sakula | b91289a08172071e40fb95e8d3aff8b14573c037aa9bd7f6cd0c8f8ef3af1cbc

General

Target
2026-04-15_f1a078a9d6bcbf8f56eeea3addd81fc5_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
Size 99KB
Sample260415-ftqdhaav71
SHA256 b91289a08172071e40fb95e8d3aff8b14573c037aa9bd7f6cd0c8f8ef3af1cbc
MD5 f1a078a9d6bcbf8f56eeea3addd81fc5
SHA1 107fc9f0f5f00a786d96864d5a3d00a02aa796a2
SHA512 020ed8da89f0c8d24f633a1fb88f8fccde47d68f8b4a26dfdbb13193259647555b11978f9ae486089494718e887db2a645a465adf7297585f1a8def88e690180
SSDEEP 1536:ioaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPaaml0Nz30rtrUxI:t0hpgz6xGhZamyF30BAxI
TLSH
T167A35A16B6D0C032E062153804B8E6635A7AF9324ABCC1977BC5177EBEB03D19D3AF56
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery sakula persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Family: Sakula
Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
trojan rat sakula

Sakula payload 6 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/4804-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000024438-3.dat	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/4188-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/4804-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/4188-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/4804-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Custom signature

Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor 6 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/4804-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000024438-3.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral1/memory/4188-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral1/memory/4804-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral1/memory/4188-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral1/memory/4804-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2023547815-1162023398-1465618254-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2026-04-15_f1a078a9d6bcbf8f56eeea3addd81fc5_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4188	MediaCenter.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroMedia = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\MicroMedia\\MediaCenter.exe"	2026-04-15_f1a078a9d6bcbf8f56eeea3addd81fc5_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-04-15_f1a078a9d6bcbf8f56eeea3addd81fc5_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MediaCenter.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.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
632	cmd.exe
216	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
216	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4804	2026-04-15_f1a078a9d6bcbf8f56eeea3addd81fc5_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4804 wrote to memory of 4188	4804	2026-04-15_f1a078a9d6bcbf8f56eeea3addd81fc5_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe	85
PID 4804 wrote to memory of 632	4804	2026-04-15_f1a078a9d6bcbf8f56eeea3addd81fc5_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe	102
PID 632 wrote to memory of 216	632	cmd.exe	104

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_f1a078a9d6bcbf8f56eeea3addd81fc5_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_f1a078a9d6bcbf8f56eeea3addd81fc5_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.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:4804
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4188
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_f1a078a9d6bcbf8f56eeea3addd81fc5_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:632
- - 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:216

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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MediaCenter.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
Size 99KB
SHA256 d549ee71ca4319cfc3ac8f34e8290d988936cdde806603f45f4af3921d51bed9
MD5 52e0452e5dfb61201ad02712a601d41f
SHA1 7d4191308f9013a5d02402a41a25da5be9e56929
SHA512 70b3634e1360a2f67ef97670eb1ba266b0ba09e34dcd6402f3edd8bfd25e34416d507f6022c3d198f7c61be069ade2b160ba123fe735c81785a720253a91142d
SSDEEP 1536:ioaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPaaml0Nz30rtrUxy:t0hpgz6xGhZamyF30BAxy
TLSH
T146A35A16B6D0C032E062153804B8E6635A7AF9324ABCC1977BC5177EBEB03D1993AF56
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/4188-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

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memory/4188-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

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memory/4804-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

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memory/4804-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

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memory/4804-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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