sakula | a8d225c95d3e0d293d460d9a5ce36496806410fe3365da16b9c801fa320bcc0b

General

Target

NEAS.638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060.exe
Size

99KB
MD5

638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060
SHA1

26a875a620df731ae18e0e18c4353ec1a325bf71
SHA256

a8d225c95d3e0d293d460d9a5ce36496806410fe3365da16b9c801fa320bcc0b
SHA512

5bc833191a4f104fd569730185811c0f8dfce39f555f43836c50852fc7af2cc97fec20915b09b292cf10eafd9bc90873e435d36bf1035ddd9aac0363d6b5c3d0
SSDEEP

1536:Loaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPaaml0Nz30rtrtxA:c0hpgz6xGhZamyF30BZxA

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Sakula
Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
trojan rat sakula

Sakula payload 7 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4808-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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/3876-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4808-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3876-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4808-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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.638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1873812795-1433807462-1429862679-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	NEAS.638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

3876 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3876	MediaCenter.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

NEAS.638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060.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.638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060.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

392 PING.EXE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

NEAS.638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060.exe

description pid process

Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4808 NEAS.638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060.exe

pid	process
392	PING.EXE

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4808	NEAS.638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

NEAS.638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 3876	4808	NEAS.638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 3876	4808	NEAS.638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 3876	4808	NEAS.638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 4856	4808	NEAS.638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 4856	4808	NEAS.638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 4856	4808	NEAS.638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4856 wrote to memory of 392	4856	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4856 wrote to memory of 392	4856	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4856 wrote to memory of 392	4856	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEAS.638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEAS.638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4808

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3876

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.638e57b3d6a82c5b15ca02f4a8848060.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4856

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:392

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\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
Filesize
99KB

MD5
09dfdc848bcbbba411e39e911796519c

SHA1
4c870dd0acde48df726354eddae45bce24b420d0

SHA256
42b990e73e2a20b5de65f55543e7042769769095e725c8c0503f726986c871f6

SHA512
17fcefb939e64b644d29843b742fbf61ad060394f6b9697bad26d75a95cc7afbc3fe3c2554dc5fc12b5abd2db838367aa675f25b10aa18d79c0643c832c855a2

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
Filesize
99KB

MD5
09dfdc848bcbbba411e39e911796519c

SHA1
4c870dd0acde48df726354eddae45bce24b420d0

SHA256
42b990e73e2a20b5de65f55543e7042769769095e725c8c0503f726986c871f6

SHA512
17fcefb939e64b644d29843b742fbf61ad060394f6b9697bad26d75a95cc7afbc3fe3c2554dc5fc12b5abd2db838367aa675f25b10aa18d79c0643c832c855a2

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memory/3876-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/3876-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/4808-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/4808-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/4808-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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