sakula | 1ee11112519a9a6f02b6eb15b58239b38be78ba277fb79e3212b7f07994d033e

General

Target

2025-04-11_d2359bfbc16a7bd3c3ff9a7cadaaa68f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
Size

114KB
MD5

d2359bfbc16a7bd3c3ff9a7cadaaa68f
SHA1

fef584617a4e7bd4aa270e56d6dd3a6d0d995727
SHA256

1ee11112519a9a6f02b6eb15b58239b38be78ba277fb79e3212b7f07994d033e
SHA512

5c3b15933a54bddda22668d461d366ae481b1093e4976cc0d22dd1ae9fdc68b9ec6ec97e0143fcfdad74fb0978d92d8a3243f587fe0fa49bde3f8b6e339fd8c6
SSDEEP

1536:Loaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPLJNz30rtriCr0nJnHPoq1nouy8TRgY:c0hpgz6xGhYJF30Blr0nhoutTRgY

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 7 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3984-0-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000CF1000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/396-4-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/files/0x00080000000242cb-3.dat	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/3984-7-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000CF1000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/396-8-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/5472-9-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/3984-10-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000CF1000-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-1-5-21-3078542121-369484597-920690335-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2025-04-11_d2359bfbc16a7bd3c3ff9a7cadaaa68f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
396	MediaCenter.exe
5472	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_d2359bfbc16a7bd3c3ff9a7cadaaa68f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe

UPX packed file 7 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3984-0-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000CF1000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/396-4-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/files/0x00080000000242cb-3.dat	upx
behavioral1/memory/3984-7-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000CF1000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/396-8-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/5472-9-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3984-10-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000CF1000-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_d2359bfbc16a7bd3c3ff9a7cadaaa68f_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
5796	cmd.exe
2604	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2604	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3984	2025-04-11_d2359bfbc16a7bd3c3ff9a7cadaaa68f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3984 wrote to memory of 396	3984	2025-04-11_d2359bfbc16a7bd3c3ff9a7cadaaa68f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe	85
PID 3984 wrote to memory of 396	3984	2025-04-11_d2359bfbc16a7bd3c3ff9a7cadaaa68f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe	85
PID 3984 wrote to memory of 396	3984	2025-04-11_d2359bfbc16a7bd3c3ff9a7cadaaa68f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe	85
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 5472	3068	cmd.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 5472	3068	cmd.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 5472	3068	cmd.exe	87
PID 3984 wrote to memory of 5796	3984	2025-04-11_d2359bfbc16a7bd3c3ff9a7cadaaa68f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe	90
PID 3984 wrote to memory of 5796	3984	2025-04-11_d2359bfbc16a7bd3c3ff9a7cadaaa68f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe	90
PID 3984 wrote to memory of 5796	3984	2025-04-11_d2359bfbc16a7bd3c3ff9a7cadaaa68f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe	90
PID 5796 wrote to memory of 2604	5796	cmd.exe	92
PID 5796 wrote to memory of 2604	5796	cmd.exe	92
PID 5796 wrote to memory of 2604	5796	cmd.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-11_d2359bfbc16a7bd3c3ff9a7cadaaa68f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-11_d2359bfbc16a7bd3c3ff9a7cadaaa68f_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:3984
- 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:396
- 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_d2359bfbc16a7bd3c3ff9a7cadaaa68f_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:5796
- - 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:2604

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:3068
- 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:5472

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
63de536994b0566d44799323a6bf731d

SHA1
15f7149fec743f9b6540785e86c4edc7d1d576bf

SHA256
afe97b69bf9b6bad9a830aa388b88d0ac2efcb4062be069ce9b2398092df4d72

SHA512
3ac67070de7caa95fa0972667dc06a5f0ceb02a08e184a08f049f9cb0dcea411659e514ca6c44eea67d8bcf80ef85a0022d51d55143d8af98c1feb213fc8aa4a

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memory/396-4-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/396-8-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/3984-0-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000CF1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/3984-7-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000CF1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/3984-10-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000CF1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/5472-9-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F1000-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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