File name:	2025-06-21_626f13c324f0365210e79cf1b922403b_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stop
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/8a81569b-3bdc-4b19-b18b-549f9168bc43
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. Malware Trends Tracker >>>
Analysis date:	June 21, 2025, 03:39:12
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:	rat mivast sakula auto-reg
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections
MD5:	626F13C324F0365210E79CF1B922403B
SHA1:	3E413B0CB904BD8C0489F161BF4804FE334DD2BC
SHA256:	9E12FDB89AD38EC736007E3866AE7DB21D2775C000C8CB0EA623FDF60EA7F07F
SSDEEP:	1536:IDFdm050yuiRUkzTs4sGXOnjENkZYYeCCIjTX2aJEVHuc5xAE5M:2FuiRUfMOnINkZYFIjTX2E6uc5i

.exe	\|	Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2)
.exe	\|	Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll	\|	Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe	\|	Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

MachineType:	Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp:	2013:02:05 04:03:07+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, 32-bit
PEType:	PE32
LinkerVersion:	9
CodeSize:	56320
InitializedDataSize:	33792
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0x473a
OSVersion:	5
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	5
Subsystem:	Windows GUI


(PID) Process:	(6852) 2025-06-21_626f13c324f0365210e79cf1b922403b_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stop.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:	write	Name:	MicroMedia
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
(PID) Process:	(2116) MediaCenter.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:	write	Name:	CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:	(2116) MediaCenter.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:	write	Name:	CachePrefix
Value: Cookie:
(PID) Process:	(2116) MediaCenter.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:	write	Name:	CachePrefix
Value: Visited:
(PID) Process:	(2116) MediaCenter.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	ProxyBypass
Value: 1
(PID) Process:	(2116) MediaCenter.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	IntranetName
Value: 1
(PID) Process:	(2116) MediaCenter.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	UNCAsIntranet
Value: 1
(PID) Process:	(2116) MediaCenter.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	AutoDetect
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(4708) MediaCenter.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:	write	Name:	CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:	(4708) MediaCenter.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:	write	Name:	CachePrefix
Value: Visited:

PID	Process	Filename		Type
4708	MediaCenter.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\RR3E01RZ\qrfxgbctwtyywyq649566714[1].htm		html
		MD5:3BCC4BC7A9E0FAF727AC967719026BB4	SHA256:BB0B19B3E1E1077DB91116CCE0BB1D3AEEC56255E9C0A198198D2A7B2639FB56
2116	MediaCenter.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\RR3E01RZ\qrfxgbctwtyywyq649566714[1].htm		html
		MD5:E35A3F64A84DBD2AA5E82FA587300907	SHA256:0006D2AF091B011B51D51054E259278A9FC9D63B11359349A48F511886E19C88
6852	2025-06-21_626f13c324f0365210e79cf1b922403b_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stop.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe		executable
		MD5:D3C9FAD928C891B4394362557DB3A6EC	SHA256:EA4FD3D542221711D0B077F43E195280F1080159306F4372FAB812A9BBA72AD2
2116	MediaCenter.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\RR3E01RZ\viewphoto[1].htm		html
		MD5:F4E80E941F4B79E1E42B145A8F42EC71	SHA256:051601C5ABDC185FE8AC364037EDE6699CC75C340C816E3EF13E8BA7ECF22002
4708	MediaCenter.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\RR3E01RZ\viewphoto[1].htm		html
		MD5:0C87148A7D07A6E68E11D2A28D2AFE04	SHA256:A28DBD60AA07BC1A6B9C5B388606C06DCCA01E30C31D7E96C212C636F8B56FD3

