Analysis Overview
SHA256
ab4d2a65ef902b5baa4af2f2efc961bb9e05a52373861b7f869ef81c93451d9e
Threat Level: Known bad
The file ab4d2a65ef902b5baa4af2f2efc961bb9e05a52373861b7f869ef81c93451d9eN.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Sakula family
Sakula payload
Sakula
Loads dropped DLL
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Deletes itself
Adds Run key to start application
UPX packed file
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-11-27 02:53
Signatures
Sakula family
Sakula payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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UPX packed file
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Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-27 02:53
Reported
2024-11-27 02:55
Platform
win7-20241010-en
Max time kernel
119s
Max time network
123s
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\ab4d2a65ef902b5baa4af2f2efc961bb9e05a52373861b7f869ef81c93451d9eN.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\ab4d2a65ef902b5baa4af2f2efc961bb9e05a52373861b7f869ef81c93451d9eN.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\cmd.exe | N/A |
| 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\ab4d2a65ef902b5baa4af2f2efc961bb9e05a52373861b7f869ef81c93451d9eN.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.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\ab4d2a65ef902b5baa4af2f2efc961bb9e05a52373861b7f869ef81c93451d9eN.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab4d2a65ef902b5baa4af2f2efc961bb9e05a52373861b7f869ef81c93451d9eN.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab4d2a65ef902b5baa4af2f2efc961bb9e05a52373861b7f869ef81c93451d9eN.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\ab4d2a65ef902b5baa4af2f2efc961bb9e05a52373861b7f869ef81c93451d9eN.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/1604-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
| MD5 | 537781c04a114c3b2a608dce76151a92 |
| SHA1 | 78040d69ee80e90d37af6cfc78f97050740e23e4 |
| SHA256 | c29746047b2cddaf20eab8f4beb973e65ef930952d027b66448ea25c3c04ab52 |
| SHA512 | 293b9c64a4593a7a2eb7fbc73a5833ed6a81077788cdde3be663898c0c6ac1ebac01a3e256c64dd120aa3d4ce2862455e4167c12ed049c278291c68559648434 |
memory/2820-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp
memory/1604-5-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000255000-memory.dmp
memory/1604-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp
memory/1604-9-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000255000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp
memory/1604-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-27 02:53
Reported
2024-11-27 02:55
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
117s
Max time network
118s
Command Line
Signatures
Sakula
Sakula family
Sakula payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab4d2a65ef902b5baa4af2f2efc961bb9e05a52373861b7f869ef81c93451d9eN.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\ab4d2a65ef902b5baa4af2f2efc961bb9e05a52373861b7f869ef81c93451d9eN.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\ab4d2a65ef902b5baa4af2f2efc961bb9e05a52373861b7f869ef81c93451d9eN.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\ab4d2a65ef902b5baa4af2f2efc961bb9e05a52373861b7f869ef81c93451d9eN.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab4d2a65ef902b5baa4af2f2efc961bb9e05a52373861b7f869ef81c93451d9eN.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab4d2a65ef902b5baa4af2f2efc961bb9e05a52373861b7f869ef81c93451d9eN.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\ab4d2a65ef902b5baa4af2f2efc961bb9e05a52373861b7f869ef81c93451d9eN.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 | 196.249.167.52.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 | 67.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 217.106.137.52.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 | 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 92.12.20.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 13.248.169.48:80 | www.polarroute.com | tcp |
| 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 | 83.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 11.227.111.52.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/4744-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
| MD5 | 5223914b333ab8c9f2e4b1f9e48df098 |
| SHA1 | 7373669482b1f9cf24dfda6f57c6a3d4e8d5637d |
| SHA256 | adfd86dcd1c0cd793b5328c445b2b254e2847803cc44b7cdffddb63473a7b635 |
| SHA512 | 42e2914059531b99dc24f4a04a12926d4f1552dde21baf5eef333159c340f5421b6e7d15a5df3db9ea7177754fcf0b18c0246545be3d63061823736574621131 |
memory/2184-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp
memory/4744-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp
memory/4744-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp