Analysis

  • max time kernel
    144s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250314-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    11/04/2025, 06:02

General

  • Target

    2025-04-11_8697dda4e1dcc722cbde1318d52dd14a_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe

  • Size

    92KB

  • MD5

    8697dda4e1dcc722cbde1318d52dd14a

  • SHA1

    1b895431083c47c00c20d2a7652c20a6d0f0381a

  • SHA256

    7b02367381c3312793f0edb4684a9732d207b55fdd70f2af974ae200e30368e3

  • SHA512

    da8c3ff87ac73196a5a1eb3bc6be56d4e7fb8119b0fdb47d74a5494d9e60184c7c7dd2a5efefae8caa412f2cfaf0aa05e19dda5d1b0cefc2d26ad518dfa3490d

  • SSDEEP

    1536:TJbCiJVkgMaT2itTkjoRXnM48dXFajVPYxCEtkz30rtrC:9bfVk29te2jqxCEtg30B+

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\2025-04-11_8697dda4e1dcc722cbde1318d52dd14a_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-11_8697dda4e1dcc722cbde1318d52dd14a_amadey_elex_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:2908
    • 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:2288
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-11_8697dda4e1dcc722cbde1318d52dd14a_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5924
      • 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:4220
  • 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:5044
    • 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:4928

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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Downloads

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

    Filesize

    92KB

    MD5

    62bd8446e83e6c8aac4d23f50f92a6b5

    SHA1

    6281c294202a06753b95e7f44d13a6fcadfb0522

    SHA256

    4c772df7ba7a727b7a4c35ec5942560b32835b38981cff0ba2d1714d23511db1

    SHA512

    9eca0557fd4989806b46eb4b152bf02c27ba9b3056f1b68543974bf0d5501910cbadfb19d2f678b82be77b6475189673d93b22d43baaabdfcdccfb56a090e390