Analysis Overview
SHA256
91b8f3cb9a30b6bd4a2e0a4a5ffecb9fe4afb95042ebbc90e8fa860e318e7423
Threat Level: Known bad
The file d047b52ee754cea21227319b12a5b960_exe32.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Sakula payload
Sakula family
Sakula
Checks computer location settings
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
UPX packed file
Adds Run key to start application
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2023-10-15 19:46
Signatures
Sakula family
Sakula payload
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UPX packed file
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Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-10-15 19:46
Reported
2023-10-16 00:39
Platform
win7-20230831-en
Max time kernel
143s
Max time network
158s
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\MediaCenter.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d047b52ee754cea21227319b12a5b960_exe32.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
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Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroMedia = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\MicroMedia\\MediaCenter.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d047b52ee754cea21227319b12a5b960_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\d047b52ee754cea21227319b12a5b960_exe32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d047b52ee754cea21227319b12a5b960_exe32.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d047b52ee754cea21227319b12a5b960_exe32.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.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\d047b52ee754cea21227319b12a5b960_exe32.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.polarroute.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.polarroute.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.polarroute.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.polarroute.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.northpoleroute.com | udp |
| US | 3.33.130.190:80 | www.northpoleroute.com | tcp |
| US | 3.33.130.190:443 | www.northpoleroute.com | tcp |
| US | 3.33.130.190:443 | www.northpoleroute.com | tcp |
| US | 3.33.130.190:443 | www.northpoleroute.com | tcp |
Files
memory/2808-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
| MD5 | 48ce56e179a90150dc11a41df7d7574e |
| SHA1 | c16e64b8803731e8f3a43dd5137f6c23d6c7bd52 |
| SHA256 | fa95a7972a28af46b9610d7246b7c270e404c0bb0ccdbf80f1d170e349b4de6d |
| SHA512 | d13b03ddae8d0d00d6fa847949d77d6f0b871108cce187a37a26df47cba06bc21fdcd03fd7cbccdfe564adf6940e8a1f347fd6a073b31eb46ac1549a89aa85b4 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
| MD5 | 48ce56e179a90150dc11a41df7d7574e |
| SHA1 | c16e64b8803731e8f3a43dd5137f6c23d6c7bd52 |
| SHA256 | fa95a7972a28af46b9610d7246b7c270e404c0bb0ccdbf80f1d170e349b4de6d |
| SHA512 | d13b03ddae8d0d00d6fa847949d77d6f0b871108cce187a37a26df47cba06bc21fdcd03fd7cbccdfe564adf6940e8a1f347fd6a073b31eb46ac1549a89aa85b4 |
memory/2684-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp
memory/2808-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp
memory/2808-8-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003F5000-memory.dmp
memory/2684-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp
memory/2808-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CabFDB2.tmp
| MD5 | f3441b8572aae8801c04f3060b550443 |
| SHA1 | 4ef0a35436125d6821831ef36c28ffaf196cda15 |
| SHA256 | 6720349e7d82ee0a8e73920d3c2b7cb2912d9fcf2edb6fd98f2f12820158b0bf |
| SHA512 | 5ba01ba421b50030e380ae6bbcd2f681f2a91947fe7fedb3c8e6b5f24dce9517abf57b1cf26cc6078d4bb53bde6fcfb2561591337c841f8f2cb121a3d71661b9 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TarFEED.tmp
| MD5 | 9441737383d21192400eca82fda910ec |
| SHA1 | 725e0d606a4fc9ba44aa8ffde65bed15e65367e4 |
| SHA256 | bc3a6e84e41faeb57e7c21aa3b60c2a64777107009727c5b7c0ed8fe658909e5 |
| SHA512 | 7608dd653a66cd364392a78d4711b48d1707768d36996e4d38871c6843b5714e1d7da4b4cc6db969e6000cfa182bcb74216ef6823d1063f036fc5c3413fb8dcf |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-10-15 19:46
Reported
2023-10-16 00:41
Platform
win10v2004-20230915-en
Max time kernel
142s
Max time network
150s
Command Line
Signatures
Sakula
Sakula payload
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Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3027552071-446050021-1254071215-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d047b52ee754cea21227319b12a5b960_exe32.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
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Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroMedia = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\MicroMedia\\MediaCenter.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d047b52ee754cea21227319b12a5b960_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\d047b52ee754cea21227319b12a5b960_exe32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d047b52ee754cea21227319b12a5b960_exe32.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d047b52ee754cea21227319b12a5b960_exe32.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.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\d047b52ee754cea21227319b12a5b960_exe32.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.polarroute.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 208.194.73.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.3.197.209.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 67.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.99.105.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 2.136.104.51.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.polarroute.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.99.105.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 1.202.248.87.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.polarroute.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.polarroute.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.northpoleroute.com | udp |
| US | 3.33.130.190:80 | www.northpoleroute.com | tcp |
| US | 3.33.130.190:443 | www.northpoleroute.com | tcp |
| US | 3.33.130.190:443 | www.northpoleroute.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 24.249.124.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 190.130.33.3.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| GB | 96.16.110.41:443 | tcp | |
| US | 192.229.221.95:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 3.33.130.190:443 | www.northpoleroute.com | tcp |
| US | 3.33.130.190:443 | www.northpoleroute.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.173.189.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/4604-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
| MD5 | edd75801230841cfd02e2fad20a927da |
| SHA1 | e3b18fabc7540c2b0eb0e83f5c5e2f50f95687ab |
| SHA256 | 9154328ecb110995e64b16397ab95fad517b2139be94bc9928d7b38b012953ef |
| SHA512 | bee80e193f30dcc4f40598f02f084850e81981408c547d5b3399e29216a38c4ff236b9c13a77314b3509f0143a6819c35f09dde0de341f91733521ace6f1cf0d |
memory/2020-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
| MD5 | edd75801230841cfd02e2fad20a927da |
| SHA1 | e3b18fabc7540c2b0eb0e83f5c5e2f50f95687ab |
| SHA256 | 9154328ecb110995e64b16397ab95fad517b2139be94bc9928d7b38b012953ef |
| SHA512 | bee80e193f30dcc4f40598f02f084850e81981408c547d5b3399e29216a38c4ff236b9c13a77314b3509f0143a6819c35f09dde0de341f91733521ace6f1cf0d |
memory/4604-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp
memory/2020-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp
memory/4604-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\QHTO49S3\zqhgcpjn-1519258334[1].htm
| MD5 | b8e5031ea545c52885f5e92f753dfa29 |
| SHA1 | caa26c58c4c50e0d1227a7d06b44171e4727c49f |
| SHA256 | a2feeca638d07f490ab9a6808d334259ac823b8dc7d1d6a0408ce977c790bef2 |
| SHA512 | 0d2e1e0b87a73f95f40d66a83200ea82b2d34f28d3b27aac3bb89a1edf323cfe6b681ce7f21b440880e07706d76fe90f6c8c3bda14b0c82837dee384a89713c5 |