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, 06:43
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2025-04-15_24e7140a327459f961761508759a7705_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250410-en
General
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Target
2025-04-15_24e7140a327459f961761508759a7705_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe
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Size
92KB
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MD5
24e7140a327459f961761508759a7705
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SHA1
a86873c75f5b78390dd697315182e3768c3174f3
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SHA256
656518e51dc20b4727b0cde59cc303070677d76a99782bd62d94c633b8747e6c
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SHA512
09b80d085766d8acbe11173b1f040aba6e9aa2a40bfc5a1b5c1cc57b7f6ab9b59db1b82fb8a41d4ccd215194ba1c9fd13862617c4efa574da9e576d4dca1b7e6
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SSDEEP
1536:TJbCiJVkgMaT2itTkjoRXnM48dXFajVPYxCEtkz30rtrw:9bfVk29te2jqxCEtg30Bc
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/0x000800000002421a-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-1-5-21-3630502724-2561614198-3854231964-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2025-04-15_24e7140a327459f961761508759a7705_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 2196 AdobeUpdate.exe 1560 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_24e7140a327459f961761508759a7705_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 PING.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2025-04-15_24e7140a327459f961761508759a7705_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 -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 4936 cmd.exe 4756 PING.EXE -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4756 PING.EXE -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5992 2025-04-15_24e7140a327459f961761508759a7705_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5992 wrote to memory of 2196 5992 2025-04-15_24e7140a327459f961761508759a7705_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 85 PID 5992 wrote to memory of 2196 5992 2025-04-15_24e7140a327459f961761508759a7705_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 85 PID 5992 wrote to memory of 2196 5992 2025-04-15_24e7140a327459f961761508759a7705_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 85 PID 1404 wrote to memory of 1560 1404 cmd.exe 87 PID 1404 wrote to memory of 1560 1404 cmd.exe 87 PID 1404 wrote to memory of 1560 1404 cmd.exe 87 PID 5992 wrote to memory of 4936 5992 2025-04-15_24e7140a327459f961761508759a7705_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 95 PID 5992 wrote to memory of 4936 5992 2025-04-15_24e7140a327459f961761508759a7705_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 95 PID 5992 wrote to memory of 4936 5992 2025-04-15_24e7140a327459f961761508759a7705_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe 95 PID 4936 wrote to memory of 4756 4936 cmd.exe 97 PID 4936 wrote to memory of 4756 4936 cmd.exe 97 PID 4936 wrote to memory of 4756 4936 cmd.exe 97
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-15_24e7140a327459f961761508759a7705_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-15_24e7140a327459f961761508759a7705_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:5992 -
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:2196
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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_24e7140a327459f961761508759a7705_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:4936 -
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:4756
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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:1404 -
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:1560
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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
MD57a978de2653af449c011b3c3b4118009
SHA19c66b90732242db32c9b0f2845931296ba4abb7a
SHA25608cb5ec10ab8e723294bbdaa2b5db2cf8f7df855ccad43177561d31c4271353f
SHA512a9cabeb6eece57e5031776d93eb0e01a98e049d3e16e43e8546438201812d121f1a64a9ed75dd9016dcbd044ac2e7e65b975c57415e89cb5ed27b8137a48e97b