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:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
15/04/2025, 00:40
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2025-04-14_6856883110ed37d47f7c49f5b607c8aa_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250314-en
General
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Target
2025-04-14_6856883110ed37d47f7c49f5b607c8aa_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
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Size
92KB
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MD5
6856883110ed37d47f7c49f5b607c8aa
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SHA1
d5acd81a6cd39d61c11113f056c2cf774e381dca
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SHA256
4b0fc6cc042b1f7a2e76e5011c015467cb35ec479833bde41c05954f344d7616
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SHA512
ffe69d6f7edf56777e9397b14a24ec2185f931a5d7fea7c24e86fc6f3e535b6751ec4c0f09a1f4982757f7df44986b2ee183452f5520a8de0f08abb29825ab26
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SSDEEP
1536:TJbCiJVkgMaT2itTkjoRXnM48dXFajVPYxCEtkz30rtry:9bfVk29te2jqxCEtg30Be
Malware Config
Extracted
sakula
www.savmpet.com
Signatures
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Sakula family
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Sakula payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000b000000024090-2.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-1-5-21-83325578-304917428-1200496059-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2025-04-14_6856883110ed37d47f7c49f5b607c8aa_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 4516 AdobeUpdate.exe 4052 AdobeUpdate.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\AdobeUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\MicroMedia\\AdobeUpdate.exe" 2025-04-14_6856883110ed37d47f7c49f5b607c8aa_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 2025-04-14_6856883110ed37d47f7c49f5b607c8aa_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AdobeUpdate.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AdobeUpdate.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language PING.EXE -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 4812 PING.EXE 3616 cmd.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4812 PING.EXE -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 412 2025-04-14_6856883110ed37d47f7c49f5b607c8aa_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 412 wrote to memory of 4516 412 2025-04-14_6856883110ed37d47f7c49f5b607c8aa_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 85 PID 412 wrote to memory of 4516 412 2025-04-14_6856883110ed37d47f7c49f5b607c8aa_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 85 PID 412 wrote to memory of 4516 412 2025-04-14_6856883110ed37d47f7c49f5b607c8aa_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 85 PID 3872 wrote to memory of 4052 3872 cmd.exe 87 PID 3872 wrote to memory of 4052 3872 cmd.exe 87 PID 3872 wrote to memory of 4052 3872 cmd.exe 87 PID 412 wrote to memory of 3616 412 2025-04-14_6856883110ed37d47f7c49f5b607c8aa_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 100 PID 412 wrote to memory of 3616 412 2025-04-14_6856883110ed37d47f7c49f5b607c8aa_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 100 PID 412 wrote to memory of 3616 412 2025-04-14_6856883110ed37d47f7c49f5b607c8aa_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 100 PID 3616 wrote to memory of 4812 3616 cmd.exe 102 PID 3616 wrote to memory of 4812 3616 cmd.exe 102 PID 3616 wrote to memory of 4812 3616 cmd.exe 102
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-14_6856883110ed37d47f7c49f5b607c8aa_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-14_6856883110ed37d47f7c49f5b607c8aa_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:412 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4516
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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_6856883110ed37d47f7c49f5b607c8aa_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
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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:4812
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3872 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4052
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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
92KB
MD5c40ec2207fd42c85ce7249e213405160
SHA18006065bae05f521f86e48f60bcd3e893bcfabfd
SHA256d52a7bdbf19d07c28abfdc30dce7f8815e54d8da2576c1a089e2d0a8be79e362
SHA512eedc0cdfb14a7621b7e3f370e0242d88573bb354e5ab6db54fbb0645de5917354d75a2e9944aa2989bc0b82829d4f202f521fd8e4370506b53464d1a23b7cd2a