Analysis

  • max time kernel
    107s
  • max time network
    138s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250313-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250313-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    14/04/2025, 00:09

General

  • Target

    2025-04-13_5373cec20ada5702dd2a076bbdcbee76_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe

  • Size

    92KB

  • MD5

    5373cec20ada5702dd2a076bbdcbee76

  • SHA1

    6c654bd9c50192f530686019f12536510ffe5816

  • SHA256

    8c8754f2baa35506e7e4d17682e2defcf422eb7422ee0dc250a374de190079fb

  • SHA512

    222313ce47c10c81f0fb3651d31688cc9d4212c2239dd664b395efe1aa8964ecd64fa6164fd64e94f6bb07ce8143c3deb61dfd755c5b4e0954a8c19277d8cd29

  • SSDEEP

    1536:TJbCiJVkgMaT2itTkjoRXnM48dXFajVPYxCEtkz30rtr8:9bfVk29te2jqxCEtg30BI

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_5373cec20ada5702dd2a076bbdcbee76_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-13_5373cec20ada5702dd2a076bbdcbee76_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:5668
    • 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:528
    • 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_5373cec20ada5702dd2a076bbdcbee76_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:4736
      • 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:5308
  • 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:5580
    • 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:5988

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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Downloads

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

    Filesize

    92KB

    MD5

    62f3920eb84c9d8c2ee5322e5a3f6b08

    SHA1

    472c8dac4014435a3601e0d42240ff441c4eef42

    SHA256

    6100096e6dc6671e5fcd05ad8177e92c266a10aaf089168985c5297bba348942

    SHA512

    9bbca1f58b3924366922afb98e60be8fe24d0d92c6d2018c666fef7f0b9fd4d3e16f14b8bfbddc35e4924e4addccfb40adc48e54d68167b1408bb4da11bae25c