Analysis

  • max time kernel
    130s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    18-10-2022 08:30

General

  • Target

    e8cbc695da0a4e41d0a99ac2a65351e0c89848ec5a7eaa66203e2ba44928b4f3.exe

  • Size

    98KB

  • MD5

    61904881703150762d61354d40bc6d03

  • SHA1

    8c05ffcb409a54ec20994e681cb426e2b676cfe5

  • SHA256

    e8cbc695da0a4e41d0a99ac2a65351e0c89848ec5a7eaa66203e2ba44928b4f3

  • SHA512

    2b7dca253883b8dca8ae86d80ee7a2b67ba5a4e5b121aa5e684cc914d43cb85b7cda05d975bc7a6ef1cce52aad0c09417b22c442fe91a75de0868b37b15c5e3e

  • SSDEEP

    1536:XQFl29mEkE0L1rDEKrxZKF2zf9g2Pl7W/MwbxMX+ees52z30rtrBuxzuA:429DkEGRQixVSjLaes5G30B6r

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\e8cbc695da0a4e41d0a99ac2a65351e0c89848ec5a7eaa66203e2ba44928b4f3.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e8cbc695da0a4e41d0a99ac2a65351e0c89848ec5a7eaa66203e2ba44928b4f3.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2892
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:5068
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e8cbc695da0a4e41d0a99ac2a65351e0c89848ec5a7eaa66203e2ba44928b4f3.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2788
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        ping 127.0.0.1
        3⤵
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:1148

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

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Downloads

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

    98KB

    MD5

    e502c3d9acb1a39459e9c136d3a05815

    SHA1

    e3b201f6a2741a91965a7ad9553d0c6e9ac2a983

    SHA256

    1475f74c512353277de115b8375e3743fa352ddceb4b3a1889152c81215f2f42

    SHA512

    d98783d64d12abe0ecca729675cd1b17aa3c40adfd3f5155ae765cd4fad97e22271b60c43e21db212b3f41faa58673df875d4c006fb45d976583e7b046af3daf

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

    98KB

    MD5

    e502c3d9acb1a39459e9c136d3a05815

    SHA1

    e3b201f6a2741a91965a7ad9553d0c6e9ac2a983

    SHA256

    1475f74c512353277de115b8375e3743fa352ddceb4b3a1889152c81215f2f42

    SHA512

    d98783d64d12abe0ecca729675cd1b17aa3c40adfd3f5155ae765cd4fad97e22271b60c43e21db212b3f41faa58673df875d4c006fb45d976583e7b046af3daf

  • memory/1148-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2788-135-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/5068-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp