sakula | 271be9c3df89b518eceeb3be77246d48313bd98299f9c5c76b23bc983521bfc1

Analysis

max time kernel
117s
max time network
145s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20220812-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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10-10-2022 05:42

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General

Target

MediaCenter.exe
Size

89KB
MD5

0f428350ee7737de4590ecb1c1695de9
SHA1

a4c67d71f2f71228289652fc3864d6ac2aababc5
SHA256

271be9c3df89b518eceeb3be77246d48313bd98299f9c5c76b23bc983521bfc1
SHA512

a5224473cf4513545ea60c7dbb1c4ce2ecaa6632cd7f490bf3d1025715c26db2ba10458a6a6666a07ec9b13f74c275a7dab6c012023bd950b295dba2be798838
SSDEEP

1536:voaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RP0jwHVz30rtroWuxzuc:Q0hpgz6xGhTjwHN30BE3/

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

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

Sakula payload 2 IoCs

Processes:

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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

2480 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2480	MediaCenter.exe

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

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	MediaCenter.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

MediaCenter.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"	MediaCenter.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

3832 PING.EXE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

description pid process

Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4280 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3832	PING.EXE

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4280	MediaCenter.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4280 wrote to memory of 2480	4280	MediaCenter.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4280 wrote to memory of 2480	4280	MediaCenter.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4280 wrote to memory of 2480	4280	MediaCenter.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4280 wrote to memory of 2524	4280	MediaCenter.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4280 wrote to memory of 2524	4280	MediaCenter.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4280 wrote to memory of 2524	4280	MediaCenter.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 3832	2524	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 3832	2524	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 3832	2524	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MediaCenter.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MediaCenter.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4280

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2480

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MediaCenter.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2524

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3832

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Remote System Discovery

T1018

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
Filesize
89KB

MD5
fd36cdf100c95baa5c39e9a47a65dbca

SHA1
012cf84ce6812850bfb4299149fa42ee54c1b9c2

SHA256
717417974f87ad0168c85c716847c30cfbe62c9843dbb1754ce9c2a9cc32f30a

SHA512
d7041416cd6fbf468403789bafceb68ef49273a3075b5980151b723305a3b93401934f4a08260898201570e4e31c0f329f6302ee54d1e7ca313287ec011bb366

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
Filesize
89KB

MD5
fd36cdf100c95baa5c39e9a47a65dbca

SHA1
012cf84ce6812850bfb4299149fa42ee54c1b9c2

SHA256
717417974f87ad0168c85c716847c30cfbe62c9843dbb1754ce9c2a9cc32f30a

SHA512
d7041416cd6fbf468403789bafceb68ef49273a3075b5980151b723305a3b93401934f4a08260898201570e4e31c0f329f6302ee54d1e7ca313287ec011bb366

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memory/2480-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/2524-135-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/3832-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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