sakula | 61398e6b900f17750e3069094b2a560f7c58f4432d38e200837012cbe465a065

General

Target

NEAS.1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060_JC.exe
Size

212KB
MD5

1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060
SHA1

2c0a4fcd4e8c043a47e3a70498f8343808427b10
SHA256

61398e6b900f17750e3069094b2a560f7c58f4432d38e200837012cbe465a065
SHA512

792032b20956516eb4c2ecc69d73a6a8c1ba8a848e8da4f3ebec78de196aa2468f3f4cdaa8891b8b5f2ceb2be46e4e9edaddaa37000830947da39c8ffab00c5d
SSDEEP

1536:YtQFl29mEkE0L1rDEKrxZKF2zf9g2Pl7W/MwbxMX++pdz30rtr8gjXjp0hanBW:L29DkEGRQixVSjLc130BYgjXjpnnBW

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat trojan upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

sakula

C2

www.polarroute.com

Signatures

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

Sakula payload 7 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3648-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-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/704-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3648-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/704-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3648-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

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:

NEAS.1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060_JC.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1926387074-3400613176-3566796709-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	NEAS.1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060_JC.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

704 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
704	MediaCenter.exe

UPX packed file 7 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3648-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-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/704-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3648-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/704-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3648-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	upx

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

NEAS.1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060_JC.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"	NEAS.1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060_JC.exe

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

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

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

4440 PING.EXE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

NEAS.1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060_JC.exe

description pid process

Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3648 NEAS.1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060_JC.exe

pid	process
4440	PING.EXE

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3648	NEAS.1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060_JC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

NEAS.1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060_JC.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3648 wrote to memory of 704	3648	NEAS.1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060_JC.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3648 wrote to memory of 704	3648	NEAS.1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060_JC.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3648 wrote to memory of 704	3648	NEAS.1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060_JC.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3648 wrote to memory of 3076	3648	NEAS.1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060_JC.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3648 wrote to memory of 3076	3648	NEAS.1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060_JC.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3648 wrote to memory of 3076	3648	NEAS.1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060_JC.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3076 wrote to memory of 4440	3076	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3076 wrote to memory of 4440	3076	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3076 wrote to memory of 4440	3076	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEAS.1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060_JC.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEAS.1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060_JC.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3648

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:704

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEAS.1c1b19fed2e385b82c356d163a813060_JC.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3076

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4440

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
Filesize
212KB

MD5
b9dda7326f8e35823b908a75bf90e2d3

SHA1
4080534a71a1cdd194c741c4c482021ecffd8707

SHA256
6acf46ca71295bbe7d96f2d2bf9b66db19c18384df624557ba9319c802cc18b6

SHA512
4eafe87e4cabc25c54e21c3603e1c1837aeff931ea5f8761713ffa8e9c8f08c943dd8dcca17c68b90705cc45c8695a5372fccfc96156969f83115da4bb5cb7fd

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
Filesize
212KB

MD5
b9dda7326f8e35823b908a75bf90e2d3

SHA1
4080534a71a1cdd194c741c4c482021ecffd8707

SHA256
6acf46ca71295bbe7d96f2d2bf9b66db19c18384df624557ba9319c802cc18b6

SHA512
4eafe87e4cabc25c54e21c3603e1c1837aeff931ea5f8761713ffa8e9c8f08c943dd8dcca17c68b90705cc45c8695a5372fccfc96156969f83115da4bb5cb7fd

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memory/704-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/704-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/3648-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/3648-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/3648-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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