sakula | 59a7c19afa4baa80c90eec1a6f21311983029e923d1b0a483daf206dab991fc4

General

Target

59a7c19afa4baa80c90eec1a6f21311983029e923d1b0a483daf206dab991fc4.exe
Size

123KB
MD5

07b62497e41898c22e5d5351607aac8e
SHA1

d85860554ea5718bbcbe877c1310c301a8d2d2ad
SHA256

59a7c19afa4baa80c90eec1a6f21311983029e923d1b0a483daf206dab991fc4
SHA512

72e32b134e72ba1b1bca0e6faa79c40e1f76766faefb11995788f26e2289f0aa32a2a1fde9db0a6037ccbfc8cebbc83118ee4199679719c239230c0dd7b6a28a

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat suricata trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Sakula
Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
trojan rat sakula

Sakula Payload 4 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pdfforie.exe	family_sakula
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pdfforie.exe	family_sakula
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe	family_sakula
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe	family_sakula

suricata: ET MALWARE SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
suricata: ET MALWARE SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
suricata
suricata: ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
suricata: ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
suricata
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

Processes:

pdfforie.exeMediaCenter.exe

pid process

2308 pdfforie.exe
3176 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2308	pdfforie.exe
3176	MediaCenter.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

pdfforie.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroMedia = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\MicroMedia\\MediaCenter.exe"	pdfforie.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 49 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

iexplore.exeIEXPLORE.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb01000000b8db62ff13956941acf514a4778508d700000000020000000000106600000001000020000000d69f4b22fda5d0cc3cf4bdae343f7783b4682991d3b5e96e913f38bca1a0b4b7000000000e80000000020000200000000db14b69bc8721b0a290003d91661b237903ff2b7dfe913d1f325b24bb417ce920000000db58b27d278ed794c0480fc0d795048d8aae09dea47b40e5de48b588c7fda7b240000000ce0581aeab35b5ae8b432a7f96aaa48f95ff9a77b067a932afe075ddf9d68fad9f116f354a7955fb2ca87fc35821af0614aebadbe93bd49f00208a12ac34c057	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = 90ed1d1fb218d801	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\NextUpdateDate = "350674131"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\HistoryJournalCertificate	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\Meta\generator$Telligent	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateHighDateTime = "30939314"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\Meta	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\Meta\generator$MediaWiki	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\Meta\generator$WordPress	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\HistoryJournalCertificate\NextUpdateDate = "350642139"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{36BF2E06-84A5-11EC-9231-56FDD8C5D9AA} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "196593096"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "235655985"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLLowDateTime = "1251635200"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\Meta\generator$blogger	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\Meta\generator$vBulletin 3	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\Meta\generator$vBulletin 4	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastUpdateLowDateTime = "196437352"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "30939314"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "350625545"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\Meta\generator$http://www.typepad.com/	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "30939314"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = d0386a1fb218d801	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\FileVersion = "2016061511"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastTTLHighDateTime = "50"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb01000000b8db62ff13956941acf514a4778508d700000000020000000000106600000001000020000000a9d7c1dc9baae9850a7cf80a6575681127ecb94f379a3e349de5c5cd59ff907c000000000e80000000020000200000003bc396cd5ee755852b2a3d32da2153a5500682554c04178d609e232c4197424520000000f3edcabeeb1f3de6e0df2a2ec65b31ecac56574ab25e72290c9edfb98578a0b240000000d19c5409e28e3289a63680309774206a751f4df0b8e9869b47007093823f64ebeae93af427c4d6d586863737ad4997c5d89b3bc5caa8dc6921f9d30b6e85f12d	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FlipAhead\Meta\generator$Discuz!	iexplore.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

1780 PING.EXE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

pdfforie.exe

description pid process

Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2308 pdfforie.exe
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exe

pid process

1200 iexplore.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

Processes:

iexplore.exeIEXPLORE.EXE

pid process

1200 iexplore.exe
1200 iexplore.exe
2396 IEXPLORE.EXE
2396 IEXPLORE.EXE
2396 IEXPLORE.EXE
2396 IEXPLORE.EXE

pid	process
1780	PING.EXE

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2308	pdfforie.exe

pid	process
1200	iexplore.exe

pid	process
1200	iexplore.exe
1200	iexplore.exe
2396	IEXPLORE.EXE
2396	IEXPLORE.EXE
2396	IEXPLORE.EXE
2396	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes:

