sakula | 7d609fdde3af560d4ca2f18921f0a4ec97c63960e503cc20890b571fc1578f95

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
156s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20231215-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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19-12-2023 18:05

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General

Target

7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15.exe
Size

89KB
MD5

7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15
SHA1

c00277d3840d0f4c246e60dab49d959326c06d9a
SHA256

7d609fdde3af560d4ca2f18921f0a4ec97c63960e503cc20890b571fc1578f95
SHA512

efdd65a43bbb4e308f87b26b9d873503cf8633c68f8122876c0e1547ea1643c274ab7c52e4a280035a747923cb4e17f9e4d3c8ef4c58a1da35afeee93b17d621
SSDEEP

1536:lQFl29mEkE0L1rDEKrxZKF2zf9g2Pl7W/MwbxMX+ees52z30rtrg:e29DkEGRQixVSjLaes5G30BM

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

sakula

www.polarroute.com

Signatures

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

Sakula payload 1 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe	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:

7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-996941297-2279405024-2328152752-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

4908 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4908	MediaCenter.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15.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"	7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15.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

2508 PING.EXE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15.exe

description pid process

Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2148 7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15.exe

pid	process
2508	PING.EXE

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2148	7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 4908	2148	7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 4908	2148	7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 4908	2148	7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 720	2148	7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 720	2148	7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 720	2148	7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15.exe	cmd.exe
PID 720 wrote to memory of 2508	720	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 720 wrote to memory of 2508	720	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 720 wrote to memory of 2508	720	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2148

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4908

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7202973e034fa97cee62bc034fb13a15.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:720

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2508

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\PG47MANB\rlueqcgt683859143[1].htm
Filesize
1KB

MD5
8d4c07efda188f4ca3290b68b7b5c2b4

SHA1
ba392480e4f36eaf02ce8df0e7b3ca86aebbd3ea

SHA256
e27b64c9737988f9d6a1bff653e7de7b46c8150133d6b4e9061b70d70dbde8b4

SHA512
fbbd1b4596151b13a9de1ed87c37783f2e7519c1e0b7f90fe00cba33a848b538fcb8474d0975fb18568085e81e84053d4ec2f18021fcc76cda68e0b808ed2ef2

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
Filesize
89KB

MD5
0be6d70b10eb3d08a3c51f1c7a338fab

SHA1
1097589a894f3d3c669aa0bdb602e88dafe62565

SHA256
28503e3bfa9426bb354d3bb01f8244d6b6b1e6f6e3f706bbfb167cdde33c2c27

SHA512
819ec19c3119f8ddd26f02831dcd1d92145cb88fc4a5c7112b3f849fe4c877bef163f51383d39ce8755c3f3fc76695b6f91125202ef8818a79941276766df342

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