Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250410-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250410-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    14/04/2025, 23:49

General

  • Target

    2025-04-14_ec6abd8f8a46184f6f168d76c9f2a446_amadey_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe

  • Size

    324KB

  • MD5

    ec6abd8f8a46184f6f168d76c9f2a446

  • SHA1

    a2d612791944d7b833bdc84ec644e73c2206039a

  • SHA256

    cf3fca9eb76d6f43a5ff94bf645fc27272be2eee0c95a04d78f0bb0e76472895

  • SHA512

    687ea01d7c475914c421149a5b29e013442c0ce67cff10abec456497764873a6e6d9c9628c2e90b1d991e5c6fb9cca58730c266a52e151a96d96abf39e915600

  • SSDEEP

    1536:2oaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPFjw0Vz30rtrRLeBsCXKTnhxJS:h0hpgz6xGhyjw0N30BlyBsZh6

Malware Config

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\2025-04-14_ec6abd8f8a46184f6f168d76c9f2a446_amadey_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-14_ec6abd8f8a46184f6f168d76c9f2a446_amadey_elex_karagany_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:1220
    • 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:2744
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-14_ec6abd8f8a46184f6f168d76c9f2a446_amadey_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4984
      • 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:1268
  • 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:4080
    • 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:3648

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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Downloads

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

    Filesize

    324KB

    MD5

    71ae880f943725bf242d88deea6ae719

    SHA1

    420cb83f14295e06ed7262e95cd9d21fa93f8aa9

    SHA256

    0d68698cb6aa4417e3c3a3bc3cf50ee35893f3815dfe086c445eeb55db16dcbc

    SHA512

    bc432ad0cdb708080feab3468958ebb120cda553c1acd59f72c5fa2c3283da020d139cda5e615814903172867966036a4e5888e04594cfb9741a7421937c5093