sakula | dbf16b3fbe1e72684582b200e16c998f10e4d8114550083646da48c6aaabdf49

General

Target

dbf16b3fbe1e72684582b200e16c998f10e4d8114550083646da48c6aaabdf49N.exe
Size

60KB
MD5

407cc6fb88936e274a054981c47beeb0
SHA1

0b45a9c2e4edf47d86c9f3b8a238b1ad84d9aba2
SHA256

dbf16b3fbe1e72684582b200e16c998f10e4d8114550083646da48c6aaabdf49
SHA512

158c3d74c278d185d70e29f9067bf0fe9100f3e008416215bb9350f14eba62192de220dec16c08a433e68ac8963ff9f11bb4025ee77bee5dd8c15661c6305f8c
SSDEEP

1536:iZioIoCwbYP4nuEApQK4TQbtY2gA9DX+ytBO8c3G3eTJ/+:iEoIlwIguEA4c5DgA9DOyq0eF2

Score

10^/10

sakula discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

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

Sakula payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/948-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2296-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/948-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2296-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-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-1-5-21-3442511616-637977696-3186306149-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	dbf16b3fbe1e72684582b200e16c998f10e4d8114550083646da48c6aaabdf49N.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2296	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"	dbf16b3fbe1e72684582b200e16c998f10e4d8114550083646da48c6aaabdf49N.exe

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	dbf16b3fbe1e72684582b200e16c998f10e4d8114550083646da48c6aaabdf49N.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
1028	cmd.exe
3828	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
3828	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	948	dbf16b3fbe1e72684582b200e16c998f10e4d8114550083646da48c6aaabdf49N.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2296	948	dbf16b3fbe1e72684582b200e16c998f10e4d8114550083646da48c6aaabdf49N.exe	82
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2296	948	dbf16b3fbe1e72684582b200e16c998f10e4d8114550083646da48c6aaabdf49N.exe	82
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2296	948	dbf16b3fbe1e72684582b200e16c998f10e4d8114550083646da48c6aaabdf49N.exe	82
PID 948 wrote to memory of 1028	948	dbf16b3fbe1e72684582b200e16c998f10e4d8114550083646da48c6aaabdf49N.exe	91
PID 948 wrote to memory of 1028	948	dbf16b3fbe1e72684582b200e16c998f10e4d8114550083646da48c6aaabdf49N.exe	91
PID 948 wrote to memory of 1028	948	dbf16b3fbe1e72684582b200e16c998f10e4d8114550083646da48c6aaabdf49N.exe	91
PID 1028 wrote to memory of 3828	1028	cmd.exe	93
PID 1028 wrote to memory of 3828	1028	cmd.exe	93
PID 1028 wrote to memory of 3828	1028	cmd.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dbf16b3fbe1e72684582b200e16c998f10e4d8114550083646da48c6aaabdf49N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dbf16b3fbe1e72684582b200e16c998f10e4d8114550083646da48c6aaabdf49N.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:948
- 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:2296
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dbf16b3fbe1e72684582b200e16c998f10e4d8114550083646da48c6aaabdf49N.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1028
- - 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:3828

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

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

Filesize
60KB

MD5
fd4f44376e9ba989eae4af82d822fd66

SHA1
c111ed8fff0e023e24b684ec6253ffe03b53681f

SHA256
a2c77ce4cad32aed2992f68a9e162e4e3d44b14803a2efdb75da8e8056953210

SHA512
b8dcdf35cde2ce91774def4aef2e53b5c959cbee006e33aa97be1d4acda400f51137e6c6310041c73b03692cd0e72143a6e2cd1b9f237963c8bdb9f5ef675974

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memory/948-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/948-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/948-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/2296-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/2296-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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