sakula | fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30

General

Target

fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30.exe
Size

216KB
MD5

aeed90702457d219e5ee5040f10a7f4f
SHA1

d5e324245c11febe7d973e87135dd8e43f661c5d
SHA256

fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30
SHA512

416824775fd93462a785be5e63e5835b992f82e756262bf2e043e529f333ac8432172a032d86ac18d21abfd3d38d6ee478a2a71fc21617596552485b33a139c1
SSDEEP

3072:d29DkEGRQixVSjLB130BYgjXjpEnQ77uZwOuz/xS3iGpZMq:d29qRfVSnr30B7Xj/GwBxE1+q

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

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

Sakula payload 6 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2680-132-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe	family_sakula
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3264-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2680-137-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2680-139-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

3264 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3264	MediaCenter.exe

UPX packed file 6 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2680-132-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	upx
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe	upx
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe	upx
behavioral2/memory/3264-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2680-137-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2680-139-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	upx

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:

fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2971393436-602173351-1645505021-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30.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"	fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30.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

4288 PING.EXE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30.exe

description pid process

Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2680 fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30.exe

pid	process
4288	PING.EXE

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2680	fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2680 wrote to memory of 3264	2680	fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2680 wrote to memory of 3264	2680	fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2680 wrote to memory of 3264	2680	fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2680 wrote to memory of 4492	2680	fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2680 wrote to memory of 4492	2680	fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2680 wrote to memory of 4492	2680	fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4492 wrote to memory of 4288	4492	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4492 wrote to memory of 4288	4492	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4492 wrote to memory of 4288	4492	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2680

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3264

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fea30fb740e6b44de81dc35bbb4e2ffac8d9f5dcb31cfa5808a69f4ccb32eb30.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4492

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4288

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
Filesize
216KB

MD5
ec1ab608525b729cd6fa18a51fad6478

SHA1
ecc75724c528b94c3eb6441e180da741983b089b

SHA256
9bf502ea798314b53cca2590b782454248ddf9c28437bafe85290430209c8782

SHA512
94a816e5a04c3a43db03acb3b692ee6d16ca9a82c673e453f454572048658fdf636348b6fc861c423351811d5bacee4bd7121ef0603c82d296027e80422d6617

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
Filesize
216KB

MD5
ec1ab608525b729cd6fa18a51fad6478

SHA1
ecc75724c528b94c3eb6441e180da741983b089b

SHA256
9bf502ea798314b53cca2590b782454248ddf9c28437bafe85290430209c8782

SHA512
94a816e5a04c3a43db03acb3b692ee6d16ca9a82c673e453f454572048658fdf636348b6fc861c423351811d5bacee4bd7121ef0603c82d296027e80422d6617

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memory/2680-132-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2680-137-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2680-139-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/3264-133-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/3264-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/4288-140-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/4492-138-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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