File name:

2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/84bf790f-b9a4-44b0-b871-b1b2db7b7010
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 06, 2025, 17:02:57
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
sakula
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 4 sections
MD5:

AC2B8E0DDB9957807BFB6AB26A6E5293

SHA1:

D2A491083BBF4E3ABAC66CD80671D4114ED18724

SHA256:

9762147B425795017DD98006F2349533BC2F2C2AE854665476590287DAFBFAA1

SSDEEP:

1536:LjZoUZR6RnYmE2q73nTWPZJA1zekntfaMBRId6HQmRc+PQKqnYAE5DkI39M:56NYx/nYZJA5cMUelPQNn6kI39M

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  • MALICIOUS

    • SAKULA has been detected

      • 2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7452)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • 2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7452)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for self-deleting

      • 2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7452)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • 2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7452)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • 2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7452)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • 2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7452)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • 2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7452)

  • INFO

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • 2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7452)

    • Reads the computer name

      • 2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7452)

    • Checks supported languages

      • 2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7452)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • 2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7452)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 8164)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 8164)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (52.9)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (23.5)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (23.5)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2013:04:02 06:46:11+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, 32-bit, No debug
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 8
CodeSize: 57344
InitializedDataSize: 32768
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x4d59
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
133
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #SAKULA 2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe adobeupdate.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs ping.exe no specs slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
7452"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_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
7472C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe—2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\micromedia\adobeupdate.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
7528"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe—2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_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
7536\??\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
7588ping 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
8164C:\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
3 915
Read events
3 914
Write events
1
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7452) 2025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:AdobeUpdate
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
74522025-04-06_ac2b8e0ddb9957807bfb6ab26a6e5293_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exeexecutable
MD5:FF68E5762CAFF3301B5DC98EEB6A8214
SHA256:A102C0BBC975660953A2C1ADD28A96134CD5BADEA47E3F6E8A545A468DA486B4
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HTTP(S) requests
31
TCP/UDP connections
48
DNS requests
17
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2104
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.29:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
304
20.12.23.50:443
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
—
—
—
7876
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7876
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7876
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7876
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7876
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7876
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7876
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
52.165.164.15:443
https://fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/clientwebservice/ping
unknown
—
—
—
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
1244
RUXIMICS.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
172.172.255.218:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
23.216.77.29:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.160.2:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.172.255.218:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 51.124.78.146
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.172.255.218
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.102.138
  • 142.250.102.101
  • 142.250.102.139
  • 142.250.102.113
  • 142.250.102.100
  • 142.250.102.102
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.29
  • 23.216.77.21
  • 23.216.77.25
  • 23.216.77.42
  • 23.216.77.7
  • 23.216.77.35
  • 23.216.77.8
  • 23.216.77.36
  • 23.216.77.6
  • 2.16.164.120
  • 2.16.164.49
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.2
  • 20.190.160.130
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 20.190.160.4
  • 20.190.160.3
  • 20.190.160.131
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 40.126.32.76
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.12.23.50
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.219.150.101
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 52.165.164.15
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
  • 20.83.72.98
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.229.19
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info
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