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:win10v2004-20250410-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
12/04/2025, 17:59
General
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Target
2025-04-12_8a871b012a5f559205a838f6cf84e22f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
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Size
114KB
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MD5
8a871b012a5f559205a838f6cf84e22f
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SHA1
67e81164c3dd402ddfe56d9b356fa0b00f79ae3b
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SHA256
ecd961a436167b1cd34b44c504da65cbf2ae8b6cbd5817fbf2bfa64c1484c699
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SHA512
f2c0eecaae7b476bc7d09f2c08e6cc8de751280cb09533ce166958585944d3c432f3123dfb6da0987fd8ec6cce9caf508d38ba5b71df22e252c3854b1614c836
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SSDEEP
1536:Loaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPLJNz30rtriCr0nJnHPoq1nouy8TRgN:c0hpgz6xGhYJF30Blr0nhoutTRgN
Malware Config
Signatures
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Sakula family
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Sakula payload 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/3348-0-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp family_sakula behavioral1/files/0x0008000000024273-4.dat family_sakula behavioral1/memory/1096-5-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000D01000-memory.dmp family_sakula behavioral1/memory/3348-7-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp family_sakula behavioral1/memory/1096-8-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000D01000-memory.dmp family_sakula behavioral1/memory/4624-9-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000D01000-memory.dmp family_sakula behavioral1/memory/3348-10-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000271000-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-1-5-21-3027557611-1484967174-339164627-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2025-04-12_8a871b012a5f559205a838f6cf84e22f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 1096 MediaCenter.exe 4624 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" 2025-04-12_8a871b012a5f559205a838f6cf84e22f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/3348-0-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/files/0x0008000000024273-4.dat upx behavioral1/memory/1096-5-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000D01000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3348-7-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/1096-8-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000D01000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4624-9-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000D01000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3348-10-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000271000-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 PING.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MediaCenter.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2025-04-12_8a871b012a5f559205a838f6cf84e22f_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 -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 4896 cmd.exe 3608 PING.EXE -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 3608 PING.EXE -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3348 2025-04-12_8a871b012a5f559205a838f6cf84e22f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3348 wrote to memory of 1096 3348 2025-04-12_8a871b012a5f559205a838f6cf84e22f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 86 PID 3348 wrote to memory of 1096 3348 2025-04-12_8a871b012a5f559205a838f6cf84e22f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 86 PID 3348 wrote to memory of 1096 3348 2025-04-12_8a871b012a5f559205a838f6cf84e22f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 86 PID 5628 wrote to memory of 4624 5628 cmd.exe 88 PID 5628 wrote to memory of 4624 5628 cmd.exe 88 PID 5628 wrote to memory of 4624 5628 cmd.exe 88 PID 3348 wrote to memory of 4896 3348 2025-04-12_8a871b012a5f559205a838f6cf84e22f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 98 PID 3348 wrote to memory of 4896 3348 2025-04-12_8a871b012a5f559205a838f6cf84e22f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 98 PID 3348 wrote to memory of 4896 3348 2025-04-12_8a871b012a5f559205a838f6cf84e22f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 98 PID 4896 wrote to memory of 3608 4896 cmd.exe 100 PID 4896 wrote to memory of 3608 4896 cmd.exe 100 PID 4896 wrote to memory of 3608 4896 cmd.exe 100
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-12_8a871b012a5f559205a838f6cf84e22f_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-12_8a871b012a5f559205a838f6cf84e22f_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:3348 -
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:1096
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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\2025-04-12_8a871b012a5f559205a838f6cf84e22f_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:4896 -
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:3608
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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:5628 -
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:4624
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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
MD5d3af55a7e696021901e517fcb38a3635
SHA1ec3fcf30595a39e201da193b47e764c861cc95c2
SHA25621ace7bfcf79315c07bd9671321b72c6be8b78ddca4b457a7d47e7aaeb7f16ef
SHA51240c11145144d920b20d5230a159a3d730f169fda5d50e4b0f8695e3f998cae1b005a4b7836eb9a49089ed9c048f817399cc069d9da21e538a142c1acad9461d4