Analysis

  • max time kernel
    125s
  • max time network
    128s
  • 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, 09:39

General

  • Target

    2025-04-14_bea9970a92b02a598b2170732225ae17_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe

  • Size

    92KB

  • MD5

    bea9970a92b02a598b2170732225ae17

  • SHA1

    5c814782fc34b12d07bbac06fde202c405918aa7

  • SHA256

    2601d5941a229318d28dc0da2083fd306ea0f48f2874985e66fb566ee860adec

  • SHA512

    178e3f9b4e58943a36258b7db10497182f528b5be9aa338244680222f6fc554fe26be3b033ab2b18f4fceddbdb4fc079d5bd384eb414b497920a6a192a1ecf19

  • SSDEEP

    1536:TJbCiJVkgMaT2itTkjoRXnM48dXFajVPYxCEtkz30rtrV:9bfVk29te2jqxCEtg30Bx

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\2025-04-14_bea9970a92b02a598b2170732225ae17_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-14_bea9970a92b02a598b2170732225ae17_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:5204
    • 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:1744
    • 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_bea9970a92b02a598b2170732225ae17_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:4368
      • 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:4508
  • 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:2424
    • 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:1200

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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Downloads

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

    Filesize

    92KB

    MD5

    e09f72f5561e3485f0462aa5609f386a

    SHA1

    4f064074fd114efbb9012cc703c35dc70727f6a9

    SHA256

    cd2de7f7ba0bd6f4cfeae6b4b3ca334e020bfa398806670fa00323991fca4a91

    SHA512

    34065df9d773e323b7000320311dbe29ac74bde527d530566fdefb02614b0f87e726f1ce7e2834fda45061236b8cf873f02bc61740ed9d97f50bf51dbcd50b4f