sakula | e013d2d2e7b0a123e134e7a6bc1f137f20315955f499c3f2e65c3bf793d3c377

General

Target

NEAS.2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9_JC.exe
Size

212KB
MD5

2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9
SHA1

d9088da257e579808f850a66a4bd3ba905239820
SHA256

e013d2d2e7b0a123e134e7a6bc1f137f20315955f499c3f2e65c3bf793d3c377
SHA512

2a8025d9d7581ed51a35b2c7a46107f412dd83abfaf5e230c1f1ce1a8b2f0fb05bbf3cacdcef103eddb61ed094761c31df64ae17519dc03a930092ffaffcd986
SSDEEP

1536:dtQFl29mEkE0L1rDEKrxZKF2zf9g2Pl7W/MwbxMX++pdz30rtr8gjXjp06anB:w29DkEGRQixVSjLc130BYgjXjp4nB

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/4960-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2836-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4960-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2836-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4960-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-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.2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9_JC.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1141987721-3945596982-3297311814-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	NEAS.2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9_JC.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

2836 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2836	MediaCenter.exe

UPX packed file 7 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4960-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	upx
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe	upx
behavioral2/memory/2836-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	upx
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2836-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-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.2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9_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.2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9_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

4616 PING.EXE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

NEAS.2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9_JC.exe

description pid process

Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4960 NEAS.2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9_JC.exe

pid	process
4616	PING.EXE

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4960	NEAS.2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9_JC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

NEAS.2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9_JC.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 2836	4960	NEAS.2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9_JC.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 2836	4960	NEAS.2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9_JC.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 2836	4960	NEAS.2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9_JC.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 3084	4960	NEAS.2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9_JC.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 3084	4960	NEAS.2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9_JC.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 3084	4960	NEAS.2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9_JC.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4616	3084	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4616	3084	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4616	3084	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEAS.2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9_JC.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEAS.2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9_JC.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4960

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2836

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.2351a674b30a7622d542c452948dc8c9_JC.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3084

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4616

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\uscnwqci1320399407[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
212KB

MD5
62ac76adf52f0d0c4ed17ea5152e18b4

SHA1
acac6946f9163e851d0282969b19d2f7bca2143c

SHA256
962faf701ac52749922a4ef7f2e2071b12614bbd5e866aedad5d01e728866926

SHA512
b5e7cd2f2c9abddbb912749c0624e4a1fad0bcd740bae031c46b7cfe4cab8778cd74a280d075f514037a81ca516b3ee57ba0f84239c9bdcf1c822227185f1d61

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

MD5
62ac76adf52f0d0c4ed17ea5152e18b4

SHA1
acac6946f9163e851d0282969b19d2f7bca2143c

SHA256
962faf701ac52749922a4ef7f2e2071b12614bbd5e866aedad5d01e728866926

SHA512
b5e7cd2f2c9abddbb912749c0624e4a1fad0bcd740bae031c46b7cfe4cab8778cd74a280d075f514037a81ca516b3ee57ba0f84239c9bdcf1c822227185f1d61

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memory/2836-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/2836-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/4960-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/4960-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/4960-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-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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