sakula | 5b21af697b57c8c61bbc6f88a331fc28e603491f72975ad672132b5b5d9644b6

General

Target

2025-04-11_590b9fd5634731846fcdbe437edccbd6_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
Size

114KB
MD5

590b9fd5634731846fcdbe437edccbd6
SHA1

5098b4cc4ef87fa604de7212fa7ac686d72833cb
SHA256

5b21af697b57c8c61bbc6f88a331fc28e603491f72975ad672132b5b5d9644b6
SHA512

303422c7dbe02019e77d0e3e650ff5ffc151059ffeb27338cc1f6575274f34d719638171c321bcc6287206e3bbb8515be85315f0395f956f77b79af37ce10e0a
SSDEEP

1536:Loaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPLJNz30rtriCr0nJnHPoq1nouy8TRgk:c0hpgz6xGhYJF30Blr0nhoutTRgk

Score

10^/10

sakula discovery persistence rat trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Sakula
Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
trojan rat sakula
Sakula family
sakula

Sakula payload 8 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/6100-0-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000000B51000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/files/0x00080000000242a8-3.dat	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/4328-4-0x00000000002F0000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/1652-7-0x00000000002F0000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/6100-8-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000000B51000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/4328-9-0x00000000002F0000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/1652-10-0x00000000002F0000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/6100-11-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000000B51000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2645532622-3298555945-705856666-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2025-04-11_590b9fd5634731846fcdbe437edccbd6_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4328	MediaCenter.exe
1652	MediaCenter.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroMedia = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\MicroMedia\\MediaCenter.exe"	2025-04-11_590b9fd5634731846fcdbe437edccbd6_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe

UPX packed file 8 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/6100-0-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000000B51000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/files/0x00080000000242a8-3.dat	upx
behavioral1/memory/4328-4-0x00000000002F0000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1652-7-0x00000000002F0000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/6100-8-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000000B51000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/4328-9-0x00000000002F0000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1652-10-0x00000000002F0000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/6100-11-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000000B51000-memory.dmp	upx

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2025-04-11_590b9fd5634731846fcdbe437edccbd6_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MediaCenter.exe
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	MediaCenter.exe

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

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
4684	cmd.exe
5648	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
5648	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	6100	2025-04-11_590b9fd5634731846fcdbe437edccbd6_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 6100 wrote to memory of 4328	6100	2025-04-11_590b9fd5634731846fcdbe437edccbd6_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe	86
PID 6100 wrote to memory of 4328	6100	2025-04-11_590b9fd5634731846fcdbe437edccbd6_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe	86
PID 6100 wrote to memory of 4328	6100	2025-04-11_590b9fd5634731846fcdbe437edccbd6_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe	86
PID 3948 wrote to memory of 1652	3948	cmd.exe	89
PID 3948 wrote to memory of 1652	3948	cmd.exe	89
PID 3948 wrote to memory of 1652	3948	cmd.exe	89
PID 6100 wrote to memory of 4684	6100	2025-04-11_590b9fd5634731846fcdbe437edccbd6_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe	99
PID 6100 wrote to memory of 4684	6100	2025-04-11_590b9fd5634731846fcdbe437edccbd6_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe	99
PID 6100 wrote to memory of 4684	6100	2025-04-11_590b9fd5634731846fcdbe437edccbd6_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe	99
PID 4684 wrote to memory of 5648	4684	cmd.exe	101
PID 4684 wrote to memory of 5648	4684	cmd.exe	101
PID 4684 wrote to memory of 5648	4684	cmd.exe	101

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-11_590b9fd5634731846fcdbe437edccbd6_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-11_590b9fd5634731846fcdbe437edccbd6_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:6100
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4328
- 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_590b9fd5634731846fcdbe437edccbd6_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:4684
- - 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:5648

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3948
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1652

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe

Filesize
114KB

MD5
290ec16a15c5238d689e524572eff385

SHA1
629adb78fbbdf460d1705b93f44ab0b3a6dd22a5

SHA256
d15b76037ba335d95905a6cb5b4696d7688ea0dc5afc76edd58624bd2abf13be

SHA512
c4c497b098350d213a7b21d855fa4ad1c00ff34334fe3c42623d0f512cb9b2d5ef24ab8c1b95d93414f90d1768c8e9fcd1aafab1a89eaf5ad2011e1bebb210ce

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memory/1652-7-0x00000000002F0000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/1652-10-0x00000000002F0000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/4328-4-0x00000000002F0000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/4328-9-0x00000000002F0000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/6100-0-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000000B51000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/6100-8-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000000B51000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/6100-11-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000000B51000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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