sakula | 7cd60851cc47135d43af81f7fb8809515616c3708bb918d019ae4681155083b3

Analysis

max time kernel
146s
max time network
148s
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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20-12-2023 14:54

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General

Target

ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0.exe
Size

58KB
MD5

ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0
SHA1

6920e448daedc98b491a8e3f77e7111e6bf08e1d
SHA256

7cd60851cc47135d43af81f7fb8809515616c3708bb918d019ae4681155083b3
SHA512

349f4fec09445666e1a56f5c0a209adb93fc245632e1175a5490c2cec16a2d5efeb86047acfce4c7c895ebaa26abc551170c58923862eaf903d0bf8ecc584117
SSDEEP

1536:iZioIoCwbYP4nuEApQK4TQbtY2gA9DX+ytBO8c3G3eTJ/p:iEoIlwIguEA4c5DgA9DOyq0eFB

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 4 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3860-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/5044-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3860-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/5044-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-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:

ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-768304381-2824894965-3840216961-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

5044 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
5044	MediaCenter.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0.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"	ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0.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

1068 PING.EXE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0.exe

description pid process

Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3860 ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0.exe

pid	process
1068	PING.EXE

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3860	ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3860 wrote to memory of 5044	3860	ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3860 wrote to memory of 5044	3860	ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3860 wrote to memory of 5044	3860	ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3860 wrote to memory of 2672	3860	ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3860 wrote to memory of 2672	3860	ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3860 wrote to memory of 2672	3860	ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 1068	2672	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 1068	2672	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 1068	2672	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3860

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:5044

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ce8c1911a886bc7436a29c9cf1d3eda0.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2672

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1068

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
58KB

MD5
c318e87761f58fbdde691da46c4ada3f

SHA1
fa240c97118f56b64f50546ee68dbb21cf5aab57

SHA256
33c205c3c3ff4686776809b21b27d68a134d787101caf1e44230540b3db239a0

SHA512
4d3c2501e4abfc9a1ff7825e4faccdde38079cede48c995bc2f882ff264946fcacfd66c89026e91d6d6724f5c12cf3c3e6809932511d491b54376442b01491cb

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memory/3860-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/3860-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/3860-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/5044-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/5044-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/5044-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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