sakula | ecba8c8bb82906d150a39e2d8992a7d2b13e4093328b0bbc0d8df321532d6af5

General

Target
2026-07-21_2a864d5e5c52dc6a4bfc79d32666f45e_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
Size 100KB
Sample260721-ewpdjsf14w
SHA256 ecba8c8bb82906d150a39e2d8992a7d2b13e4093328b0bbc0d8df321532d6af5
MD5 2a864d5e5c52dc6a4bfc79d32666f45e
SHA1 428ea9e5d21f9846b387942fa35a8d1b0bab10cb
SHA512 0c4f69edc928eb6035a4a2fc00ae4eb73455147fc9e1e480099df570a2e713e50c8ff14e13f546df5f616485306daf58a041922f8ff88af342afb8c95040f899
SSDEEP 1536:5oaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPqaml0Nz30rtrSxK:q0hpgz6xGhJamyF30BexK
TLSH
T1E1A35A17B6D0C032E052153804B8E6635A7AF9324ABCC1977BC5077EBEB13D1993AF56
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery execution sakula persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

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

Sakula payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4720-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/files/0x001a00000001bc54-4.dat	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4720-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3164-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4720-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4720-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/files/0x001a00000001bc54-4.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/4720-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/3164-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/4720-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3164	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"	2026-07-21_2a864d5e5c52dc6a4bfc79d32666f45e_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

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
5488	cmd.exe

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	2026-07-21_2a864d5e5c52dc6a4bfc79d32666f45e_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
5608	PING.EXE
5488	cmd.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
5608	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4720	2026-07-21_2a864d5e5c52dc6a4bfc79d32666f45e_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4720 wrote to memory of 3164	4720	2026-07-21_2a864d5e5c52dc6a4bfc79d32666f45e_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe	89
PID 4720 wrote to memory of 5488	4720	2026-07-21_2a864d5e5c52dc6a4bfc79d32666f45e_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe	91
PID 5488 wrote to memory of 5608	5488	cmd.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-21_2a864d5e5c52dc6a4bfc79d32666f45e_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-21_2a864d5e5c52dc6a4bfc79d32666f45e_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4720
- 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:3164
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-21_2a864d5e5c52dc6a4bfc79d32666f45e_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5488
- - 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:5608

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1

T1059

Windows Command Shell

1

T1059.003

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

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

1

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 100KB
SHA256 4b5b5c946eeb3dc78efba8d9a37f54aec48df8c84f51f844a2b79a887903f452
MD5 1af9a3d0b82de4ae41f0b88743d7a386
SHA1 415efc5b55a81b8fba9b7a448c70d285c27d433b
SHA512 223ebeccd6f09c70c1ca74c10cfefb0d55a1e2185aea83d24ffd3d66b55729addbaaa5b66ffec892919577cbf102ce2e3693c2a0808c6f713530a2154d1ac1b8
SSDEEP 1536:5oaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPqaml0Nz30rtrSxK:q0hpgz6xGhJamyF30BexK
TLSH
T118A35A16B6D0C032E062143804B8E6635A7AF9324ABCC1977BC5077EBEB13D1993AF56
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/3164-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/4720-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/4720-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/4720-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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