Analysis Overview
SHA256
4dea5bee395813bb10e623fdb4e05949b2846f50c63669b87af206a57bcd538b
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 4dea5bee395813bb10e623fdb4e05949b2846f50c63669b87af206a57bcd538b.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Sakula payload
Sakula family
Sakula
Deletes itself
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Adds Run key to start application
UPX packed file
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-11-18 16:06
Signatures
Sakula family
Sakula payload
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UPX packed file
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Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-18 16:06
Reported
2024-11-18 16:09
Platform
win7-20240903-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
122s
Command Line
Signatures
Sakula
Sakula family
Sakula payload
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Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4dea5bee395813bb10e623fdb4e05949b2846f50c63669b87af206a57bcd538b.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroMedia = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\MicroMedia\\MediaCenter.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4dea5bee395813bb10e623fdb4e05949b2846f50c63669b87af206a57bcd538b.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
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Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4dea5bee395813bb10e623fdb4e05949b2846f50c63669b87af206a57bcd538b.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
Runs ping.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4dea5bee395813bb10e623fdb4e05949b2846f50c63669b87af206a57bcd538b.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4dea5bee395813bb10e623fdb4e05949b2846f50c63669b87af206a57bcd538b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4dea5bee395813bb10e623fdb4e05949b2846f50c63669b87af206a57bcd538b.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4dea5bee395813bb10e623fdb4e05949b2846f50c63669b87af206a57bcd538b.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.polarroute.com | udp |
| US | 76.223.54.146:80 | www.polarroute.com | tcp |
| US | 76.223.54.146:80 | www.polarroute.com | tcp |
| US | 76.223.54.146:80 | www.polarroute.com | tcp |
| US | 76.223.54.146:80 | www.polarroute.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.northpoleroute.com | udp |
Files
memory/944-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp
memory/2856-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp
memory/944-6-0x00000000002C0000-0x00000000002E5000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
| MD5 | 22f0948d1adead70fc66bebb70010490 |
| SHA1 | 4b2097b7dcd267164fd3ebfe8f819e7cad5167ac |
| SHA256 | 5155d928530a4d52dd51445f7c56e2f7cacafd723c4e26376651c7ef509a735a |
| SHA512 | a725fda309d5c997b996f03627594771a0522807af62cc8be488c105ed7310770307bd4f8637efd81718d10f80f634cbc4b61add63bb1c8154b35c3af321e215 |
memory/944-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp
memory/944-9-0x00000000002C0000-0x00000000002E5000-memory.dmp
memory/2856-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp
memory/944-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-18 16:06
Reported
2024-11-18 16:09
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
129s
Max time network
136s
Command Line
Signatures
Sakula
Sakula family
Sakula payload
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Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4dea5bee395813bb10e623fdb4e05949b2846f50c63669b87af206a57bcd538b.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroMedia = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\MicroMedia\\MediaCenter.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4dea5bee395813bb10e623fdb4e05949b2846f50c63669b87af206a57bcd538b.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4dea5bee395813bb10e623fdb4e05949b2846f50c63669b87af206a57bcd538b.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
Runs ping.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4dea5bee395813bb10e623fdb4e05949b2846f50c63669b87af206a57bcd538b.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4dea5bee395813bb10e623fdb4e05949b2846f50c63669b87af206a57bcd538b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4dea5bee395813bb10e623fdb4e05949b2846f50c63669b87af206a57bcd538b.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4dea5bee395813bb10e623fdb4e05949b2846f50c63669b87af206a57bcd538b.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.polarroute.com | udp |
| US | 13.248.169.48:80 | www.polarroute.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 48.169.248.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 13.248.169.48:80 | www.polarroute.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 22.49.80.91.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 13.248.169.48:80 | www.polarroute.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 20.49.80.91.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 13.248.169.48:80 | www.polarroute.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.northpoleroute.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.northpoleroute.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.northpoleroute.com | udp |
Files
memory/4088-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
| MD5 | d59c803c40800fabe86a36a1f4af3558 |
| SHA1 | ebbdd6694b53e18c500857c6cf8b56ba5876db69 |
| SHA256 | 4bd1512f061f91f494552673e24db5f91d87f2dacb99d6c99d04cb4ca03fe434 |
| SHA512 | dd78180dc50cb1e3aab57e19cf539374bcecaa8cf1db10ad194143f05b822f761b45f04400724022b175aecd2c1e5a6e0cccddef8e04210ba88b12a6c556b586 |
memory/4088-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp
memory/4904-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp
memory/4088-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp