Analysis

  • max time kernel
    115s
  • max time network
    139s
  • 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, 16:32

General

  • Target

    2025-04-11_133e221864299ee38c17d8401414a21f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe

  • Size

    114KB

  • MD5

    133e221864299ee38c17d8401414a21f

  • SHA1

    c4038037a94a16e993e3bbfadb9f903dee479d27

  • SHA256

    eecedf9ccc5cc2b5ca414475bddd2ae6c7db3af60d2f6e0b117b5d76930f6775

  • SHA512

    c4c47c9f4d36033b4774eecd1f5d9c36b765f136c796591205608a6563a9f51a95154c8757c2eba7446822f4a8333b5fd9286f39695c1d51eafb795d35efb7c5

  • SSDEEP

    1536:Loaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPLJNz30rtriCr0nJnHPoq1nouy8TRgi:c0hpgz6xGhYJF30Blr0nhoutTRgi

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Sakula

    Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.

  • Sakula family
  • Sakula payload 7 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
  • UPX packed file 7 IoCs

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

  • 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_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.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3948
    • 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.EXE
        ping 127.0.0.1
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:4036
  • 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:2936
    • 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:3532

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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Downloads

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

    Filesize

    114KB

    MD5

    7ee59982102935b608120d88617d8b36

    SHA1

    de3a969504dffa52a123acea42b6349b67d82608

    SHA256

    73a1e0660d85122a2ef8aa276b878fe8945271761d3f2f8ce088b600fe6c887a

    SHA512

    1fed3e633fc951d123a4c72d18f843fff289d32ada60ccd82b1fe4d9566c4522c85b64274811f3f93384073d772d38875d9bd8a377fa96d96fb209ade39887df

  • memory/3532-9-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    132KB

  • memory/3948-4-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    132KB

  • memory/3948-8-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    132KB

  • memory/5540-0-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    132KB

  • memory/5540-7-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    132KB

  • memory/5540-10-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    132KB