File name:

2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/48b681bf-8f1b-4644-b742-7b165f0dcc66
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 17, 2025, 21:30:17
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:

03C1796899D040BE3706612F4DA36F85

SHA1:

43297784495D7DFEB88A6E88036A974F140D4023

SHA256:

7D8E2136599697A38BF5D41524426D5009651B75D7FAA1808C97CA3059A24551

SSDEEP:

98304:QP6yuFuU+uhEU+CDI4opxJopx8ao+zCUYS8YVUYSxywkjjVApdShInHt7C08v1Ru:D3W

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Starts NET.EXE for service management

      • net.exe (PID: 7568)
      • 2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7524)
      • net.exe (PID: 7796)
      • net.exe (PID: 7888)
      • net.exe (PID: 7864)
      • net.exe (PID: 1184)
      • net.exe (PID: 7828)
      • net.exe (PID: 1056)
      • net.exe (PID: 960)
      • net.exe (PID: 7916)
      • net.exe (PID: 6112)
      • net.exe (PID: 4120)

    • Uses NET.EXE to stop Windows Security Center service

      • 2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7524)
      • net.exe (PID: 7796)
      • net.exe (PID: 1184)

    • Uses NET.EXE to stop Windows Update service

      • 2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7524)
      • net.exe (PID: 7864)
      • net.exe (PID: 1056)

    • XORed URL has been found (YARA)

      • 2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7524)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • 2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7524)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • 2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7524)

    • Executing commands from a ".bat" file

      • 2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7524)

    • Windows service management via SC.EXE

      • sc.exe (PID: 7972)
      • sc.exe (PID: 8068)
      • sc.exe (PID: 8008)
      • sc.exe (PID: 8096)

    • Uses REG/REGEDIT.EXE to modify registry

      • 2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7524)

    • Creates file in the systems drive root

      • 2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7524)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • 2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7524)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • 2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7524)

    • The sample compiled with chinese language support

      • 2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7524)

    • Failed to create an executable file in Windows directory

      • 2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7524)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • 2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7524)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 1600)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 1600)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | NSIS - Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (78.9)
.exe | Win32 Executable Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (7.6)
.exe | InstallShield setup (4)
.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (2.9)
.exe | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (2.5)

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
183
Monitored processes
56
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
4

Behavior graph

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start #XOR-URL 2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe net.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs net1.exe no specs at.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs cmd.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 net.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs net.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs regedit.exe no specs reg.exe no specs reg.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs at.exe no specs at.exe no specs net1.exe no specs net1.exe no specs net1.exe no specs net1.exe no specs net1.exe no specs net.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 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
720C:\WINDOWS\system32\net1 stop sharedaccess /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
960net.exe stop srservice /yC:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe—2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.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
1056net.exe stop wuauserv /yC:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe—2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.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
1184net.exe stop wscsvc /yC:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe—2025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.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
1600C:\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
1628C:\WINDOWS\system32\net1 stop sharedaccess /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
2096C:\WINDOWS\system32\net1 stop wuauserv /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
2284C:\WINDOWS\system32\net1 stop wscsvc /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
3100\??\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
3900C:\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
Total events
4 061
Read events
4 061
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
75242025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\ntldr~8executable
MD5:03C1796899D040BE3706612F4DA36F85
SHA256:7D8E2136599697A38BF5D41524426D5009651B75D7FAA1808C97CA3059A24551
75242025-05-17_03c1796899d040be3706612f4da36f85_amadey_cloudeye_elex_lamer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\ntldr~6executable
MD5:03C1796899D040BE3706612F4DA36F85
SHA256:7D8E2136599697A38BF5D41524426D5009651B75D7FAA1808C97CA3059A24551
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HTTP(S) requests
10
TCP/UDP connections
51
DNS requests
18
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2104
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.19.11.105:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6700
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
8036
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
8036
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.49:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
8036
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.49:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
8036
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
8036
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
8036
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
8036
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
2104
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6700
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
—
—
172.211.123.248:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
2.19.11.105:80
crl.microsoft.com
Elisa Oyj
NL
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
95.101.149.131:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
6700
RUXIMICS.exe
95.101.149.131:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.160.3:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.248:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
google.com
  • 172.217.18.14
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.19.11.105
  • 2.19.11.120
  • 2.16.164.49
  • 2.16.164.120
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.3
  • 40.126.32.136
  • 20.190.160.65
  • 40.126.32.76
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 20.190.160.5
  • 20.190.160.2
  • 20.190.160.66
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 4.245.163.56
  • 20.109.210.53
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 52.165.164.15
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 20.83.72.98
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.243.30
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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