| File name: | 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/e9c69b91-faf2-4906-9030-3cb42bbd29bb |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | June 21, 2025, 12:11:38 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 152ED5DAFE6C81E1345275F76F6196A4 |
| SHA1: | 82CD7CA97545B73E1245D0CE65F480F44DBA5368 |
| SHA256: | B279FFF96691676BC3DA18A0D94A641C90FBA02955BFAF2AA0DDE8314B13E92B |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:yChOrTUrXMmz+/ykdxyzF43hdvwCQYEOFZdOFL3BA0R650U61WCf5fb5ALmS:yC9Xg7gmsCQYEqZdOt+0zPDfRY |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2996)
- 34262960 (PID: 6360)
- 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 3504)
Reads the date of Windows installation
- 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2996)
Application launched itself
- 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2996)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 3504)
Executes as Windows Service
- 34262960 (PID: 6360)
Connects to the server without a host name
- 34262960 (PID: 6360)
- 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 3504)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2996)
- 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 3504)
- 34262960 (PID: 6360)
The sample compiled with chinese language support
- 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2996)
- 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 3504)
Process checks computer location settings
- 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2996)
Reads the computer name
- 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 2996)
- 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 3504)
- 34262960 (PID: 6360)
Reads the software policy settings
- 34262960 (PID: 6360)
- 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 3504)
- slui.exe (PID: 3960)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- 34262960 (PID: 6360)
- 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 3504)
Checks proxy server information
- 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe (PID: 3504)
- slui.exe (PID: 3960)
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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: | 2022:05:24 01:30:35+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 9 |
| CodeSize: | 145408 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 236544 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| 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
135
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2996 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Version: 23, 9, 20, 1611 Modules
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| 3504 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe | 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Version: 23, 9, 20, 1611 Modules
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| 3960 | 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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| 6360 | C:\Windows\Syswow64\34262960 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\34262960 | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Integrity Level: SYSTEM Exit code: 0 Version: 23, 9, 20, 1611 Modules
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Total events
12 325
Read events
12 314
Write events
11
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2996) 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2996) 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2996) 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2996) 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3504) 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_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: | (3504) 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_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: | (3504) 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_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
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6360 | 34262960 | C:\Windows\6ce2b0 | text | |
MD5:A5FC8FDF7F977AC405C76997A24E90FD | SHA256:F6617B75169582D57BD770DF2B63EBFD10B662012AA0E5FBF107B769BE91E23B | |||
| 3504 | 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\34262960 | executable | |
MD5:D2ECEC5F361B6F0A17169B8C107ACE49 | SHA256:92EC09BCA2F0F3F9FF40A862DD5776F6BFEC2A434A5149F0654A3E5271907F78 | |||
| 3504 | 2025-06-21_152ed5dafe6c81e1345275f76f6196a4_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe | C:\Windows\3bfd60 | text | |
MD5:5D85C7112B860EAF1562CF97B34DD8F1 | SHA256:0DAD14F2511128199EF2AE74101A1A68673BF0D5666EBBA71840C01E61CAC134 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
239
TCP/UDP connections
326
DNS requests
58
Threats
82
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.53.40.176:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.53.40.176:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6960 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6960 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 23.53.40.176:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6360 | 34262960 | GET | 200 | 223.5.5.5:80 | http://dns.alidns.com/resolve?name=down.nugong.asia&type=1 | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 223.5.5.5:443 | https://dns.alidns.com/resolve?name=down.nugong.asia&type=1 | unknown | binary | 257 b | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 223.6.6.6:443 | https://dns.alidns.com/resolve?name=spi1.tyui54345.xyz&type=16 | unknown | binary | 255 b | whitelisted |
6360 | 34262960 | GET | 200 | 223.5.5.5:80 | http://223.5.5.5/resolve?name=down.nugong.asia&type=1 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
— | — | GET | 200 | 223.5.5.5:443 | https://dns.alidns.com/resolve?name=spi2.tyui54345.xyz&type=16 | unknown | binary | 255 b | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6960 | RUXIMICS.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 23.53.40.176:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.53.40.176:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
6960 | RUXIMICS.exe | 23.53.40.176:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
6960 | RUXIMICS.exe | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
down.nugong.asia |
| unknown |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
dns.alidns.com |
| whitelisted |
down.xy58.top |
| unknown |
31bd9b27a24e0be9.tyui54345.xyz |
| unknown |
yzzcommon.tyui54345.xyz |
| unknown |
31bd9b27a24e0be9.zxcv56745.xyz |
| unknown |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
6360 | 34262960 | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Over HTTPS Domain (dns .alidns .com in TLS SNI) |
6360 | 34262960 | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Over HTTPS Domain (dns .alidns .com in TLS SNI) |
6360 | 34262960 | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Over HTTPS Domain (dns .alidns .com in TLS SNI) |
6360 | 34262960 | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Over HTTPS Domain (dns .alidns .com in TLS SNI) |
6360 | 34262960 | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Over HTTPS Domain (dns .alidns .com in TLS SNI) |
6360 | 34262960 | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Over HTTPS Domain (dns .alidns .com in TLS SNI) |
6360 | 34262960 | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Over HTTPS Domain (dns .alidns .com in TLS SNI) |
6360 | 34262960 | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query to a *.top domain - Likely Hostile |
6360 | 34262960 | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Over HTTPS Domain (dns .alidns .com in TLS SNI) |
6360 | 34262960 | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Over HTTPS Domain (dns .alidns .com in TLS SNI) |