binary | |
MD5:2F0E86DE99AAAC737801B2EF53EB2F4E | SHA256:C53E6CE053C04978182FA8EA481D087107C30B1F206C3A0909EE84923DE821BD | |||
| 5728 | 2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe | C:\ProgramData\miaBEFC.tmp\PlanetPress Printer Standalone.exe | executable | |
MD5:A1702D42B0396A02F9DE60A4D9993954 | SHA256:E3B4F446B1FA623CA1DD7EC7C1C402FEBC574A7AF783B6B232716033B5FD8CBD | |||
| 5728 | 2025-05-28_d4a5a885a48c564ce2ff734ff26d17e6_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_sliver_smoke-loader_stop.exe | C:\ProgramData\miaBEFC.tmp\mia.lib | executable | |
MD5:35E256EEC0EE6B300432B0FD160124FB | SHA256:17DA59160C2CE9794C079C8DD7AF6630B77FDB063A59D681932C671AB0420E83 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
9
TCP/UDP connections
23
DNS requests
7
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5796 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.114:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1180 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.114:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5796 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1180 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6656 | msiexec.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSRXerF0eFeSWRripTgTkcJWMm7iQQUaDfg67Y7%2BF8Rhvv%2BYXsIiGX0TkICEAJ8pru20T29OnAB5zu%2FLg4%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 500 | 40.91.76.224:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | unknown | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 500 | 40.91.76.224:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | unknown | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
6656 | msiexec.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTfIs%2BLjDtGwQ09XEB1Yeq%2BtX%2BBgQQU7NfjgtJxXWRM3y5nP%2Be6mK4cD08CEAitQLJg0pxMn17Nqb2Trtk%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6656 | msiexec.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBT3xL4LQLXDRDM9P665TW442vrsUQQUReuir%2FSSy4IxLVGLp6chnfNtyA8CEA6bGI750C3n79tQ4ghAGFo%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5796 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
1180 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1180 | RUXIMICS.exe | 2.16.168.114:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | RU | whitelisted |
5796 | svchost.exe | 2.16.168.114:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | RU | whitelisted |
1180 | RUXIMICS.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
5796 | svchost.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
5796 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |