sakula | 35e9ff5c915b6af524e014c453b8ce7820a0c0f9c54ff41ee3c0b68edbcc4bef

General

Target

NEAS.0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0_JC.exe
Size

190KB
MD5

0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0
SHA1

41f863e5eb612adc9dbc29a09dbdf8223e896d4c
SHA256

35e9ff5c915b6af524e014c453b8ce7820a0c0f9c54ff41ee3c0b68edbcc4bef
SHA512

6fab1267c020e6b44e6cab4bbd05c902c8514bf4dad80f76ace5a09eafbbc1c69e03455cc81a3594fa9c34fcd948894d69195c96a7d55422f4af850a7fa9ed7d
SSDEEP

3072:929DkEGRQixVSjLa130BYgjXjp+y9T7uZwOuz/xSs:929qRfVSnA30B7XjUbwBx1

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 6 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1196-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-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/1196-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4468-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/1196-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-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.0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0_JC.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1141987721-3945596982-3297311814-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	NEAS.0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0_JC.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

4468 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4468	MediaCenter.exe

UPX packed file 6 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1196-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-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/1196-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4468-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1196-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-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.0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0_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.0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0_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

2876 PING.EXE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

NEAS.0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0_JC.exe

description pid process

Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1196 NEAS.0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0_JC.exe

pid	process
2876	PING.EXE

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1196	NEAS.0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0_JC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

NEAS.0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0_JC.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 4468	1196	NEAS.0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0_JC.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 4468	1196	NEAS.0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0_JC.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 4468	1196	NEAS.0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0_JC.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 4948	1196	NEAS.0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0_JC.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 4948	1196	NEAS.0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0_JC.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 4948	1196	NEAS.0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0_JC.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4948 wrote to memory of 2876	4948	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4948 wrote to memory of 2876	4948	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4948 wrote to memory of 2876	4948	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEAS.0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0_JC.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEAS.0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0_JC.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1196

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4468

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.0bd2e1549e25dcfa59256530861c72d0_JC.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4948

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2876

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\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\19QTJWOB\uscnwqci22981380[1].htm
Filesize
1KB

MD5
b8e5031ea545c52885f5e92f753dfa29

SHA1
caa26c58c4c50e0d1227a7d06b44171e4727c49f

SHA256
a2feeca638d07f490ab9a6808d334259ac823b8dc7d1d6a0408ce977c790bef2

SHA512
0d2e1e0b87a73f95f40d66a83200ea82b2d34f28d3b27aac3bb89a1edf323cfe6b681ce7f21b440880e07706d76fe90f6c8c3bda14b0c82837dee384a89713c5

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
Filesize
190KB

MD5
c824c2fac26d5999f1673e05c02f4a58

SHA1
c538499f82abe22ede6ca4b34792fa243e562894

SHA256
a57fe406a7cc7482b7d56547ed38e8f333e8a7593c92f48814afd22b4fee024d

SHA512
6b25d4cd74abe73d088466ef13a778f55eb71af183201dad9991ee6b5cfebd3e5f5b59374a42f0ab26a7f68edf738dbcef6078cc118e5e6bf2565e9945882343

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
Filesize
190KB

MD5
c824c2fac26d5999f1673e05c02f4a58

SHA1
c538499f82abe22ede6ca4b34792fa243e562894

SHA256
a57fe406a7cc7482b7d56547ed38e8f333e8a7593c92f48814afd22b4fee024d

SHA512
6b25d4cd74abe73d088466ef13a778f55eb71af183201dad9991ee6b5cfebd3e5f5b59374a42f0ab26a7f68edf738dbcef6078cc118e5e6bf2565e9945882343

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memory/1196-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/1196-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/1196-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/4468-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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