| File name: | 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/061c0dee-6a58-4dab-adb8-8fe01f20c3de |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | June 21, 2025, 07:24:14 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, UPX compressed, 5 sections |
| MD5: | E2B50D1E8B5389CA088270EDE480DB5C |
| SHA1: | 380ECD1E18012ACAA501DB6EA8FB0D22983C6B9D |
| SHA256: | A9CFA09147A5C6FFB446E4F8520F3C4AD78F1E9092FDB840D267555CF14AF99F |
| SSDEEP: | 12288:7U74E9YGRjKOrTUrbot00LmemdHu+SRoyCAKkafxySEOnKFaV3hdv1KHL5Xgu:7CyOrTUrbo9m5u+/ykdxyzF43hdv1KCu |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Application launched itself
- 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 4192)
- updater.exe (PID: 2188)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 4192)
- cb3c5af0 (PID: 856)
- 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2648)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2648)
Executes as Windows Service
- cb3c5af0 (PID: 856)
Connects to the server without a host name
- cb3c5af0 (PID: 856)
- 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2648)
The process executes via Task Scheduler
- updater.exe (PID: 2188)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 4192)
- 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2648)
- cb3c5af0 (PID: 856)
- updater.exe (PID: 3644)
- updater.exe (PID: 2188)
The sample compiled with chinese language support
- 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 4192)
- 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2648)
Reads the computer name
- 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 4192)
- 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2648)
- cb3c5af0 (PID: 856)
- updater.exe (PID: 2188)
Process checks computer location settings
- 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 4192)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- cb3c5af0 (PID: 856)
- 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2648)
Reads the software policy settings
- cb3c5af0 (PID: 856)
- 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2648)
- slui.exe (PID: 7096)
UPX packer has been detected
- 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2648)
- cb3c5af0 (PID: 856)
Process checks whether UAC notifications are on
- updater.exe (PID: 2188)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 7096)
- 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2648)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
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: | 2022:05:04 11:56:59+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit, No debug |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 9 |
| CodeSize: | 143360 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 139264 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 274432 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1317f |
| OSVersion: | 5 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 23.9.20.1611 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 23.9.20.1611 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0017 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Chinese (Simplified) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| FileVersion: | 23, 9, 20, 1611 |
| ProductVersion: | 23, 9, 20, 1611 |
Total processes
138
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 856 | C:\Windows\Syswow64\cb3c5af0 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cb3c5af0 | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Integrity Level: SYSTEM Exit code: 0 Version: 23, 9, 20, 1611 Modules
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| 2188 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe" --wake --system | C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Google Updater Exit code: 0 Version: 134.0.6985.0 Modules
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| 2648 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe | 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Version: 23, 9, 20, 1611 Modules
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| 3644 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe" --crash-handler --system "--database=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\Crashpad" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=prod=Update4 --annotation=ver=134.0.6985.0 "--attachment=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\updater.log" --initial-client-data=0x298,0x29c,0x2a0,0x274,0x2a4,0x111c460,0x111c46c,0x111c478 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe | — | updater.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Google Updater Exit code: 0 Version: 134.0.6985.0 Modules
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| 4192 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Version: 23, 9, 20, 1611 Modules
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| 7096 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\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
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Total events
11 880
Read events
11 877
Write events
3
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2648) 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2648) 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2648) 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
3
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 856 | cb3c5af0 | C:\Windows\ea7b0 | text | |
MD5:007017BE48F70275ECA77140B402A400 | SHA256:630FE574C30FF00AC7F2B63FC78AAA3311D167B632BEDE7DBF6F262E1E6C7396 | |||
| 2648 | 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cb3c5af0 | executable | |
MD5:0187886FF2E19ED0C1BCE372A9069459 | SHA256:BCA91ED96E5A9B52719BF7DF443F346ADEEE28C1CD09B5D115C6440FAC5A3B75 | |||
| 3644 | updater.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\updater.log | text | |
MD5:0EA33F0903A18A771CB91B55FE9DA6A4 | SHA256:D169A4F8829E221E8BEE9CDC71A7D4E376C180FB4B46980DBED5067EF62C6040 | |||
| 2648 | 2025-06-21_e2b50d1e8b5389ca088270ede480db5c_amadey_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe | C:\Windows\2d55b0 | text | |
MD5:E30ED8D84B3A4C71E51855711AF8FCC5 | SHA256:A864C1EDDDB68BE8F1E0044F0CA65CFC2915E30B06F5E2914DC645CCE74462C1 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
177
TCP/UDP connections
247
DNS requests
42
Threats
59
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
856 | cb3c5af0 | GET | 200 | 223.5.5.5:80 | http://223.5.5.5/resolve?name=spi2.tyui54345.xyz&type=16 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
856 | cb3c5af0 | GET | 200 | 223.5.5.5:80 | http://223.5.5.5/resolve?name=spi3.tyui54345.xyz&type=16 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
856 | cb3c5af0 | GET | 200 | 223.6.6.6:80 | http://dns.alidns.com/resolve?name=spi1.zxcv56745.xyz&type=16 | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 223.5.5.5:443 | https://dns.alidns.com/resolve?name=spi1.zxcv56745.xyz&type=16 | unknown | binary | 255 b | whitelisted |
856 | cb3c5af0 | GET | 200 | 223.5.5.5:80 | http://223.5.5.5/resolve?name=spi1.zxcv56745.xyz&type=16 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.241.19:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.241.19:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2632 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2632 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 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 |
1268 | svchost.exe | 2.16.241.19:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.241.19:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
2632 | RUXIMICS.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
down.nugong.asia |
| unknown |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
dns.alidns.com |
| whitelisted |
down.xy58.top |
| unknown |
31bd9b27a24e0be9.tyui54345.xyz |
| unknown |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
yzzcommon.tyui54345.xyz |
| unknown |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
856 | cb3c5af0 | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Over HTTPS Domain (dns .alidns .com in TLS SNI) |
856 | cb3c5af0 | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Over HTTPS Domain (dns .alidns .com in TLS SNI) |
856 | cb3c5af0 | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Over HTTPS Domain (dns .alidns .com in TLS SNI) |
856 | cb3c5af0 | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Over HTTPS Domain (dns .alidns .com in TLS SNI) |
856 | cb3c5af0 | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Over HTTPS Domain (dns .alidns .com in TLS SNI) |
856 | cb3c5af0 | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Over HTTPS Domain (dns .alidns .com in TLS SNI) |
856 | cb3c5af0 | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Over HTTPS Domain (dns .alidns .com in TLS SNI) |
856 | cb3c5af0 | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query to a *.top domain - Likely Hostile |
856 | cb3c5af0 | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Over HTTPS Domain (dns .alidns .com in TLS SNI) |
856 | cb3c5af0 | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Over HTTPS Domain (dns .alidns .com in TLS SNI) |