sakula | c5346542fc8a38f77c2faf109e82b87643b0b82619f42381dc31b873d7e0d0fa

General

Target
c5346542fc8a38f77c2faf109e82b87643b0b82619f42381dc31b873d7e0d0fa.exe
Size 101KB
Sample240302-byvrkagf56
SHA256 c5346542fc8a38f77c2faf109e82b87643b0b82619f42381dc31b873d7e0d0fa
MD5 7eee945062211ef41181789eeb41fef1
SHA1 8a29bd32038f219416c773070fb135aeefb4c229
SHA512 16742fe14a4c869480794b1b4f25d06a38e390e6ec86d269cc30f18d1be64a154309c59fbeeb410da6fa0c81e9f9088f258f2264bf143d5095804da58e2a569d
SSDEEP 1536:Roaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPaaml0Nz30rtrfxd:i0hpgz6xGhZamyF30BDxd
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 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4788-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/files/0x0009000000022708-3.dat	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4788-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2056-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4788-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4788-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/files/0x0009000000022708-3.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/4788-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/2056-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
behavioral2/memory/4788-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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-1-5-21-3270530367-132075249-2153716227-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	c5346542fc8a38f77c2faf109e82b87643b0b82619f42381dc31b873d7e0d0fa.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2056	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"	c5346542fc8a38f77c2faf109e82b87643b0b82619f42381dc31b873d7e0d0fa.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
4808	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4788	c5346542fc8a38f77c2faf109e82b87643b0b82619f42381dc31b873d7e0d0fa.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4788 wrote to memory of 2056	4788	c5346542fc8a38f77c2faf109e82b87643b0b82619f42381dc31b873d7e0d0fa.exe	90
PID 4788 wrote to memory of 2056	4788	c5346542fc8a38f77c2faf109e82b87643b0b82619f42381dc31b873d7e0d0fa.exe	90
PID 4788 wrote to memory of 2056	4788	c5346542fc8a38f77c2faf109e82b87643b0b82619f42381dc31b873d7e0d0fa.exe	90
PID 4788 wrote to memory of 2168	4788	c5346542fc8a38f77c2faf109e82b87643b0b82619f42381dc31b873d7e0d0fa.exe	98
PID 4788 wrote to memory of 2168	4788	c5346542fc8a38f77c2faf109e82b87643b0b82619f42381dc31b873d7e0d0fa.exe	98
PID 4788 wrote to memory of 2168	4788	c5346542fc8a38f77c2faf109e82b87643b0b82619f42381dc31b873d7e0d0fa.exe	98
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 4808	2168	cmd.exe	100
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 4808	2168	cmd.exe	100
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 4808	2168	cmd.exe	100

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c5346542fc8a38f77c2faf109e82b87643b0b82619f42381dc31b873d7e0d0fa.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c5346542fc8a38f77c2faf109e82b87643b0b82619f42381dc31b873d7e0d0fa.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4788
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2056
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c5346542fc8a38f77c2faf109e82b87643b0b82619f42381dc31b873d7e0d0fa.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2168
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1
    3⤵
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:4808

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 101KB
SHA256 e247c104d3ca37f590f3b9d22a7fea3d1c4b9111a04d7c19dc24e21cc157a156
MD5 10d765313b185ddeb36510edc237a7f3
SHA1 3925673a87c408185d01c406511ea5eea003bc60
SHA512 fe9e199e55db014fd54b124879079a8c67e884eeebdcc4544dd71f40454d4fc78c43f2bc2c38b11a0d21a58e028a32b1c5ec47cb19eada5c60cf5ef3a4b5e856
SSDEEP 1536:Roaj1hJL1S9t0MIeboal8bCKxo7h0RPaaml0Nz30rtrfxF:i0hpgz6xGhZamyF30BDxF
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

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memory/2056-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

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memory/4788-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

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memory/4788-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

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memory/4788-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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