Analysis Overview
SHA256
5427f52a114956785f0ed84d43b5ca4fa093fd8ac1bc2c9e663167e1b8876096
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 996d9a8ea67e8a858088141a60696ee0_exe32.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Sakula family
Sakula payload
Sakula
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Adds Run key to start application
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2023-10-15 19:41
Signatures
Sakula family
Sakula payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-10-15 19:41
Reported
2023-10-15 22:41
Platform
win7-20230831-en
Max time kernel
130s
Max time network
141s
Command Line
Signatures
Sakula
Sakula payload
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Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\996d9a8ea67e8a858088141a60696ee0_exe32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\AdobeUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\MicroMedia\\AdobeUpdate.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\996d9a8ea67e8a858088141a60696ee0_exe32.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Runs ping.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\996d9a8ea67e8a858088141a60696ee0_exe32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\996d9a8ea67e8a858088141a60696ee0_exe32.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\996d9a8ea67e8a858088141a60696ee0_exe32.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\996d9a8ea67e8a858088141a60696ee0_exe32.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.savmpet.com | udp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
| MD5 | a80c6cf399331249aa887ec92e7bd258 |
| SHA1 | 82c2fbe51708b48fc0007ded179796259eb6c5b4 |
| SHA256 | 4e8310ed5e45c9d03006430d5a1477d40e615f2e59ffaad7d6f65da2fc5e875d |
| SHA512 | d00e174f294645313147e7034cee208f6f14dd422afc6ce512d0274a3f8c2f83f123ac6faf1b302aad56aea6d0222c1fdbcfa06ecbf7ae727a5295559cc2d8a1 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
| MD5 | a80c6cf399331249aa887ec92e7bd258 |
| SHA1 | 82c2fbe51708b48fc0007ded179796259eb6c5b4 |
| SHA256 | 4e8310ed5e45c9d03006430d5a1477d40e615f2e59ffaad7d6f65da2fc5e875d |
| SHA512 | d00e174f294645313147e7034cee208f6f14dd422afc6ce512d0274a3f8c2f83f123ac6faf1b302aad56aea6d0222c1fdbcfa06ecbf7ae727a5295559cc2d8a1 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
| MD5 | a80c6cf399331249aa887ec92e7bd258 |
| SHA1 | 82c2fbe51708b48fc0007ded179796259eb6c5b4 |
| SHA256 | 4e8310ed5e45c9d03006430d5a1477d40e615f2e59ffaad7d6f65da2fc5e875d |
| SHA512 | d00e174f294645313147e7034cee208f6f14dd422afc6ce512d0274a3f8c2f83f123ac6faf1b302aad56aea6d0222c1fdbcfa06ecbf7ae727a5295559cc2d8a1 |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
| MD5 | a80c6cf399331249aa887ec92e7bd258 |
| SHA1 | 82c2fbe51708b48fc0007ded179796259eb6c5b4 |
| SHA256 | 4e8310ed5e45c9d03006430d5a1477d40e615f2e59ffaad7d6f65da2fc5e875d |
| SHA512 | d00e174f294645313147e7034cee208f6f14dd422afc6ce512d0274a3f8c2f83f123ac6faf1b302aad56aea6d0222c1fdbcfa06ecbf7ae727a5295559cc2d8a1 |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
| MD5 | a80c6cf399331249aa887ec92e7bd258 |
| SHA1 | 82c2fbe51708b48fc0007ded179796259eb6c5b4 |
| SHA256 | 4e8310ed5e45c9d03006430d5a1477d40e615f2e59ffaad7d6f65da2fc5e875d |
| SHA512 | d00e174f294645313147e7034cee208f6f14dd422afc6ce512d0274a3f8c2f83f123ac6faf1b302aad56aea6d0222c1fdbcfa06ecbf7ae727a5295559cc2d8a1 |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
| MD5 | a80c6cf399331249aa887ec92e7bd258 |
| SHA1 | 82c2fbe51708b48fc0007ded179796259eb6c5b4 |
| SHA256 | 4e8310ed5e45c9d03006430d5a1477d40e615f2e59ffaad7d6f65da2fc5e875d |
| SHA512 | d00e174f294645313147e7034cee208f6f14dd422afc6ce512d0274a3f8c2f83f123ac6faf1b302aad56aea6d0222c1fdbcfa06ecbf7ae727a5295559cc2d8a1 |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-10-15 19:41
Reported
2023-10-15 22:40
Platform
win10v2004-20230915-en
Max time kernel
167s
Max time network
186s
Command Line
Signatures
Sakula
Sakula payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1926387074-3400613176-3566796709-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\996d9a8ea67e8a858088141a60696ee0_exe32.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\AdobeUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\MicroMedia\\AdobeUpdate.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\996d9a8ea67e8a858088141a60696ee0_exe32.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Runs ping.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\996d9a8ea67e8a858088141a60696ee0_exe32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\996d9a8ea67e8a858088141a60696ee0_exe32.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\996d9a8ea67e8a858088141a60696ee0_exe32.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\996d9a8ea67e8a858088141a60696ee0_exe32.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 59.128.231.4.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.savmpet.com | udp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 254.23.238.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 245.229.41.34.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 73.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 108.211.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 22.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 137.71.105.51.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | www.savmpet.com | tcp |
| US | 34.41.229.245:80 | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
| MD5 | dc0a7a6ea944ad22c235a8d082578513 |
| SHA1 | 4aaf2150e0777793379768726ed1e852c9e97da7 |
| SHA256 | 267b86e67d6a7936bb911c30d7943346bf62a06e3d6b99238b714a6d8fe7a8a4 |
| SHA512 | 629f552ce890ea8224141ee8761666c4414e088131554b8346fd128fcad63a4f805583a7a6f3879de3b07a3533a28a8dcfe98b7602c42586071de116de05ad5f |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\AdobeUpdate.exe
| MD5 | dc0a7a6ea944ad22c235a8d082578513 |
| SHA1 | 4aaf2150e0777793379768726ed1e852c9e97da7 |
| SHA256 | 267b86e67d6a7936bb911c30d7943346bf62a06e3d6b99238b714a6d8fe7a8a4 |
| SHA512 | 629f552ce890ea8224141ee8761666c4414e088131554b8346fd128fcad63a4f805583a7a6f3879de3b07a3533a28a8dcfe98b7602c42586071de116de05ad5f |