sakula | abd5b72af7ebe14e1c3b7540de2e30cf31e852b53b2c6a55251a6e6756e35a51

General

Target

abd5b72af7ebe14e1c3b7540de2e30cf31e852b53b2c6a55251a6e6756e35a51.exe
Size

212KB
MD5

1357e64b7017ef220c506b4b539e1a87
SHA1

2eaa81c569c5e626d8a36dbdafa285a88d1c2ab1
SHA256

abd5b72af7ebe14e1c3b7540de2e30cf31e852b53b2c6a55251a6e6756e35a51
SHA512

e226ca35d6e841f0e9b3eacfb323cdecdc4e6a950dcbe6295203cd9ef55d2038c9d9b24c662d6d7f7a77cabface9b2d73fc70fa56f1e6d6e8be561c6bbcca012
SSDEEP

1536:ftQFl29mEkE0L1rDEKrxZKF2zf9g2Pl7W/MwbxMX++pdz30rtr8gjXjp0SanB1:u29DkEGRQixVSjLc130BYgjXjpgnB1

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat trojan upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

sakula

C2

www.polarroute.com

Signatures

Sakula
Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
trojan rat sakula

Sakula payload 6 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4532-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/files/0x000700000002322f-3.dat	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4704-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4532-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4704-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4532-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4532-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	UPX
behavioral2/files/0x000700000002322f-3.dat	UPX
behavioral2/memory/4704-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	UPX
behavioral2/memory/4532-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	UPX
behavioral2/memory/4704-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	UPX
behavioral2/memory/4532-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	UPX

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-1-5-21-609813121-2907144057-1731107329-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	abd5b72af7ebe14e1c3b7540de2e30cf31e852b53b2c6a55251a6e6756e35a51.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4704	MediaCenter.exe

UPX packed file 6 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4532-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/files/0x000700000002322f-3.dat	upx
behavioral2/memory/4704-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4532-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4704-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4532-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp	upx

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"	abd5b72af7ebe14e1c3b7540de2e30cf31e852b53b2c6a55251a6e6756e35a51.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
4044	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4532	abd5b72af7ebe14e1c3b7540de2e30cf31e852b53b2c6a55251a6e6756e35a51.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4532 wrote to memory of 4704	4532	abd5b72af7ebe14e1c3b7540de2e30cf31e852b53b2c6a55251a6e6756e35a51.exe	89
PID 4532 wrote to memory of 4704	4532	abd5b72af7ebe14e1c3b7540de2e30cf31e852b53b2c6a55251a6e6756e35a51.exe	89
PID 4532 wrote to memory of 4704	4532	abd5b72af7ebe14e1c3b7540de2e30cf31e852b53b2c6a55251a6e6756e35a51.exe	89
PID 4532 wrote to memory of 3720	4532	abd5b72af7ebe14e1c3b7540de2e30cf31e852b53b2c6a55251a6e6756e35a51.exe	98
PID 4532 wrote to memory of 3720	4532	abd5b72af7ebe14e1c3b7540de2e30cf31e852b53b2c6a55251a6e6756e35a51.exe	98
PID 4532 wrote to memory of 3720	4532	abd5b72af7ebe14e1c3b7540de2e30cf31e852b53b2c6a55251a6e6756e35a51.exe	98
PID 3720 wrote to memory of 4044	3720	cmd.exe	101
PID 3720 wrote to memory of 4044	3720	cmd.exe	101
PID 3720 wrote to memory of 4044	3720	cmd.exe	101

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abd5b72af7ebe14e1c3b7540de2e30cf31e852b53b2c6a55251a6e6756e35a51.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abd5b72af7ebe14e1c3b7540de2e30cf31e852b53b2c6a55251a6e6756e35a51.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4532
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:4704
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abd5b72af7ebe14e1c3b7540de2e30cf31e852b53b2c6a55251a6e6756e35a51.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3720
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1
    3⤵
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:4044

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

Filesize
212KB

MD5
f322cb0376caae1de7743a51bb71b11e

SHA1
6c332c8e9f67966f105fba30e39df43f18a0052e

SHA256
8df21b8ecc104329b5131e97046a1f350e74ea2d1dec4550cc8e84b276e7f51e

SHA512
06fd306a304a571c1eaabcbf48081492f81e8c606cc2d70fd2be85caeb9768c5c5eeb87866c2158339a10a3af09702e5d36b6977ff113a436533dbc5aa1230d1

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memory/4532-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/4532-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/4532-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/4704-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/4704-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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