sakula | b9982698cf4d2944ec519c60eba38465b576341e1b26cf76eb3dfd1f039cfcbc

General

Target
2026-09-19_5e1c8f51c7ebe22c21d3f6f018c9f3b4_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
Size 100KB
Sample260919-sw58ysseqf
SHA256 b9982698cf4d2944ec519c60eba38465b576341e1b26cf76eb3dfd1f039cfcbc
MD5 5e1c8f51c7ebe22c21d3f6f018c9f3b4
SHA1 eb08f84e41493bfe87e01fd6279a317105c54d3c
SHA512 13045fbd8b10b3c045b43a6bee54d3d65ebccb4d764e54790b7402c344c13b3024a9396c2eecda93677d4582c7e58322c3919eb5013c549431affe0445505120
SSDEEP 1536:5oaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPqaml0Nz30rtrSxk:q0hpgz6xGhJamyF30Bexk
TLSH
T1CEA35A16B6D0C032E062153804B8E6635A7AF9324ABCC1977BC5077EBEB13D1993AF56
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/3432-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c635-4.dat	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3432-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/296-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3432-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3432-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c635-4.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/3432-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/296-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/3432-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
296	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"	2026-09-19_5e1c8f51c7ebe22c21d3f6f018c9f3b4_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
3204	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	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-09-19_5e1c8f51c7ebe22c21d3f6f018c9f3b4_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

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
3204	cmd.exe
3788	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
3788	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3432	2026-09-19_5e1c8f51c7ebe22c21d3f6f018c9f3b4_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3432 wrote to memory of 296	3432	2026-09-19_5e1c8f51c7ebe22c21d3f6f018c9f3b4_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe	90
PID 3432 wrote to memory of 3204	3432	2026-09-19_5e1c8f51c7ebe22c21d3f6f018c9f3b4_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe	92
PID 3204 wrote to memory of 3788	3204	cmd.exe	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-19_5e1c8f51c7ebe22c21d3f6f018c9f3b4_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-19_5e1c8f51c7ebe22c21d3f6f018c9f3b4_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:3432
- 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:296
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-19_5e1c8f51c7ebe22c21d3f6f018c9f3b4_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:3204
- - 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:3788

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 9600a87f9af64416ee60ad10e35b7d9be3b8f2cbfd8dec7987439317ad3c17de
MD5 163aa6d63c58a2e5b486fdbe119ba7fe
SHA1 c9e8330dc320317c73f5a3310d7caf83d7713684
SHA512 43f0c6d83b84f50e9824eecbe39210fb0488a4b6714e6a214ddf3e27bfa72d04a62a054f4c7a87457a51524cafe408c294a58f5186084f61fbd4e37ab96a996a
SSDEEP 1536:5oaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPqaml0Nz30rtrSx9:q0hpgz6xGhJamyF30Bex9
TLSH
T1CBA35A16B6D0C032E062143804B8E6635A7AF9324ABCC1977BC5077EBEB13D1993AF56
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/296-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/3432-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/3432-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/3432-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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