Analysis

  • max time kernel
    134s
  • 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
  • submitted
    12-10-2022 16:02

General

  • Target

    4f28b81037b0e81591f472fbb68c2874e6bab354fe0bf2572d013ae9ff9a3769.exe

  • Size

    88KB

  • MD5

    95798d3fa38084bc973dc4ea09c06455

  • SHA1

    e820f73f713eb38d853b5b2da3a9c153c36750a5

  • SHA256

    4f28b81037b0e81591f472fbb68c2874e6bab354fe0bf2572d013ae9ff9a3769

  • SHA512

    78c378db1aaeb8b80ac54462f9e3b1f660e70c7cd587f04ff7c1ab5378f413bf1268674524931dcad55ebd32405621cc8f0a69a3480bbbdaf54d977c20634258

  • SSDEEP

    1536:Boaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RP0jwHVz30rtroyPTEz7:y0hpgz6xGhTjwHN30BEybE3

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Sakula

    Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.

  • Sakula payload 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4f28b81037b0e81591f472fbb68c2874e6bab354fe0bf2572d013ae9ff9a3769.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4f28b81037b0e81591f472fbb68c2874e6bab354fe0bf2572d013ae9ff9a3769.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2276
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4764
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4f28b81037b0e81591f472fbb68c2874e6bab354fe0bf2572d013ae9ff9a3769.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4232
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        ping 127.0.0.1
        3⤵
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:3416

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Remote System Discovery

1
T1018

Replay Monitor

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Downloads

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

    88KB

    MD5

    67ee8d4b248f2ff067b3d644a7c3c47a

    SHA1

    25e30add01c22257269da18bd3129786bf23119e

    SHA256

    f651ecfe15903aed38c4c1e01bc50468b73c3efcbe4363b050580ab32fadaaad

    SHA512

    28d7735bb925584fc8f42d9532e94a95f7f07ca2cbde836c4194d0fc7a256c0df6007ec89ea046ad14410c167baea9fb63ecf87dc453ca5a13f89cefbafb1b04

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

    88KB

    MD5

    67ee8d4b248f2ff067b3d644a7c3c47a

    SHA1

    25e30add01c22257269da18bd3129786bf23119e

    SHA256

    f651ecfe15903aed38c4c1e01bc50468b73c3efcbe4363b050580ab32fadaaad

    SHA512

    28d7735bb925584fc8f42d9532e94a95f7f07ca2cbde836c4194d0fc7a256c0df6007ec89ea046ad14410c167baea9fb63ecf87dc453ca5a13f89cefbafb1b04

  • memory/3416-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/4232-135-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/4764-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp