Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
11/04/2025, 06:06
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2025-04-11_8697dda4e1dcc722cbde1318d52dd14a_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250314-en
General
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Target
2025-04-11_8697dda4e1dcc722cbde1318d52dd14a_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
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Size
92KB
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MD5
8697dda4e1dcc722cbde1318d52dd14a
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SHA1
1b895431083c47c00c20d2a7652c20a6d0f0381a
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SHA256
7b02367381c3312793f0edb4684a9732d207b55fdd70f2af974ae200e30368e3
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SHA512
da8c3ff87ac73196a5a1eb3bc6be56d4e7fb8119b0fdb47d74a5494d9e60184c7c7dd2a5efefae8caa412f2cfaf0aa05e19dda5d1b0cefc2d26ad518dfa3490d
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SSDEEP
1536:TJbCiJVkgMaT2itTkjoRXnM48dXFajVPYxCEtkz30rtrC:9bfVk29te2jqxCEtg30B+
Malware Config
Extracted
sakula
www.savmpet.com
Signatures
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Sakula family
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Sakula payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00080000000242f6-2.dat family_sakula -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-308834014-1004923324-1191300197-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2025-04-11_8697dda4e1dcc722cbde1318d52dd14a_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 2432 AdobeUpdate.exe 4992 AdobeUpdate.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\AdobeUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\MicroMedia\\AdobeUpdate.exe" 2025-04-11_8697dda4e1dcc722cbde1318d52dd14a_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language PING.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2025-04-11_8697dda4e1dcc722cbde1318d52dd14a_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AdobeUpdate.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AdobeUpdate.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 4032 cmd.exe 2604 PING.EXE -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 2604 PING.EXE -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3092 2025-04-11_8697dda4e1dcc722cbde1318d52dd14a_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3092 wrote to memory of 2432 3092 2025-04-11_8697dda4e1dcc722cbde1318d52dd14a_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 88 PID 3092 wrote to memory of 2432 3092 2025-04-11_8697dda4e1dcc722cbde1318d52dd14a_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 88 PID 3092 wrote to memory of 2432 3092 2025-04-11_8697dda4e1dcc722cbde1318d52dd14a_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 88 PID 4372 wrote to memory of 4992 4372 cmd.exe 89 PID 4372 wrote to memory of 4992 4372 cmd.exe 89 PID 4372 wrote to memory of 4992 4372 cmd.exe 89 PID 3092 wrote to memory of 4032 3092 2025-04-11_8697dda4e1dcc722cbde1318d52dd14a_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 103 PID 3092 wrote to memory of 4032 3092 2025-04-11_8697dda4e1dcc722cbde1318d52dd14a_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 103 PID 3092 wrote to memory of 4032 3092 2025-04-11_8697dda4e1dcc722cbde1318d52dd14a_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 103 PID 4032 wrote to memory of 2604 4032 cmd.exe 105 PID 4032 wrote to memory of 2604 4032 cmd.exe 105 PID 4032 wrote to memory of 2604 4032 cmd.exe 105
Processes
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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:3092 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2432
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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:4032 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXEping 127.0.0.13⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2604
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4372 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4992
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
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Downloads
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Filesize
92KB
MD571ed0f53d18f97e16e882bf76722f194
SHA13dd11664c0b96e822307ad7f729b29faa2d6c870
SHA25632dfb8e0e38859e68901ee337d1812c72ee6ba66c0216ad1e2892f78df86c51f
SHA512a8de770b6374d0fedf52b7c4bc98241cf86449a21f6f0588f93f6678c4e925d2dd6dd9f5a3d9d80436b3e4d8f0280c6c18268f2250b8134c7cc0c378d55df9a4