Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
11/04/2025, 16:32
General
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Target
2025-04-11_133e221864299ee38c17d8401414a21f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
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Size
114KB
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MD5
133e221864299ee38c17d8401414a21f
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SHA1
c4038037a94a16e993e3bbfadb9f903dee479d27
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SHA256
eecedf9ccc5cc2b5ca414475bddd2ae6c7db3af60d2f6e0b117b5d76930f6775
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SHA512
c4c47c9f4d36033b4774eecd1f5d9c36b765f136c796591205608a6563a9f51a95154c8757c2eba7446822f4a8333b5fd9286f39695c1d51eafb795d35efb7c5
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SSDEEP
1536:Loaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPLJNz30rtriCr0nJnHPoq1nouy8TRgi:c0hpgz6xGhYJF30Blr0nhoutTRgi
Malware Config
Signatures
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Sakula family
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Sakula payload 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/5540-0-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp family_sakula behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024249-3.dat family_sakula behavioral1/memory/3948-4-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp family_sakula behavioral1/memory/5540-7-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp family_sakula behavioral1/memory/3948-8-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp family_sakula behavioral1/memory/3532-9-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp family_sakula behavioral1/memory/5540-10-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp 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-1-5-21-3342763580-2723508992-2885672917-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2025-04-11_133e221864299ee38c17d8401414a21f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 3948 MediaCenter.exe 3532 MediaCenter.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\MicroMedia = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\MicroMedia\\MediaCenter.exe" 2025-04-11_133e221864299ee38c17d8401414a21f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/5540-0-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024249-3.dat upx behavioral1/memory/3948-4-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/5540-7-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3948-8-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3532-9-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/5540-10-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp upx -
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 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 Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2025-04-11_133e221864299ee38c17d8401414a21f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 864 cmd.exe 4036 PING.EXE -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4036 PING.EXE -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5540 2025-04-11_133e221864299ee38c17d8401414a21f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5540 wrote to memory of 3948 5540 2025-04-11_133e221864299ee38c17d8401414a21f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 88 PID 5540 wrote to memory of 3948 5540 2025-04-11_133e221864299ee38c17d8401414a21f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 88 PID 5540 wrote to memory of 3948 5540 2025-04-11_133e221864299ee38c17d8401414a21f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 88 PID 2936 wrote to memory of 3532 2936 cmd.exe 89 PID 2936 wrote to memory of 3532 2936 cmd.exe 89 PID 2936 wrote to memory of 3532 2936 cmd.exe 89 PID 5540 wrote to memory of 864 5540 2025-04-11_133e221864299ee38c17d8401414a21f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 105 PID 5540 wrote to memory of 864 5540 2025-04-11_133e221864299ee38c17d8401414a21f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 105 PID 5540 wrote to memory of 864 5540 2025-04-11_133e221864299ee38c17d8401414a21f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 105 PID 864 wrote to memory of 4036 864 cmd.exe 107 PID 864 wrote to memory of 4036 864 cmd.exe 107 PID 864 wrote to memory of 4036 864 cmd.exe 107
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-11_133e221864299ee38c17d8401414a21f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-11_133e221864299ee38c17d8401414a21f_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:5540 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3948
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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_133e221864299ee38c17d8401414a21f_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:864 -
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:4036
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2936 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3532
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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
114KB
MD57ee59982102935b608120d88617d8b36
SHA1de3a969504dffa52a123acea42b6349b67d82608
SHA25673a1e0660d85122a2ef8aa276b878fe8945271761d3f2f8ce088b600fe6c887a
SHA5121fed3e633fc951d123a4c72d18f843fff289d32ada60ccd82b1fe4d9566c4522c85b64274811f3f93384073d772d38875d9bd8a377fa96d96fb209ade39887df