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:win10v2004-20250313-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
15/04/2025, 05:20
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2025-04-15_f4cb1225b413c5e29fbf3da5c77a8fca_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250313-en
General
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Target
2025-04-15_f4cb1225b413c5e29fbf3da5c77a8fca_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
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Size
92KB
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MD5
f4cb1225b413c5e29fbf3da5c77a8fca
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SHA1
c14e515babc44e33148dc693ba78617351cff709
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SHA256
5e3bbf5143dc96dafa2b9c4a6c91a1538441e93ece329dbe3b4c7311eec62d5b
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SHA512
2c3afb8ff9c4c0bdf7619017100069da8b390ba1813f600bf8b22ee7cb3976e8a7fea370168263a8041e96aecb766e3e69d07612a39b05220412dc0c743c286f
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SSDEEP
1536:TJbCiJVkgMaT2itTkjoRXnM48dXFajVPYxCEtkz30rtrB:9bfVk29te2jqxCEtg30BF
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/0x000700000002426c-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-1-5-21-1279544337-3716153908-718418795-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2025-04-15_f4cb1225b413c5e29fbf3da5c77a8fca_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 4212 AdobeUpdate.exe 2956 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" 2025-04-15_f4cb1225b413c5e29fbf3da5c77a8fca_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 2025-04-15_f4cb1225b413c5e29fbf3da5c77a8fca_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 5824 cmd.exe 5492 PING.EXE -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 5492 PING.EXE -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 228 2025-04-15_f4cb1225b413c5e29fbf3da5c77a8fca_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 228 wrote to memory of 4212 228 2025-04-15_f4cb1225b413c5e29fbf3da5c77a8fca_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 88 PID 228 wrote to memory of 4212 228 2025-04-15_f4cb1225b413c5e29fbf3da5c77a8fca_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 88 PID 228 wrote to memory of 4212 228 2025-04-15_f4cb1225b413c5e29fbf3da5c77a8fca_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 88 PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2956 3040 cmd.exe 90 PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2956 3040 cmd.exe 90 PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2956 3040 cmd.exe 90 PID 228 wrote to memory of 5824 228 2025-04-15_f4cb1225b413c5e29fbf3da5c77a8fca_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 103 PID 228 wrote to memory of 5824 228 2025-04-15_f4cb1225b413c5e29fbf3da5c77a8fca_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 103 PID 228 wrote to memory of 5824 228 2025-04-15_f4cb1225b413c5e29fbf3da5c77a8fca_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 103 PID 5824 wrote to memory of 5492 5824 cmd.exe 105 PID 5824 wrote to memory of 5492 5824 cmd.exe 105 PID 5824 wrote to memory of 5492 5824 cmd.exe 105
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-15_f4cb1225b413c5e29fbf3da5c77a8fca_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-15_f4cb1225b413c5e29fbf3da5c77a8fca_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:228 -
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:4212
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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\2025-04-15_f4cb1225b413c5e29fbf3da5c77a8fca_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:5824 -
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:5492
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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:3040 -
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:2956
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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
MD52f4ba50b00bd300bb05f5b951a2fc7dc
SHA1fa09f8cc68848474eb98c9037d4678804425d1a8
SHA25661bf828369c79ac3c5f912d44c335def06e9598b6077e6cf9402476ae83b3d4d
SHA51294f3378369c8d757f09cc44ff5a34393618c1bfff80cc70103c55c0a533ccf5ad793f46169580a76ec1b063c2d65e87e9c315ab98aa6e2dc4747994f163fd985