Analysis

  • max time kernel
    134s
  • max time network
    139s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250314-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    31/03/2025, 15:13

General

  • Target

    2025-03-31_fdac1e896bf8af45c92d9ad4172036e2_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe

  • Size

    92KB

  • MD5

    fdac1e896bf8af45c92d9ad4172036e2

  • SHA1

    21aa338ac42ca3f7aa0ecff777fdb1c251b4928f

  • SHA256

    8763e4511886f1b652ff967880bbcce1217490850d0cc0bfae388a11998a7a82

  • SHA512

    9a34816c9530e2601bd48b7dd040952a737b05db517a5c48058292bada9a177bc7574be218b03a5dab43f7d22d9f157d43dd44401a17a65e731466c6f095db06

  • SSDEEP

    1536:TJbCiJVkgMaT2itTkjoRXnM48dXFajVPYxCEtkz30rtrJ:9bfVk29te2jqxCEtg30Bl

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

sakula

C2

www.savmpet.com

Signatures

  • Sakula

    Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.

  • Sakula family
  • Sakula payload 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-03-31_fdac1e896bf8af45c92d9ad4172036e2_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-03-31_fdac1e896bf8af45c92d9ad4172036e2_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3484
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2628
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-03-31_fdac1e896bf8af45c92d9ad4172036e2_amadey_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3604
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        ping 127.0.0.1
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:4704
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2948
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4896

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe

    Filesize

    92KB

    MD5

    36f9c176a169bd39a82e39763b500560

    SHA1

    6258cee8e01196ac52e999064bae75feb2ff2a1e

    SHA256

    32fe5b1120f9db0f9fae918010f240f09632e1931248e35c23eef493e41dc29b

    SHA512

    0a405f39b53a88b3e8e39828dba7d635505405bb2eee71702fecf02d387e27792aa4e8ff4c191643ab962e5363f1e877212da0d6b31b1b2d2a53b253e31ae551