sakula | c14bb0e2f78fbd72166e98fe1d04c01a3d153fc8847a052817d6e21e8581f9e7

General

Target
2026-08-30_fd4d72185988e9d4b5a3ea2e3e87b234_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
Size 100KB
Sample260830-31pf4sdh85
SHA256 c14bb0e2f78fbd72166e98fe1d04c01a3d153fc8847a052817d6e21e8581f9e7
MD5 fd4d72185988e9d4b5a3ea2e3e87b234
SHA1 e195915085dd91d579d1295f5046fc99e1e5105a
SHA512 ae18a2fb7728697a72e097c744865917d2663be936d1a7aaa87c4b587b1dd85cf74414de53cdcefd07eec16981a2e043ee03372c6034cfbf16f199dd0d2c8575
SSDEEP 1536:5oaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPqaml0Nz30rtrSxn:q0hpgz6xGhJamyF30Bexn
TLSH
T159A35A16B6D0C032E062143804B8E6635A7AF9324ABCC1977BC5077EBEB13D1993AF56
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/4916-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c529-4.dat	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4916-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4228-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4916-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4916-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c529-4.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/4916-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/4228-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/4916-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4228	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"	2026-08-30_fd4d72185988e9d4b5a3ea2e3e87b234_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
2496	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	2026-08-30_fd4d72185988e9d4b5a3ea2e3e87b234_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
4184	PING.EXE
2496	cmd.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
4184	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4916	2026-08-30_fd4d72185988e9d4b5a3ea2e3e87b234_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4916 wrote to memory of 4228	4916	2026-08-30_fd4d72185988e9d4b5a3ea2e3e87b234_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe	89
PID 4916 wrote to memory of 2496	4916	2026-08-30_fd4d72185988e9d4b5a3ea2e3e87b234_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe	91
PID 2496 wrote to memory of 4184	2496	cmd.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-30_fd4d72185988e9d4b5a3ea2e3e87b234_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-30_fd4d72185988e9d4b5a3ea2e3e87b234_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:4916
- 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:4228
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-30_fd4d72185988e9d4b5a3ea2e3e87b234_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:2496
- - 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:4184

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 c3511e9d8eec9fe280be5d7ec1f61874047cd6d52ee823ce2bc54e123385819b
MD5 54d12e1015bb1a6c5bb77e000eca8147
SHA1 9f78e8c01f524ed4281eae7972ef9ef778ded04a
SHA512 a23c484ef62ef19bbc3e4cc024d94bc218039b61b9249c506f3972fb438864dd6ef55197d5cd29f9070518445eb6c627027db7029e1a2a3608047ed007704085
SSDEEP 1536:5oaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPqaml0Nz30rtrSx9:q0hpgz6xGhJamyF30Bex9
TLSH
T1C4A35A16B6D0C032E052153804B8E6635A7AF9324ABCC1977BC5077EBEB13D19D3AF56
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/4228-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/4916-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/4916-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/4916-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-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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