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
14/04/2025, 07:14
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2025-04-14_4122447ee8c9e7dd067aeee40ab3a1c3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250410-en
General
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Target
2025-04-14_4122447ee8c9e7dd067aeee40ab3a1c3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
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Size
99KB
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MD5
4122447ee8c9e7dd067aeee40ab3a1c3
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SHA1
91507f9ea43b0ac21e56f9cc6b5dd17c84da0573
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SHA256
f4d5f3c22ca2dbe666ee29e81ec2bd31ec82401e9abf6259ec106d474544f9c1
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SHA512
9d283cb34d99322a2f1d0862c9a3fb3644f862429c2ada6f6969c7b77e82e50d65fe0c55ff2521b532938b44f5edb5bafa0666125b1d2b5b5c236c5d62890429
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SSDEEP
1536:soaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPSaml0Nz30rtrz80:H0hpgz6xGhpamyF30Bv80
Malware Config
Signatures
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Sakula family
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Sakula payload 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/5272-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_sakula behavioral1/files/0x00080000000241ca-3.dat family_sakula behavioral1/memory/1580-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_sakula behavioral1/memory/5272-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_sakula behavioral1/memory/1580-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_sakula behavioral1/memory/6088-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_sakula behavioral1/memory/5272-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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-1-5-21-3078542121-369484597-920690335-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2025-04-14_4122447ee8c9e7dd067aeee40ab3a1c3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 1580 MediaCenter.exe 6088 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_4122447ee8c9e7dd067aeee40ab3a1c3_amadey_elex_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 cmd.exe 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 2025-04-14_4122447ee8c9e7dd067aeee40ab3a1c3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.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 4764 cmd.exe 4892 PING.EXE -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4892 PING.EXE -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5272 2025-04-14_4122447ee8c9e7dd067aeee40ab3a1c3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5272 wrote to memory of 1580 5272 2025-04-14_4122447ee8c9e7dd067aeee40ab3a1c3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 90 PID 5272 wrote to memory of 1580 5272 2025-04-14_4122447ee8c9e7dd067aeee40ab3a1c3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 90 PID 5272 wrote to memory of 1580 5272 2025-04-14_4122447ee8c9e7dd067aeee40ab3a1c3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 90 PID 1388 wrote to memory of 6088 1388 cmd.exe 91 PID 1388 wrote to memory of 6088 1388 cmd.exe 91 PID 1388 wrote to memory of 6088 1388 cmd.exe 91 PID 5272 wrote to memory of 4764 5272 2025-04-14_4122447ee8c9e7dd067aeee40ab3a1c3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 95 PID 5272 wrote to memory of 4764 5272 2025-04-14_4122447ee8c9e7dd067aeee40ab3a1c3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 95 PID 5272 wrote to memory of 4764 5272 2025-04-14_4122447ee8c9e7dd067aeee40ab3a1c3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 95 PID 4764 wrote to memory of 4892 4764 cmd.exe 97 PID 4764 wrote to memory of 4892 4764 cmd.exe 97 PID 4764 wrote to memory of 4892 4764 cmd.exe 97
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-14_4122447ee8c9e7dd067aeee40ab3a1c3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-14_4122447ee8c9e7dd067aeee40ab3a1c3_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:5272 -
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:1580
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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_4122447ee8c9e7dd067aeee40ab3a1c3_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:4764 -
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:4892
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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:1388 -
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:6088
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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
99KB
MD527e5be9a6c1909c5bbaa0930dfd03c8c
SHA146e414c56bc7fd0d6cc2fe98618362b7ec18071b
SHA2564037dfa1e29bf2565c7c6a0d2bac092c94a95fdb0c6d7bff96f625940e726c1a
SHA51249c5a3f16babe0680c9b9751e7816592aad872e5de6213cf64af4f8eaadec1d81e867b72581b9281063823101962269ef3311e24bbbcf72ef55c1523b916cd48