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
2116	MediaCenter.exe	POST	405	76.223.54.146:80	http://www.polarroute.com/newimage.asp?imageid=qrfxgbctwtyywyq649566714&type=0&resid=1533875	unknown	—	—	malicious
5944	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	184.24.77.35:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6012	RUXIMICS.exe	GET	200	184.24.77.35:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	GET	200	184.24.77.35:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
2116	MediaCenter.exe	GET	200	76.223.54.146:80	http://www.polarroute.com/photo/qrfxgbctwtyywyq649566714.jpg?resid=1534640	unknown	—	—	malicious
2116	MediaCenter.exe	GET	200	76.223.54.146:80	http://www.polarroute.com/viewphoto.asp?resid=1534890&photoid=qrfxgbctwtyywyq649566714	unknown	—	—	malicious
6012	RUXIMICS.exe	GET	200	184.30.21.171:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5944	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	184.30.21.171:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	GET	200	184.30.21.171:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
4708	MediaCenter.exe	GET	200	76.223.54.146:80	http://www.polarroute.com/viewphoto.asp?resid=1538046&photoid=qrfxgbctwtyywyq649566714	unknown	—	—	malicious

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
5944	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
6012	RUXIMICS.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
2116	MediaCenter.exe	76.223.54.146:80	www.polarroute.com	AMAZON-02	US	malicious
5944	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	184.24.77.35:80	crl.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	DE	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	184.24.77.35:80	crl.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	DE	whitelisted
6012	RUXIMICS.exe	184.24.77.35:80	crl.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	DE	whitelisted
5944	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	184.30.21.171:80	www.microsoft.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted

Domain	IP	Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	51.104.136.2 40.127.240.158	whitelisted
google.com	216.58.206.78	whitelisted
www.polarroute.com	76.223.54.146 13.248.169.48	malicious
crl.microsoft.com	184.24.77.35 184.24.77.6 184.24.77.37 184.24.77.12	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	184.30.21.171	whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com	40.91.76.224	whitelisted
self.events.data.microsoft.com	13.69.239.73	whitelisted

PID	Process	Class	Message
2116	MediaCenter.exe	Potentially Bad Traffic	ET HUNTING SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
2116	MediaCenter.exe	Malware Command and Control Activity Detected	ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
2116	MediaCenter.exe	Potentially Bad Traffic	ET HUNTING SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
2116	MediaCenter.exe	Potentially Bad Traffic	ET HUNTING SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
2116	MediaCenter.exe	Malware Command and Control Activity Detected	ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 2
2116	MediaCenter.exe	Malware Command and Control Activity Detected	ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 3
4708	MediaCenter.exe	Potentially Bad Traffic	ET HUNTING SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
4708	MediaCenter.exe	Malware Command and Control Activity Detected	ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
4708	MediaCenter.exe	Potentially Bad Traffic	ET HUNTING SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
4708	MediaCenter.exe	Potentially Bad Traffic	ET HUNTING SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)

General Info

2025-06-21_626f13c324f0365210e79cf1b922403b_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stop

626F13C324F0365210E79CF1B922403B

3E413B0CB904BD8C0489F161BF4804FE334DD2BC

9E12FDB89AD38EC736007E3866AE7DB21D2775C000C8CB0EA623FDF60EA7F07F

1536:IDFdm050yuiRUkzTs4sGXOnjENkZYYeCCIjTX2aJEVHuc5xAE5M:2FuiRUfMOnINkZYFIjTX2E6uc5i

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Changes the autorun value in the registry

SAKULA has been detected

Connects to the CnC server

SAKULA has been detected (SURICATA)

SAKULA has been detected (YARA)

Starts CMD.EXE for self-deleting

SUSPICIOUS

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Starts itself from another location

Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC

Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

INFO

Launching a file from a Registry key

Create files in a temporary directory

Checks supported languages

Reads the computer name

Checks proxy server information

Creates files or folders in the user directory

Manual execution by a user

Process checks computer location settings

Reads the software policy settings

Malware configuration

Static information

TRiD

EXIF

EXE

Video and screenshots

Processes

Behavior graph

Specs description

Process information

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Registry activity

Modification events

Files activity

Dropped files

Network activity

HTTP requests

Connections

DNS requests

Threats

Debug output strings