Analysis

  • max time kernel
    143s
  • max time network
    138s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250410-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250410-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    15/04/2025, 06:43

General

  • Target

    2025-04-15_24e7140a327459f961761508759a7705_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader.exe

  • Size

    92KB

  • MD5

    24e7140a327459f961761508759a7705

  • SHA1

    a86873c75f5b78390dd697315182e3768c3174f3

  • SHA256

    656518e51dc20b4727b0cde59cc303070677d76a99782bd62d94c633b8747e6c

  • SHA512

    09b80d085766d8acbe11173b1f040aba6e9aa2a40bfc5a1b5c1cc57b7f6ab9b59db1b82fb8a41d4ccd215194ba1c9fd13862617c4efa574da9e576d4dca1b7e6

  • SSDEEP

    1536:TJbCiJVkgMaT2itTkjoRXnM48dXFajVPYxCEtkz30rtrw:9bfVk29te2jqxCEtg30Bc

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\2025-04-15_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.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2196
    • 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.EXE
        ping 127.0.0.1
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:4756
  • 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:1404
    • 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:1560

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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Downloads

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

    Filesize

    92KB

    MD5

    7a978de2653af449c011b3c3b4118009

    SHA1

    9c66b90732242db32c9b0f2845931296ba4abb7a

    SHA256

    08cb5ec10ab8e723294bbdaa2b5db2cf8f7df855ccad43177561d31c4271353f

    SHA512

    a9cabeb6eece57e5031776d93eb0e01a98e049d3e16e43e8546438201812d121f1a64a9ed75dd9016dcbd044ac2e7e65b975c57415e89cb5ed27b8137a48e97b