File name:

2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/d3e94e8a-8c23-48d4-a12b-1907d25514fe
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 17, 2025, 00:40:46
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
auto-reg
sakula
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 4 sections
MD5:

E4D5D4B29A0F71B64BEEDD123756C915

SHA1:

74F0C435A86DA2B632A5FF0CC32CDABF8C4B023D

SHA256:

EA8DE46209A577EEB2ED09F437F7772CED9C05FA1AB326C81900B5B9BAE3D310

SSDEEP:

1536:cZoUZR6RnYmE2q73nTWPZJA1zekntfaMBRId6HQmRc0nNU/+AE5A:c6NYx/nYZJA5cMUepnNU/1

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  • MALICIOUS

    • SAKULA has been detected

      • 2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7552)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • 2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7552)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for self-deleting

      • 2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7552)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • 2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7552)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • 2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7552)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • 2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7552)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • 2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7552)

  • INFO

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • 2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7552)

    • Checks supported languages

      • 2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7552)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • AdobeUpdate.exe (PID: 7812)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 8136)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 8136)

    • Reads the computer name

      • 2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7552)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • 2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7552)

    • Auto-launch of the file from Registry key

      • 2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe (PID: 7552)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (4.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2013:04:02 06:46:11+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, 32-bit
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
7
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #SAKULA 2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe adobeupdate.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs ping.exe no specs adobeupdate.exe no specs slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
7552"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_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
7568C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe—2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_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
7608"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe—2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_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
7616\??\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
7668ping 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
7812C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe—explorer.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
8136C:\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
3 908
Read events
3 907
Write events
1
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7552) 2025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_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
75522025-05-17_e4d5d4b29a0f71b64beedd123756c915_amadey_elex_gcleaner_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exeexecutable
MD5:C4B6C21558B96079D126EEB4D41B3885
SHA256:B45A5D7BC17646C8018434806F9F85029BC77C3A25EEE02C20E2461AC4DF9BE7
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
36
DNS requests
21
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
6480
RUXIMICS.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
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
—
—
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.249:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
7968
SIHClient.exe
4.175.87.197:443
slscr.update.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
7968
SIHClient.exe
52.165.164.15:443
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
7312
slui.exe
40.91.76.224:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.160.65:443
login.live.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
whitelisted
google.com
  • 216.58.206.46
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 4.175.87.197
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 52.165.164.15
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.229.48
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.65
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 20.190.160.4
  • 20.190.160.17
  • 40.126.32.134
  • 20.190.160.130
  • 40.126.32.74
  • 40.126.32.138
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info
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