sakula | 5d841ceef7837dc891cba433e5ecce1f3656bcc9d688b025b6ee24056fe735c2

General

Target
2026-11-10_d8a8bc23e07c042a5368c185baee5cd8_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
Size 101KB
Sample261111-w1e44sbb24
SHA256 5d841ceef7837dc891cba433e5ecce1f3656bcc9d688b025b6ee24056fe735c2
MD5 d8a8bc23e07c042a5368c185baee5cd8
SHA1 d1c1dfcfca0f09e3da60409f247ac1c041d3989f
SHA512 6d8405a2705a508eb6cec71ac951c99b106e5600daad1a1c286c31698bc1fe3a5fa67ef3b3e087a2e9794f851b5e77051146709477f9e878c426b547806f6839
SSDEEP 1536:Roaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPaaml0Nz30rtrPxS:i0hpgz6xGhZamyF30B7xS
TLSH
T19DA35B16B6D0C032E052153804B8E2635A7AF9324ABCC1977BC5177EBEB03D19D3AF56
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
behavioral1/memory/5128-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024599-3.dat	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/5128-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/536-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/5128-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Custom signature

Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/5128-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024599-3.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral1/memory/5128-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral1/memory/536-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral1/memory/5128-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-681733028-2344970462-962213935-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2026-11-10_d8a8bc23e07c042a5368c185baee5cd8_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
536	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"	2026-11-10_d8a8bc23e07c042a5368c185baee5cd8_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
5840	cmd.exe

Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	MediaCenter.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	MediaCenter.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	2026-11-10_d8a8bc23e07c042a5368c185baee5cd8_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
5840	cmd.exe
2824	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2824	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5128	2026-11-10_d8a8bc23e07c042a5368c185baee5cd8_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5128 wrote to memory of 536	5128	2026-11-10_d8a8bc23e07c042a5368c185baee5cd8_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe	85
PID 5128 wrote to memory of 5840	5128	2026-11-10_d8a8bc23e07c042a5368c185baee5cd8_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe	96
PID 5840 wrote to memory of 2824	5840	cmd.exe	98

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-10_d8a8bc23e07c042a5368c185baee5cd8_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-10_d8a8bc23e07c042a5368c185baee5cd8_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_sakula_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5128
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:536
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-10_d8a8bc23e07c042a5368c185baee5cd8_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:5840
- - 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:2824

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

Query Registry

1

T1012

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

2

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 101KB
SHA256 474b149bfbd067aacbcc9279f8d3972ec77d09593e174661602ba0f4def6279c
MD5 8f7038f0be28627697adc04140413979
SHA1 6a204a9043dda42188977f64961e3962a8094935
SHA512 513819a514e49e1e5d0071193a1fdeb53fb77bc8ea0bb22a5e27d9f9021156239170ef370928e077c25c5a75c7548e5d147264b100b6a080adf76b910462d7dc
SSDEEP 1536:Roaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPaaml0Nz30rtrPxx:i0hpgz6xGhZamyF30B7xx
TLSH
T1A2A35A16B6D0C032E052153804B8E2635A7AF9324ABCC1977BC5177EBEB03D19D3AF56
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/536-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

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memory/5128-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

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memory/5128-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

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memory/5128-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

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Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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