Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20231215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    22/12/2023, 07:40

General

  • Target
    7a4b31e4efd7b802ed908b2586464b2a.exe
  • Size 150KB
  • Sample231222-jhv2dsecf6
  • SHA256 d1789f83fb761740fc362f49fa63772401e9360a11ad67ed7b28e55fd31a5a9b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • sakula

C2
  • www.polarroute.com

Signatures

  • Sakula

    Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.

  • Sakula payload 6 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a4b31e4efd7b802ed908b2586464b2a.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a4b31e4efd7b802ed908b2586464b2a.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:736
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3636
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a4b31e4efd7b802ed908b2586464b2a.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2600
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        ping 127.0.0.1
        3⤵
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:4292

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        MediaCenter.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
        • Size 150KB
        • SHA256 fe182b0d2bbcbcd001b9a207cf6f2c034cb2971c2ec901af7ea05433c2a77167
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/736-0-0x0000000000CB0000-0x0000000000CDF000-memory.dmp

        memory/736-6-0x0000000000CB0000-0x0000000000CDF000-memory.dmp

        memory/736-8-0x0000000000CB0000-0x0000000000CDF000-memory.dmp

        memory/3636-4-0x00000000002E0000-0x000000000030F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3636-7-0x00000000002E0000-0x000000000030F000-memory.dmp