Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250410-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
14/04/2025, 23:49
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2025-04-14_ec6abd8f8a46184f6f168d76c9f2a446_amadey_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250410-en
General
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Target
2025-04-14_ec6abd8f8a46184f6f168d76c9f2a446_amadey_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
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Size
324KB
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MD5
ec6abd8f8a46184f6f168d76c9f2a446
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SHA1
a2d612791944d7b833bdc84ec644e73c2206039a
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SHA256
cf3fca9eb76d6f43a5ff94bf645fc27272be2eee0c95a04d78f0bb0e76472895
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SHA512
687ea01d7c475914c421149a5b29e013442c0ce67cff10abec456497764873a6e6d9c9628c2e90b1d991e5c6fb9cca58730c266a52e151a96d96abf39e915600
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SSDEEP
1536:2oaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPFjw0Vz30rtrRLeBsCXKTnhxJS:h0hpgz6xGhyjw0N30BlyBsZh6
Malware Config
Signatures
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Sakula family
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Sakula payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0008000000024260-2.dat 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-1-5-21-3078542121-369484597-920690335-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2025-04-14_ec6abd8f8a46184f6f168d76c9f2a446_amadey_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 2744 MediaCenter.exe 3648 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" 2025-04-14_ec6abd8f8a46184f6f168d76c9f2a446_amadey_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
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 2025-04-14_ec6abd8f8a46184f6f168d76c9f2a446_amadey_elex_karagany_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.
pid Process 4984 cmd.exe 1268 PING.EXE -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 1268 PING.EXE -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1220 2025-04-14_ec6abd8f8a46184f6f168d76c9f2a446_amadey_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1220 wrote to memory of 2744 1220 2025-04-14_ec6abd8f8a46184f6f168d76c9f2a446_amadey_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 88 PID 1220 wrote to memory of 2744 1220 2025-04-14_ec6abd8f8a46184f6f168d76c9f2a446_amadey_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 88 PID 1220 wrote to memory of 2744 1220 2025-04-14_ec6abd8f8a46184f6f168d76c9f2a446_amadey_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 88 PID 4080 wrote to memory of 3648 4080 cmd.exe 90 PID 4080 wrote to memory of 3648 4080 cmd.exe 90 PID 4080 wrote to memory of 3648 4080 cmd.exe 90 PID 1220 wrote to memory of 4984 1220 2025-04-14_ec6abd8f8a46184f6f168d76c9f2a446_amadey_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 98 PID 1220 wrote to memory of 4984 1220 2025-04-14_ec6abd8f8a46184f6f168d76c9f2a446_amadey_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 98 PID 1220 wrote to memory of 4984 1220 2025-04-14_ec6abd8f8a46184f6f168d76c9f2a446_amadey_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 98 PID 4984 wrote to memory of 1268 4984 cmd.exe 100 PID 4984 wrote to memory of 1268 4984 cmd.exe 100 PID 4984 wrote to memory of 1268 4984 cmd.exe 100
Processes
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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.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2744
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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\2025-04-14_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.EXEping 127.0.0.13⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1268
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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:4080 -
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:3648
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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
324KB
MD571ae880f943725bf242d88deea6ae719
SHA1420cb83f14295e06ed7262e95cd9d21fa93f8aa9
SHA2560d68698cb6aa4417e3c3a3bc3cf50ee35893f3815dfe086c445eeb55db16dcbc
SHA512bc432ad0cdb708080feab3468958ebb120cda553c1acd59f72c5fa2c3283da020d139cda5e615814903172867966036a4e5888e04594cfb9741a7421937c5093