Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    31/05/2026, 08:22

General

  • Target
    8c9d0deb4f6eb12673769e65742fdc79ddc3618ec92d20c64f8b52f109f9430a.exe
  • Size 35KB
  • Sample260531-j9rhaacz7x
  • SHA256 8c9d0deb4f6eb12673769e65742fdc79ddc3618ec92d20c64f8b52f109f9430a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Sakula

    Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.

  • Sakula payload 5 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 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 4 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 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8c9d0deb4f6eb12673769e65742fdc79ddc3618ec92d20c64f8b52f109f9430a.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8c9d0deb4f6eb12673769e65742fdc79ddc3618ec92d20c64f8b52f109f9430a.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1448
    • 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:3952
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8c9d0deb4f6eb12673769e65742fdc79ddc3618ec92d20c64f8b52f109f9430a.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3564
      • 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:4140

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        MediaCenter.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
        • Size 35KB
        • SHA256 174d17122626e7e1441f63c08acb3727c2756a3e631f7e0487f6c30556c97a3e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1448-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

        memory/1448-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

        memory/1448-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3952-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3952-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3952-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp