File name:

2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/77a8557b-39a8-450c-8761-718d7e3ac2ed
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 03, 2025, 07:34:12
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, 3 sections
MD5:

71FF2587C3D5C993D31EDBB15A619955

SHA1:

AC1BE798B598C41C7485DAABF5925C0B1A24664E

SHA256:

D3123D2E2F0342CD7C5095936273C968323824D874D2A7F3B2D5A18104C585AF

SSDEEP:

98304:iefUuZuKAuf5jTFWkOefUuZuKAuf5jTFrkHVrGDYwOwjefUuZuKAuf5jTFPkOefk:1ySbzzdr0iRAt

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Starts NET.EXE for service management

      • cmd.exe (PID: 7848)
      • net.exe (PID: 1040)

    • Starts NET.EXE to view/change users localgroup

      • net.exe (PID: 5428)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 7904)

    • Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

      • 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader~4.exe (PID: 7736)

    • Starts NET.EXE to view/add/change user profiles

      • cmd.exe (PID: 7868)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7460)
      • UpdatAuto.exe (PID: 7640)

    • Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location

      • 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7460)
      • 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7332)

    • Executing commands from a ".bat" file

      • 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7460)
      • UpdatAuto.exe (PID: 7640)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7460)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • UpdatAuto.exe (PID: 7640)
      • 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7460)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7460)
      • UpdatAuto.exe (PID: 7640)

    • Creates file in the systems drive root

      • UpdatAuto.exe (PID: 7640)
      • 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7460)

    • Windows service management via SC.EXE

      • sc.exe (PID: 7980)
      • sc.exe (PID: 8012)
      • sc.exe (PID: 8020)

  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with chinese language support

      • 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7460)
      • UpdatAuto.exe (PID: 7640)

    • Checks supported languages

      • 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7460)
      • UpdatAuto.exe (PID: 7640)
      • 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader~4.exe (PID: 7736)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7460)
      • UpdatAuto.exe (PID: 7640)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7460)

    • Reads the computer name

      • 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader~4.exe (PID: 7736)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader~4.exe (PID: 7736)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • UpdatAuto.exe (PID: 7640)
      • 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7460)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (63.9)
.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (24.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5.1)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.5)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.5)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2007:03:12 04:30:52+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 102400
InitializedDataSize: 16384
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x27dc
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 6.1
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 6.1.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 6.1.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Chinese (Simplified)
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: Windows Update Manager for NT
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: Windows Update Manager for NT
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-1999
ProductName: Microsoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operating System
FileVersion: 6.01
ProductVersion: 6.01
InternalName: INCUBUS
OriginalFileName: INCUBUS.exe
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
159
Monitored processes
31
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
3

Behavior graph

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start 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs updatauto.exe cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader~4.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sc.exe no specs sc.exe no specs sc.exe no specs net.exe no specs net.exe no specs net.exe no specs net1.exe no specs net1.exe no specs slui.exe no specs 2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
660C:\WINDOWS\system32\net1 start TlntSvrC:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe—net.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Net Command
Exit code:
2
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
1040net start TlntSvrC:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Net Command
Exit code:
2
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
4488C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
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
5428net localgroup administrators helpassistant /addC:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Net Command
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
7268net user helpassistant 123456C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Net Command
Exit code:
2
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
7300C:\WINDOWS\system32\net1 localgroup administrators helpassistant /addC:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe—net.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Net Command
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\samlib.dll
7332"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Update Manager for NT
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
6.01
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
7460"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Update Manager for NT
Version:
6.01
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_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\acgenral.dll
7536C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\WINDOWS\system32\Option.batC:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe—2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
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\acgenral.dll
7548\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Console Window Host
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
Total events
453
Read events
453
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
21
Suspicious files
2
Text files
1
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
74602025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exeC:\ntldr~6executable
MD5:4E2843DCC7F492424086B31D4B25C39C
SHA256:4C2E348B80755155F344BD3556C799E2740CEB7F4812702F8EE5ADCBE14929AA
74602025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader~4.exeexecutable
MD5:BAD9BC0EB8308117037EC6BD6CA37283
SHA256:A674CE76470584884D765823BE42C7D8A3E9FD7CF840FD72EC4B03D5080CE5C6
74602025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exeC:\ntldr~8executable
MD5:4E2843DCC7F492424086B31D4B25C39C
SHA256:4C2E348B80755155F344BD3556C799E2740CEB7F4812702F8EE5ADCBE14929AA
74602025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exeC:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exeexecutable
MD5:B0832491E8573FE65F84BDD20902897D
SHA256:D1E6509754E1C603A6A52B522CA4CA99DF17D87CC6B5FE76EC976C2B56C05261
7640UpdatAuto.exeC:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroBroker.exeexecutable
MD5:AF4E99ABEFCB812E2E38AA065E50FECB
SHA256:71AAFD6BB8D967E08F5946DA40CF935E1A64CFCD3ECF4AD168FEBF5DF74216DA
7640UpdatAuto.exeC:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\CRLogTransport.exe —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
74602025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exeC:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Eula.exe —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
7640UpdatAuto.exeC:\ntldr~6 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
7640UpdatAuto.exeC:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcrobatInfo.exeexecutable
MD5:F27CF952FBA8CE4F17697A7DFD8A99F4
SHA256:07F5761698D45F3504502D716B90444ACA393568B8DE29EA87AB64B44AD3E72C
74602025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exeC:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcrobatInfo.exeexecutable
MD5:6A936FE7F08F05C706C5A04A8B77C6F7
SHA256:14AF4D01BF4C8DE2B6AF8071835AAD94620AEB0425E93DD43659F22DE52A4755
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HTTP(S) requests
32
TCP/UDP connections
50
DNS requests
17
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.6:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
304
20.109.210.53:443
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
—
—
unknown
2320
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
104.85.1.163:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2320
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.6:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2320
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.6:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2320
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
104.85.1.163:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2320
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
104.85.1.163:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2320
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
104.85.1.163:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2320
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
104.85.1.163:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
20.242.39.171:443
https://fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/clientwebservice/ping
unknown
—
—
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
—
—
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
20.197.71.89:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
SG
whitelisted
—
—
20.190.160.17:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.160.17:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
20.197.71.89:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
SG
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.216.77.6:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 20.197.71.89
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.17
  • 20.190.160.67
  • 20.190.160.132
  • 40.126.32.136
  • 40.126.32.76
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 20.190.160.20
  • 20.190.160.22
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.78
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.6
  • 23.216.77.28
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.109.210.53
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 104.85.1.163
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.242.39.171
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.229.48
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 20.83.72.98
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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2025-04-03_71ff2587c3d5c993d31edbb15a619955_black-basta_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader