File name:

2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader

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Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Remote access trojans (RATs) are a type of malware that enables attackers to establish complete to partial control over infected computers. Such malicious programs often have a modular design, offering a wide range of functionalities for conducting illicit activities on compromised systems. Some of the most common features of RATs include access to the users’ data, webcam, and keystrokes. This malware is often distributed through phishing emails and links.

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Analysis date: June 21, 2025, 02:44:26
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
sakula
auto-reg
rat
mpress
mivast
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 4 sections
MD5:

D7DD14112C5A836C8EBA3CE1CE4AF261

SHA1:

AD6054474F5450EE4040A0D48575AD546977D8F0

SHA256:

72C1B65102C0DB13FFD815B1226DBD084461AE990E434D507053843028011983

SSDEEP:

3072:/8UOx3p804mOHHxxEk/zm/JE8nBjzfk91xi:/8UOx3p8vHzEtJFz04

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • 2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 6652)

    • SAKULA has been detected

      • 2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 6652)

    • SAKULA has been detected (YARA)

      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 4892)
      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 2780)
      • 2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 6652)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for self-deleting

      • 2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 6652)

    • Connects to the CnC server

      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 4892)
      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 2780)

    • SAKULA has been detected (SURICATA)

      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 4892)
      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 2780)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • 2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 6652)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • 2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 6652)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 4892)
      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 2780)
      • 2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 6652)

    • Connects to the server without a host name

      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 2780)
      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 4892)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • 2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 6652)

    • Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC

      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 4892)
      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 2780)

  • INFO

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • 2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 6652)

    • Launching a file from a Registry key

      • 2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 6652)

    • Checks supported languages

      • 2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 6652)
      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 4892)
      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 2780)

    • Reads the computer name

      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 4892)
      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 2780)
      • 2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 6652)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 4892)
      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 2780)
      • slui.exe (PID: 5528)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 2780)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • 2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 6652)

    • Mpress packer has been detected

      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 2780)
      • 2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 6652)
      • MediaCenter.exe (PID: 4892)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 5528)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | DOS Executable Generic (100)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2012:12:26 13:55:05+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, 32-bit, No debug
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 10
CodeSize: 47616
InitializedDataSize: 41472
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x4285
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
140
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #SAKULA 2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe #SAKULA mediacenter.exe #SAKULA mediacenter.exe cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs ping.exe no specs slui.exe svchost.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1380"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe—2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_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
1896ping 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
2200C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s DnscacheC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
services.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Host Process for Windows Services
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
2780C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\micromedia\mediacenter.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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
3672\??\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
4892C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\micromedia\mediacenter.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
5528C:\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
6652"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_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
Total events
4 884
Read events
4 877
Write events
7
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(6652) 2025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:MicroMedia
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
(PID) Process:(4892) MediaCenter.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(4892) MediaCenter.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(4892) MediaCenter.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(2780) MediaCenter.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(2780) MediaCenter.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(2780) MediaCenter.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
66522025-06-21_d7dd14112c5a836c8eba3ce1ce4af261_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exeexecutable
MD5:3D224796D7CE120EB1BADBEB0354CF3B
SHA256:9B5D58181A8DA9C4370A617834D7505ECBF103F8F93FB7393DAF807437CA4088
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HTTP(S) requests
35
TCP/UDP connections
51
DNS requests
28
Threats
10

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.53.40.178:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.53.40.178:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
3108
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
23.53.40.178:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
3108
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
20.190.160.20:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
1.24 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
40.126.32.68:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
16.7 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
20.190.160.131:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
11.1 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
40.126.32.74:443
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
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
3108
RUXIMICS.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.53.40.178:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.53.40.178:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
3108
RUXIMICS.exe
23.53.40.178:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.174
whitelisted
citrix.vipreclod.com
  • —
malicious
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.53.40.178
  • 23.53.40.176
  • 23.55.104.190
  • 23.55.104.172
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.20
  • 20.190.160.3
  • 20.190.160.64
  • 40.126.32.74
  • 20.190.160.2
  • 20.190.160.131
  • 20.190.160.17
  • 40.126.32.68
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.229.19
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 172.202.163.200
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 52.165.164.15
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
4892
MediaCenter.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET HUNTING SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
4892
MediaCenter.exe
Malware Command and Control Activity Detected
ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
2780
MediaCenter.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET HUNTING SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
2780
MediaCenter.exe
Malware Command and Control Activity Detected
ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
4892
MediaCenter.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET HUNTING SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
4892
MediaCenter.exe
Malware Command and Control Activity Detected
ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
2780
MediaCenter.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET HUNTING SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
2780
MediaCenter.exe
Malware Command and Control Activity Detected
ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
4892
MediaCenter.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET HUNTING SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
4892
MediaCenter.exe
Malware Command and Control Activity Detected
ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
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