sakula | 2f4fb814541a0ed5e2d15799bf251b34052efb0aef49d38336fc000883741a83

General

Target
2026-09-21_d6b055bd83811cdaa40805576b2c6c17_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
Size 100KB
Sample260922-ls12hadc35
SHA256 2f4fb814541a0ed5e2d15799bf251b34052efb0aef49d38336fc000883741a83
MD5 d6b055bd83811cdaa40805576b2c6c17
SHA1 4d0beec1ca2a154a53ab486e74dc2e8ef3d6f4f2
SHA512 44f2f8b8591649f216fc0e018d68e1f1c366749ee77faa5126b39130b8e815fdb726acafe8a0d30536195881f950c928ac5145fbfd7f0c9c6d24f1203ea534f8
SSDEEP 1536:5oaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPqaml0Nz30rtrSxB:q0hpgz6xGhJamyF30BexB
TLSH
T136A35A16B6D0C032E062153804B8E6635A7AF9324ABCC1977BC5077EBEB13D1993AF56
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/3488-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c4c5-4.dat	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3488-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/5200-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3488-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3488-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c4c5-4.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/3488-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/5200-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/3488-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5200	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"	2026-09-21_d6b055bd83811cdaa40805576b2c6c17_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
3600	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	2026-09-21_d6b055bd83811cdaa40805576b2c6c17_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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.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
5816	PING.EXE
3600	cmd.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
5816	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3488	2026-09-21_d6b055bd83811cdaa40805576b2c6c17_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3488 wrote to memory of 5200	3488	2026-09-21_d6b055bd83811cdaa40805576b2c6c17_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe	89
PID 3488 wrote to memory of 3600	3488	2026-09-21_d6b055bd83811cdaa40805576b2c6c17_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe	91
PID 3600 wrote to memory of 5816	3600	cmd.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-21_d6b055bd83811cdaa40805576b2c6c17_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-21_d6b055bd83811cdaa40805576b2c6c17_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:3488
- 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:5200
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-21_d6b055bd83811cdaa40805576b2c6c17_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:3600
- - 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:5816

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 9024be381f34ea8fe9fd24091b0fe88cb44e9f1d517c14d9fb43cc2f915513d3
MD5 22adb0b132343017765b4c1c3793eb01
SHA1 c4d51bbe650038db8d73835dd6eed7a8debbebb0
SHA512 b4d3a16c7578b22b3eab9d1b484327d24db3b0f1d743b0020ca18d56dbff18de39704cf48802bda550c5b1529171738fabf434cb0439305824f3aee9eaf6da1a
SSDEEP 1536:5oaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPqaml0Nz30rtrSxv:q0hpgz6xGhJamyF30Bexv
TLSH
T146A35A16B6D0C032E062143804B8E6635A7AF9324ABCC1977BC5077EBEB13D1993AF56
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/3488-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/3488-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/3488-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

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memory/5200-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-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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