sakula | 131c45691ffed3a1896f9f412a4b50298f1778068bafae96cdd90ceb04dc22d6

General

Target

NEAS.86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470.exe
Size

190KB
MD5

86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470
SHA1

19a1ad0cf4ee5947c82bb81cf6b1bf4b1035bb15
SHA256

131c45691ffed3a1896f9f412a4b50298f1778068bafae96cdd90ceb04dc22d6
SHA512

6527729b443e693aa1168d6bc9e715e5cefad06953cbc6e599adb3aff0f66667916bfcd7b1334626553d0cef079d6d6f026f526afafb0cca0daa6a8ed2d43aa8
SSDEEP

3072:929DkEGRQixVSjLa130BYgjXjp+y9T7uZwOuz/xS0:929qRfVSnA30B7XjUbwBxF

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/1008-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-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/1244-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/1008-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/1244-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/1008-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-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.86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-356073083-3299209671-3108880702-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	NEAS.86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

1244 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1244	MediaCenter.exe

UPX packed file 7 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1008-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-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/1244-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1008-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1244-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1008-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-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.86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470.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.86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470.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

2992 PING.EXE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

NEAS.86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470.exe

description pid process

Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1008 NEAS.86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470.exe

pid	process
2992	PING.EXE

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1008	NEAS.86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

NEAS.86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1008 wrote to memory of 1244	1008	NEAS.86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1008 wrote to memory of 1244	1008	NEAS.86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1008 wrote to memory of 1244	1008	NEAS.86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1008 wrote to memory of 2188	1008	NEAS.86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1008 wrote to memory of 2188	1008	NEAS.86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1008 wrote to memory of 2188	1008	NEAS.86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2992	2188	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2992	2188	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2992	2188	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEAS.86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEAS.86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1008

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1244

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.86f540cb1a64b17ab32196c9382f1470.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2188

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2992

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\MF00E5G4\gcgywcak-1182279122[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
3ccd545c5ca8f8de875161eb735af654

SHA1
c96e8635599c70a4c14342d0f0da0d9ab26fbe49

SHA256
e98205e66f65dea715aed0213fcfd9cf58098db288fd28a4398a93cd6f1cb5a0

SHA512
5363c244f0bb574ae74da61848bda49249b7af4fa2d1e55eac2498ce5342043f6f65f1884b209288a151f114799c8d21694f956201504e6cda362b3854844774

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

MD5
3ccd545c5ca8f8de875161eb735af654

SHA1
c96e8635599c70a4c14342d0f0da0d9ab26fbe49

SHA256
e98205e66f65dea715aed0213fcfd9cf58098db288fd28a4398a93cd6f1cb5a0

SHA512
5363c244f0bb574ae74da61848bda49249b7af4fa2d1e55eac2498ce5342043f6f65f1884b209288a151f114799c8d21694f956201504e6cda362b3854844774

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memory/1008-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/1008-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/1008-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/1244-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/1244-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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