Analysis

  • max time kernel
    133s
  • max time network
    135s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250410-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250410-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    11/04/2025, 12:43

General

  • Target

    2025-04-11_26369b40620f8e5ed3119d499aa1e4a1_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe

  • Size

    92KB

  • MD5

    26369b40620f8e5ed3119d499aa1e4a1

  • SHA1

    6ea9f260ef61fa3104ad0ee4f85ce9419cdf7472

  • SHA256

    6a14c9c63b67a7a6890102782411d541875501cf8fb0c0311340816e3cfce412

  • SHA512

    7efcf2433a72f6725f953fb8a2eb5c42a4d97b93e07b067d1c4eceab5f58fcaa1adc450a7fb9fb13c4a75045ce756d8ad67ebe07b6d1980bf605d46556572aba

  • SSDEEP

    1536:TJbCiJVkgMaT2itTkjoRXnM48dXFajVPYxCEtkz30rtrR:9bfVk29te2jqxCEtg30Bt

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_26369b40620f8e5ed3119d499aa1e4a1_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-11_26369b40620f8e5ed3119d499aa1e4a1_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:2400
    • 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:3564
    • 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_26369b40620f8e5ed3119d499aa1e4a1_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:5848
      • 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:5492
  • 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:4060
    • 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:5392

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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Downloads

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

    Filesize

    92KB

    MD5

    908f2fcc9bef165e49de02e6b61d7fa0

    SHA1

    64909bea9eb5d27d3b8dc15a5be2b868ee279ad6

    SHA256

    27c58ddb1cf5c2afa3fefc9f95b18f9388faf562e606f369e23fad22b9c68548

    SHA512

    641abb8bebbfcbfd103e97790ea375fedc384d43104803925d3df2f963399a7990ce47109e2644808c79b8d6fde7a785b08fc65da08b5f3613aa782f918daaad