sakula | ae0421c23b9d516aec0ecaf3daeaebf761bde6f1248ebef9ce1816b5a3d89f95

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
149s
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 16:50

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General

Target

edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0.exe
Size

89KB
MD5

edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0
SHA1

fea6256b18eb17a004ad3a90884c7448bcf94213
SHA256

ae0421c23b9d516aec0ecaf3daeaebf761bde6f1248ebef9ce1816b5a3d89f95
SHA512

e48fe7a0cf8c7aff27874c3ade22597041b3711a1e680dcc7c1fcc1d23deb33e6d9f09c2a8c4caa9163f596a8798f3d7beeb29f9d03a517e7615a691dfb6e08f
SSDEEP

1536:rQFl29mEkE0L1rDEKrxZKF2zf9g2Pl7W/MwbxMX+ees52z30rtr0:c29DkEGRQixVSjLaes5G30BA

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 2 IoCs

Processes:

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

edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1232405761-1209240240-3206092754-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

4972 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4972	MediaCenter.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0.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"	edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0.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

4844 PING.EXE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0.exe

description pid process

Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1724 edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0.exe

pid	process
4844	PING.EXE

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1724	edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 4972	1724	edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 4972	1724	edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 4972	1724	edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 4284	1724	edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 4284	1724	edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 4284	1724	edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4284 wrote to memory of 4844	4284	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4284 wrote to memory of 4844	4284	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4284 wrote to memory of 4844	4284	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1724

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4972

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\edc397bde2ff5cbe69748b2660e860a0.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4284

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4844

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\BMK4G1YN\wdtixtax123208637[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
35KB

MD5
6d9e618a21b4b21f40c521149f3cee96

SHA1
0be8633996f18d75dd26335359078ca19e4ae9ec

SHA256
8fce749b9ef85a2d5d295c023a7a25012d913554708c728c6edb261b2a176ce0

SHA512
f094ba0e3c49488804792c64141b90719a7afbd4b818a6fa107b1d1d406897ebe2e0306097c9ddf127797a9312457c82cec8ebf2b8660ab1c7760157d56e2358

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
Filesize
81KB

MD5
24a421f1cb190fb05438cc5a74fcdaa1

SHA1
c526fad097e41537910dd15ce18a2d1a8e751097

SHA256
4e7a6caedf597b49b6eb2c7176041c53dfaa4ebbbecb471ab54997b953f02004

SHA512
ca561d12d787d2d36fb97c8db13ccf52c63930d4772bec6ba2ff97e160695acb5f09bd68156ab26b97efc48701d57b4bbf7fa0f1deaaad68a5e586a7fd3a54b0

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