Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    139s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/07/2026, 07:42

General

  • Target
    2026-07-30_e4edd49ace95a3280592f0a854768ad5_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 89KB
  • Sample260730-jjp7jaer2x
  • SHA256 da8621ef213ee97f3d79e292aca28e1f62c8165690aae829f88cca41ccaa0b57
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • sakula

C2
  • www.polarroute.com

Signatures

  • Family: Sakula

    Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.

  • Sakula payload 1 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).

  • 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.

  • 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\2026-07-30_e4edd49ace95a3280592f0a854768ad5_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-30_e4edd49ace95a3280592f0a854768ad5_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2108
    • 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:5916
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-30_e4edd49ace95a3280592f0a854768ad5_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stop.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:4232
      • 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:3488

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        MediaCenter.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
        • Size 89KB
        • SHA256 3a0ba243aaf6f4d933dc4af0ed7bfcb01055104e255a385170a9b5894a181478
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH