sakula | 1bb32de123243c806e3f791897e3cf765e4e26a536a358d81b6fe4285eec9618

General

Target
1bb32de123243c806e3f791897e3cf765e4e26a536a358d81b6fe4285eec9618.exe
Size 60KB
Sample240301-w2cqdabd99
SHA256 1bb32de123243c806e3f791897e3cf765e4e26a536a358d81b6fe4285eec9618
MD5 18da5da8c4d1da6a66012e619282c383
SHA1 2e5d044c51761b5696f83721e6013e9598c188d6
SHA512 9dbee236a11013457c909961407afdc710af6f7c0f9af978657cadec2e736ca310a5af6de2ca0580563a4c5e21b99a4ceba0944607d253a34ed3aadec03f9600
SSDEEP 1536:iZioIoCwbYP4nuEApQK4TQbtY2gA9DX+ytBO8c3G3eTJ/i:iEoIlwIguEA4c5DgA9DOyq0eFq
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

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

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1116-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2244-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/1116-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2244-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor 6 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1116-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000002313f-3.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/1116-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/2244-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/1116-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/2244-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress

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

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-566096764-1992588923-1249862864-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1bb32de123243c806e3f791897e3cf765e4e26a536a358d81b6fe4285eec9618.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2244	MediaCenter.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroMedia = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\MicroMedia\\MediaCenter.exe"	1bb32de123243c806e3f791897e3cf765e4e26a536a358d81b6fe4285eec9618.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

pid	Process
2528	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1116	1bb32de123243c806e3f791897e3cf765e4e26a536a358d81b6fe4285eec9618.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 2244	1116	1bb32de123243c806e3f791897e3cf765e4e26a536a358d81b6fe4285eec9618.exe	87
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 2244	1116	1bb32de123243c806e3f791897e3cf765e4e26a536a358d81b6fe4285eec9618.exe	87
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 2244	1116	1bb32de123243c806e3f791897e3cf765e4e26a536a358d81b6fe4285eec9618.exe	87
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 440	1116	1bb32de123243c806e3f791897e3cf765e4e26a536a358d81b6fe4285eec9618.exe	97
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 440	1116	1bb32de123243c806e3f791897e3cf765e4e26a536a358d81b6fe4285eec9618.exe	97
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 440	1116	1bb32de123243c806e3f791897e3cf765e4e26a536a358d81b6fe4285eec9618.exe	97
PID 440 wrote to memory of 2528	440	cmd.exe	99
PID 440 wrote to memory of 2528	440	cmd.exe	99
PID 440 wrote to memory of 2528	440	cmd.exe	99

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1bb32de123243c806e3f791897e3cf765e4e26a536a358d81b6fe4285eec9618.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1bb32de123243c806e3f791897e3cf765e4e26a536a358d81b6fe4285eec9618.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1116
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2244
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1bb32de123243c806e3f791897e3cf765e4e26a536a358d81b6fe4285eec9618.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:440
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1
    3⤵
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:2528

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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MediaCenter.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
Size 60KB
SHA256 5222a8c9ccc6f8563ba49d2cee02121950abd949822eea0f4123f45961f6209a
MD5 e4880d26b4b75253937b9618fa646535
SHA1 6a3b8fa6d44aeabdae6740148a6b6039b59e27fe
SHA512 8d266c1a30124b01c0148a9f9f56033c12975c4a6a0e92df1184689b3836efebd6eacaafc4a323b9512a5d656ef2672c49af707e281d2c323a2f721544832e90
SSDEEP 1536:iZioIoCwbYP4nuEApQK4TQbtY2gA9DX+ytBO8c3G3eTJ/P:iEoIlwIguEA4c5DgA9DOyq0eF3
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

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memory/1116-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

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memory/1116-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

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memory/1116-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

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memory/2244-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

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memory/2244-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

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Analysis

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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