File name:

2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/381eb031-9b65-41f4-a584-d09e91302044
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Qbot is a banking Trojan — a malware designed to collect banking information from victims. Qbot targets organizations mostly in the US. It is equipped with various sophisticated evasion and info-stealing functions and worm-like functionality, and a strong persistence mechanism.

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Analysis date: May 15, 2025, 12:28:55
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
qbot
trojan
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:

05792AFB23CFB67FE7097E26BA3C1248

SHA1:

BA652430744DACA86C37E457C06D10DBD4FE3ED2

SHA256:

902E601A89C5042116A4AFB78209D56D1310E776F65F4CC8ECC5D9EA577C68A7

SSDEEP:

12288:Fei2os3hhhhhhhhh9hhhhhhhhhLhhhhhhhhhLhhhhhhhhhLhhhhhhhhhLhhhhhhW:FB2os3hhhhhhhhh9hhhhhhhhhLhhhhhp

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  • MALICIOUS

    • QBOT has been detected (YARA)

      • 2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7656)
      • 2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7844)

    • QBOT mutex has been found

      • 2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7656)

    • Qbot is detected

      • 2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7656)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Application launched itself

      • 2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7656)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • 2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7656)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • cmd.exe (PID: 8040)

    • Runs PING.EXE to delay simulation

      • cmd.exe (PID: 8040)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • 2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7656)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • cmd.exe (PID: 8040)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • 2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7656)
      • 2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7844)

    • Reads the computer name

      • 2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7656)
      • 2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7844)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • 2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7656)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 8172)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • cmd.exe (PID: 8040)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 8172)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
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: 2002:10:05 16:30:39+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 9
CodeSize: 259072
InitializedDataSize: 14336
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x3a189
OSVersion: 5
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
128
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #QBOT 2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe no specs #QBOT 2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe no specs cmd.exe conhost.exe no specs ping.exe no specs slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
7656"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_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\user32.dll
7844C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe /CC:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe
2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_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\user32.dll
8040"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping.exe -n 6 127.0.0.1 & type "C:\WINDOWS\System32\calc.exe" > "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_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
8048\??\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
8100ping.exe -n 6 127.0.0.1 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
8172C:\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
3 927
Read events
3 927
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
8040cmd.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-15_05792afb23cfb67fe7097e26ba3c1248_amadey_elex_gcleaner_redline-stealer_smoke-loader.exeexecutable
MD5:961E093BE1F666FD38602AD90A5F480F
SHA256:B183BD6414C5123465075D76D2413C999D569492FB543ACBC29690B4B745BDF2
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
17
DNS requests
4
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
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
20.83.72.98:443
https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail
unknown
xml
512 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
—
—
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
2104
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
7412
slui.exe
40.91.76.224:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
8172
slui.exe
40.91.76.224:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.78
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info
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