sakula | 17f53b9d55848d903786c987157816c97bcb3304cc06b4b98bed561159245f34

Analysis

max time kernel
136s
max time network
164s
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 20:45

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General

Target

99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936.exe
Size

392KB
MD5

99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936
SHA1

07021f9f46fb44e784da837aeeecec9ee6597f7c
SHA256

17f53b9d55848d903786c987157816c97bcb3304cc06b4b98bed561159245f34
SHA512

75ec2d697a49e4eabe13671f5b826c30017d5056be7ceeb2f6c1d7ffc2dd293cc3a7fd918a7045241d47e95b89f006eb3f060222c621384dae3ca8692a9cd84f
SSDEEP

6144:M29qRfVSndj30B3wBxE1+ijiBKk3etdgI2MyzNORQtOfl1qNVo7R+S+N/TU7kn5e:0RfQn+w8EYiBlMkn5f9J105r

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 3 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4768-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4768-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-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:

99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3073191680-435865314-2862784915-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

1528 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1528	MediaCenter.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936.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"	99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936.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

4220 PING.EXE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936.exe

description pid process

Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4768 99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936.exe

pid	process
4220	PING.EXE

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4768	99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4768 wrote to memory of 1528	4768	99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4768 wrote to memory of 1528	4768	99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4768 wrote to memory of 1528	4768	99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4768 wrote to memory of 3120	4768	99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4768 wrote to memory of 3120	4768	99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4768 wrote to memory of 3120	4768	99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3120 wrote to memory of 4220	3120	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3120 wrote to memory of 4220	3120	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3120 wrote to memory of 4220	3120	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4768

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1528

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\99583c439fc950e425f3dc8c06cba936.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3120

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4220

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\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
Filesize
392KB

MD5
8033d6747336746067d50f305707d1bd

SHA1
4f1fe31dce81930c91578a659a8cc9a80b832832

SHA256
bb309f05c4f14222b88fa1829d67a055ba06d19814de02c4c0fc6a94bff18fa7

SHA512
16224e0df9fd3c6b6b39dc8fc39b7d960e998ecfe9d76967b45202d5d6572bec80aa4f198efb0a21c6fa847a4b6f21a5e5915019ee55c4e9e6bd189de94d9234

Download Submit
memory/4768-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4768-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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