59a7c19afa4baa80c90eec1a6f21311983029e923d1b0a483daf206dab991fc4.exepdfforie.exeiexplore.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3160 wrote to memory of 2308	3160	59a7c19afa4baa80c90eec1a6f21311983029e923d1b0a483daf206dab991fc4.exe	pdfforie.exe
PID 3160 wrote to memory of 2308	3160	59a7c19afa4baa80c90eec1a6f21311983029e923d1b0a483daf206dab991fc4.exe	pdfforie.exe
PID 3160 wrote to memory of 2308	3160	59a7c19afa4baa80c90eec1a6f21311983029e923d1b0a483daf206dab991fc4.exe	pdfforie.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 3176	2308	pdfforie.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 3176	2308	pdfforie.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 3176	2308	pdfforie.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3160 wrote to memory of 1200	3160	59a7c19afa4baa80c90eec1a6f21311983029e923d1b0a483daf206dab991fc4.exe	iexplore.exe
PID 3160 wrote to memory of 1200	3160	59a7c19afa4baa80c90eec1a6f21311983029e923d1b0a483daf206dab991fc4.exe	iexplore.exe
PID 1200 wrote to memory of 2396	1200	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 1200 wrote to memory of 2396	1200	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 1200 wrote to memory of 2396	1200	iexplore.exe	IEXPLORE.EXE
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 880	2308	pdfforie.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 880	2308	pdfforie.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 880	2308	pdfforie.exe	cmd.exe
PID 880 wrote to memory of 1780	880	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 880 wrote to memory of 1780	880	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 880 wrote to memory of 1780	880	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\59a7c19afa4baa80c90eec1a6f21311983029e923d1b0a483daf206dab991fc4.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\59a7c19afa4baa80c90eec1a6f21311983029e923d1b0a483daf206dab991fc4.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3160

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pdfforie.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pdfforie.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2308

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3176

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pdfforie.exe"
3⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:880

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1780

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" https://www.training-at-hps.com/asp/student/cookie.html
2⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1200

C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:1200 CREDAT:82945 /prefetch:2
3⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2396

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\69C6F6EC64E114822DF688DC12CDD86C

MD5
9c683621db2fc12662548b9585915746

SHA1
ac1fbf235af2fc06b41f64637b4bad83aea1214f

SHA256
8a990c4387800a6c542895e0ef3298d760dff0066d23874ba092cc9a74b9d79f

SHA512
3c44fcb0639052692b4e534803ecc2dbb8ccd24cd6de5f98b4041ecbda5a072ee32d2dcad942d30c0bd0b17a13f613496d8ffd03eeca8e9185d9e05d77236128

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\69C6F6EC64E114822DF688DC12CDD86C

MD5
7339c69e1187f0b97c6ed217a497f0b0

SHA1
ca97d645ab8d14a1020ade36edfc35d837f20479

SHA256
12329658aa75762189197233f86ec4635f628ebb3f9c39cd9dbde6870ab89f31

SHA512
dfc5035f89de95ccfb96530f2118a6e1782c3d6162389369a3ba6b41790d5646214fdc1fe72d5c95f1e4fb7cf22274856d21eecca0a2c5d11cf49f471667d435

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies\HAY6EM01.cookie

MD5
b5972fe4076c09aa5e94f18b3a8ea31d

SHA1
96e971b5680ba9062bac22dcfac69d275a218262

SHA256
729dd6a399a6cd06575541ee59f253ca1ddd345b9c72f8b8840a5f21a7a7c48b

SHA512
eac769408b9eff96a162f0dc2f02b0005c54486e250b7877a6c30a4ed7311eb542c23e59c32638cb75d6c9d0ba3504e36e9b73481eb8374400910907eb7a7d52

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe

MD5
caeac98ff1fbc0b5073d791e42fece24

SHA1
967c639c5fd7bc9fb2c51cc57b57d667a5a8147d

SHA256
4c0421d1a1b4baeaf5eee36d6b5213e8a2af37a5efbe262d23f94933ac14ebac

SHA512
46b10cf24e67a09bf96f4e8506ed7dcf1b67d7cbbf9dca37b48198ed270f8a5cdcb1aae96deb1fc6047dcdf3a764f743031b7c7e15298d0b8e53d1e958e2e75a

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe

MD5
caeac98ff1fbc0b5073d791e42fece24

SHA1
967c639c5fd7bc9fb2c51cc57b57d667a5a8147d

SHA256
4c0421d1a1b4baeaf5eee36d6b5213e8a2af37a5efbe262d23f94933ac14ebac

SHA512
46b10cf24e67a09bf96f4e8506ed7dcf1b67d7cbbf9dca37b48198ed270f8a5cdcb1aae96deb1fc6047dcdf3a764f743031b7c7e15298d0b8e53d1e958e2e75a

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pdfforie.exe

MD5
259ea5f6f3f1209de99d6eb27a301cb7

SHA1
ceb0574487e52ddf6a7963e7647f9ad74a42e339

SHA256
8239d115f3453c5ff7cdafc7878c9842e14e768a38c00de2f8f45e18659ca951

SHA512
6c75dc9a9755546c0e7a8b9a8ba167cc05176760a8dbec26689d4955b9c72243b0e07131e4dc3237a8751b6d831a6015e0f0c04bc3abd050c9d67f55fcec07d7

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pdfforie.exe

MD5
259ea5f6f3f1209de99d6eb27a301cb7

SHA1
ceb0574487e52ddf6a7963e7647f9ad74a42e339

SHA256
8239d115f3453c5ff7cdafc7878c9842e14e768a38c00de2f8f45e18659ca951

SHA512
6c75dc9a9755546c0e7a8b9a8ba167cc05176760a8dbec26689d4955b9c72243b0e07131e4dc3237a8751b6d831a6015e0f0c04bc3abd050c9d67f55fcec07d7

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General

Malware Config

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Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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