sakula | a0526ca79bf48b3204d2871bd8f101359361535863e3af5f3196b64de253cec0

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
153s
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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16/05/2024, 22:57

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General

Target
4ff56924183ebdaad57f386723dd4fd0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Size 36KB
Sample240516-2xf5wsch82
SHA256 a0526ca79bf48b3204d2871bd8f101359361535863e3af5f3196b64de253cec0
MD5 4ff56924183ebdaad57f386723dd4fd0
SHA1 0e48ac7bcd2713b314e47596747b17af5158417a
SHA512 7258a0f2d47c30487e1bc871b41a5d98d3ea9f3fbc3e075305d0acbb9977abf5af6d2560cf69ee58c24c1cdd9a7d6325252a4bbdaf4da31c2c904f6101adfc35
SSDEEP 768:lwbYGCv4nuEcJpQK4TQbtKvXwXgA9lJJea+yGCJQqeWnAEv2647D/:lwbYP4nuEApQK4TQbtY2gA9DX+ytBOJ
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/2000-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4104-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2000-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4104-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-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-1-5-21-3571316656-3665257725-2415531812-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	4ff56924183ebdaad57f386723dd4fd0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4104	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"	4ff56924183ebdaad57f386723dd4fd0_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
912	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2000	4ff56924183ebdaad57f386723dd4fd0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2000 wrote to memory of 4104	2000	4ff56924183ebdaad57f386723dd4fd0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	83
PID 2000 wrote to memory of 4104	2000	4ff56924183ebdaad57f386723dd4fd0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	83
PID 2000 wrote to memory of 4104	2000	4ff56924183ebdaad57f386723dd4fd0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	83
PID 2000 wrote to memory of 4536	2000	4ff56924183ebdaad57f386723dd4fd0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	100
PID 2000 wrote to memory of 4536	2000	4ff56924183ebdaad57f386723dd4fd0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	100
PID 2000 wrote to memory of 4536	2000	4ff56924183ebdaad57f386723dd4fd0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	100
PID 4536 wrote to memory of 912	4536	cmd.exe	102
PID 4536 wrote to memory of 912	4536	cmd.exe	102
PID 4536 wrote to memory of 912	4536	cmd.exe	102

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ff56924183ebdaad57f386723dd4fd0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ff56924183ebdaad57f386723dd4fd0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2000
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:4104
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ff56924183ebdaad57f386723dd4fd0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4536
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1
    3⤵
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:912

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 d6e04637ec50730deac7924c85cd80a645913ced62aa9ae1c525f7f986fd8c5d
MD5 ab7a339d9f2d9cf2c2080d69e6012beb
SHA1 7382401717dbde29fdd244260731dbcd9234f706
SHA512 67780fadd9ca8845e9432e9de676e3f79e3b1ef6a4562743d2e1510b79c94cdb9e59d47d2552285db0bcad9dea353b7e687f82caf78a5ebf827cd478b212182d
SSDEEP 768:lwbYGCv4nuEcJpQK4TQbtKvXwXgA9lJJea+yGCJQqeWnAEv2647D8:lwbYP4nuEApQK4TQbtY2gA9DX+ytBOu
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

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memory/2000-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

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memory/2000-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

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memory/2000-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

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memory/4104-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

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memory/4104-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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