sakula | 2d91521369875a70c10ebf261289a45f3e8e20d8901de24701c5c461c3ec9595

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
150s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240426-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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09/05/2024, 22:03

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General

Target
09fefb8f9c3dc4ae993288587467ca80_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Size 36KB
Sample240509-1ybfcsgh7t
SHA256 2d91521369875a70c10ebf261289a45f3e8e20d8901de24701c5c461c3ec9595
MD5 09fefb8f9c3dc4ae993288587467ca80
SHA1 90fe36c9faa97550323c23d4dcd5edb879235510
SHA512 591a0f679c50f335814f35d33d1ef5076c8734b65ce5a5ff877e26fe4d4eeff0c05a1d357860c94ae16473f71d0012df299c76e6c7dbe0eb95dfff8b94dbf923
SSDEEP 768:lwbYGCv4nuEcJpQK4TQbtKvXwXgA9lJJea+yGCJQqeWnAEv2647DW:lwbYP4nuEApQK4TQbtY2gA9DX+ytBOA
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/1344-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/1576-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/1344-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/1576-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	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

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1162180587-977231257-2194346871-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	09fefb8f9c3dc4ae993288587467ca80_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1576	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"	09fefb8f9c3dc4ae993288587467ca80_NeikiAnalytics.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
1560	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1344	09fefb8f9c3dc4ae993288587467ca80_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 1576	1344	09fefb8f9c3dc4ae993288587467ca80_NeikiAnalytics.exe	83
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 1576	1344	09fefb8f9c3dc4ae993288587467ca80_NeikiAnalytics.exe	83
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 1576	1344	09fefb8f9c3dc4ae993288587467ca80_NeikiAnalytics.exe	83
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 5040	1344	09fefb8f9c3dc4ae993288587467ca80_NeikiAnalytics.exe	97
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 5040	1344	09fefb8f9c3dc4ae993288587467ca80_NeikiAnalytics.exe	97
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 5040	1344	09fefb8f9c3dc4ae993288587467ca80_NeikiAnalytics.exe	97
PID 5040 wrote to memory of 1560	5040	cmd.exe	99
PID 5040 wrote to memory of 1560	5040	cmd.exe	99
PID 5040 wrote to memory of 1560	5040	cmd.exe	99

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09fefb8f9c3dc4ae993288587467ca80_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09fefb8f9c3dc4ae993288587467ca80_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1344
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:1576
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09fefb8f9c3dc4ae993288587467ca80_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5040
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1
    3⤵
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:1560

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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MediaCenter.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
Size 36KB
SHA256 7ced01e8800a5c29c0db9bb1f5ed49baa9215a056872233bb7cb56e559134ff3
MD5 bae2b935aa6c719ef3be6745f87a8571
SHA1 d39bef15d40c52868c4b563ed59b2af34a533a71
SHA512 526565e5ed8dfddc8366ac7122189230f9f8c39e0f836114aad6cd0261f5f5688d882803c734a7edf4d24b91e6b08a945e371798359c353cd47572a5d2e5af78
SSDEEP 768:lwbYGCv4nuEcJpQK4TQbtKvXwXgA9lJJea+yGCJQqeWnAEv2647DV:lwbYP4nuEApQK4TQbtY2gA9DX+ytBOj
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

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memory/1344-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

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memory/1344-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

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memory/1344-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

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memory/1576-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

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memory/1576-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

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memory/1576-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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