Analysis

  • max time kernel
    145s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250314-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    13/04/2025, 23:47

General

  • Target

    2025-04-13_12e5986e26f2671814bf77173e9dd4e6_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe

  • Size

    92KB

  • MD5

    12e5986e26f2671814bf77173e9dd4e6

  • SHA1

    d965cefe1a1616ba8aae928b8d7a664467c06ac2

  • SHA256

    383cc488d1daaa2fac200084d22e8c42a75ee3298d533541c89d29eaec980d3f

  • SHA512

    1635f93c50ec9f325e76b9aa6d8dc6e4509b95847946b9da1e98d3132a34cf638730e6922efb8be5fdc549ed9a1359d56d9203a15d413084edbebae91ea3ea44

  • SSDEEP

    1536:TJbCiJVkgMaT2itTkjoRXnM48dXFajVPYxCEtkz30rtrr:9bfVk29te2jqxCEtg30Bf

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

sakula

C2

www.savmpet.com

Signatures

  • Sakula

    Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.

  • Sakula family
  • Sakula payload 1 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
  • 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\2025-04-13_12e5986e26f2671814bf77173e9dd4e6_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-13_12e5986e26f2671814bf77173e9dd4e6_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:5460
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5868
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-13_12e5986e26f2671814bf77173e9dd4e6_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:1088
      • 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:4440
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2876
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5168

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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Downloads

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

    Filesize

    92KB

    MD5

    c13f964307fb0dcb15104ece80911bf6

    SHA1

    0ebaa2dcab7a8e3aa943a5071584726923c4f5cf

    SHA256

    df5916a8ad0865a20b1197787efde64d075d7ac154565143ae2f9c0aa1292d52

    SHA512

    6ee32d32075f408c7820163b86329973a7c1e44d193574c0d3f27fa82c977fb9a4503fd826c365cd7a2d2fbde103501695a32186d17fa400aabf68dede71f144