sakula | 2efae8d76271d2b1f55c312482faae64425e7402442b730b1f482bb6fd77d6b6

General

Target
2026-08-13_ba1d407fad79308c097275943d6e4651_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
Size 99KB
Sample260813-j76t7avepg
SHA256 2efae8d76271d2b1f55c312482faae64425e7402442b730b1f482bb6fd77d6b6
MD5 ba1d407fad79308c097275943d6e4651
SHA1 aefea80c3d8a3e580eb1b84d2649c77b794413c3
SHA512 fac89aba0fadd6c6d2a2516633e47bcb20b2b7c7fa412697bc73f476ce3ddca3532475cf96a446e2af9d9404c7993d73e20fa162c0fb79acfef9d20632fb4a8c
SSDEEP 1536:5oaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPqaml0Nz30rtrMx:q0hpgz6xGhJamyF30Bwx
TLSH
T196A35A16B6D0C032E062143804B8E6635A7AF9324ABCC1977BC5077EBEB13D1993AF56
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 6 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/5844-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c49d-4.dat	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3332-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/5844-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3332-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/5844-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor 6 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/5844-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c49d-4.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/3332-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/5844-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/3332-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/5844-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3332	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"	2026-08-13_ba1d407fad79308c097275943d6e4651_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
3236	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	MediaCenter.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-13_ba1d407fad79308c097275943d6e4651_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.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
3236	cmd.exe
632	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
632	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5844	2026-08-13_ba1d407fad79308c097275943d6e4651_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5844 wrote to memory of 3332	5844	2026-08-13_ba1d407fad79308c097275943d6e4651_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe	88
PID 5844 wrote to memory of 3236	5844	2026-08-13_ba1d407fad79308c097275943d6e4651_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe	91
PID 3236 wrote to memory of 632	3236	cmd.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_ba1d407fad79308c097275943d6e4651_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_ba1d407fad79308c097275943d6e4651_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:5844
- 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:3332
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_ba1d407fad79308c097275943d6e4651_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:3236
- - 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:632

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 99KB
SHA256 3fca567dd8d71d6ef376ddca01480159be835e980c63efdcf12064b6ef8b763e
MD5 896905ac00039d2eec8d6cec10ce9a7f
SHA1 a45913e3595c7b8e4de191d2e03afde8eb49edaa
SHA512 16686f55976d784b2404215b89929888f55c36d82444a8141324c252bdbe71e353eb772457cd32536fdef7fa42c540b220811f5e9a8bd7e648e6334289402598
SSDEEP 1536:5oaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPqaml0Nz30rtrMx+:q0hpgz6xGhJamyF30Bwx+
TLSH
T15FA35A16B6D0C032E052143804B8E6635A7AF9324ABCC1977BC5177EBEB13D1993AF5A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/3332-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/3332-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/5844-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/5844-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/5844-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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Malware Config

Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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