sakula | 9390ccea9c8e7c6dfe208a45b6da3adbd9af1b146a18e79c50e992a672f13b75

General

Target
2026-08-23_8d771cc21b778dc58909116c49e9d82e_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
Size 100KB
Sample260824-grmehatbrd
SHA256 9390ccea9c8e7c6dfe208a45b6da3adbd9af1b146a18e79c50e992a672f13b75
MD5 8d771cc21b778dc58909116c49e9d82e
SHA1 9b4fd29a90a6685dee094fbc051d5f6bf81488b2
SHA512 3e29e2e39ce0938c4c63177287f2c3e74b7f06e4083a116ccee294c1b2900c73e3243cab08eca7028c5f90a6ff729dd0228d77fd72e07d46033da46fc54e027b
SSDEEP 1536:5oaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPqaml0Nz30rtrSxS:q0hpgz6xGhJamyF30BexS
TLSH
T15AA35A16B6D0C032E062153804B8E6635A7AF9324ABCC1977BC5077EBEB13D1993AF56
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/2956-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c44d-4.dat	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2956-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/1608-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2956-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2956-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c44d-4.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/2956-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/1608-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/2956-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1608	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"	2026-08-23_8d771cc21b778dc58909116c49e9d82e_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
1764	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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-23_8d771cc21b778dc58909116c49e9d82e_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MediaCenter.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
1764	cmd.exe
5060	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
5060	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2956	2026-08-23_8d771cc21b778dc58909116c49e9d82e_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1608	2956	2026-08-23_8d771cc21b778dc58909116c49e9d82e_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe	88
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1764	2956	2026-08-23_8d771cc21b778dc58909116c49e9d82e_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe	91
PID 1764 wrote to memory of 5060	1764	cmd.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-23_8d771cc21b778dc58909116c49e9d82e_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-23_8d771cc21b778dc58909116c49e9d82e_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:2956
- 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:1608
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-23_8d771cc21b778dc58909116c49e9d82e_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:1764
- - 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:5060

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 e75a02c03c63ade765d4ff94d694619b24028868944b26d882775f1d7bf44798
MD5 319cf42aaf885c5c52af17f1ad333a8a
SHA1 22f49c0c9dd6cfa9b1d055fb5f906767fd396fe8
SHA512 44715f16c5768722896d36ba81cb76504959fbfe9178bc4382cee589749da1fea5ce87a15aa04844cc2f9ca436346b56c49b8964a849eb94f6e8d11d257f2fba
SSDEEP 1536:5oaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPqaml0Nz30rtrSxZb:q0hpgz6xGhJamyF30Bexl
TLSH
T1ACA35A16B6D0C032E062143804B8E6635A7AF9324ABCC1977BC5077EBEB13D1993AF56
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/1608-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/2956-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/2956-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/2956-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-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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