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
15/04/2025, 01:16
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2025-04-14_e9e80113870f0adde83a81638b5003f3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250410-en
General
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Target
2025-04-14_e9e80113870f0adde83a81638b5003f3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
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Size
92KB
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MD5
e9e80113870f0adde83a81638b5003f3
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SHA1
fff388d098f71da3df1baaff242c695edb7ee49d
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SHA256
01fb2c0e6015f327482c9cb573f5e7f0b46e37c27084e2a8fdc9b6edc3e4d62f
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SHA512
63276b51640172549bb74b740be309cd9624d60d7923bd4e13497e72a762eed49821842f2d98bab5a3549ece8bb3f585a4400b4ef308e708fcaba8621cad341e
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SSDEEP
1536:TJbCiJVkgMaT2itTkjoRXnM48dXFajVPYxCEtkz30rtrZ:9bfVk29te2jqxCEtg30Bl
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/0x000800000002421d-3.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-1-5-21-3630502724-2561614198-3854231964-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2025-04-14_e9e80113870f0adde83a81638b5003f3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 2620 AdobeUpdate.exe 2416 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_e9e80113870f0adde83a81638b5003f3_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 AdobeUpdate.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 2025-04-14_e9e80113870f0adde83a81638b5003f3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AdobeUpdate.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 4752 PING.EXE 4700 cmd.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4752 PING.EXE -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3848 2025-04-14_e9e80113870f0adde83a81638b5003f3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3848 wrote to memory of 2620 3848 2025-04-14_e9e80113870f0adde83a81638b5003f3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 88 PID 3848 wrote to memory of 2620 3848 2025-04-14_e9e80113870f0adde83a81638b5003f3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 88 PID 3848 wrote to memory of 2620 3848 2025-04-14_e9e80113870f0adde83a81638b5003f3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 88 PID 3300 wrote to memory of 2416 3300 cmd.exe 89 PID 3300 wrote to memory of 2416 3300 cmd.exe 89 PID 3300 wrote to memory of 2416 3300 cmd.exe 89 PID 3848 wrote to memory of 4700 3848 2025-04-14_e9e80113870f0adde83a81638b5003f3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 95 PID 3848 wrote to memory of 4700 3848 2025-04-14_e9e80113870f0adde83a81638b5003f3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 95 PID 3848 wrote to memory of 4700 3848 2025-04-14_e9e80113870f0adde83a81638b5003f3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 95 PID 4700 wrote to memory of 4752 4700 cmd.exe 97 PID 4700 wrote to memory of 4752 4700 cmd.exe 97 PID 4700 wrote to memory of 4752 4700 cmd.exe 97
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-14_e9e80113870f0adde83a81638b5003f3_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-14_e9e80113870f0adde83a81638b5003f3_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:3848 -
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:2620
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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_e9e80113870f0adde83a81638b5003f3_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:4700 -
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:4752
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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:3300 -
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:2416
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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
MD5647a6f5aaa2cca8b80d7b4da3c1b4354
SHA1bc8fc4bcefe625c57e8cb41abd8e4ad79ff3a1a2
SHA2561a7d831ed4e5028b252e76dc9e30c676bfcf53523c75a3bad1e5c4e231a553b7
SHA51209da337255e34a6ee1985b895eedeb55cad0034d9958a99201c5a1a61ec8977b93081fd95063c28a75f8c611c16d4fe538c8303d69443e5b5b4965a490f1423f