Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-02 02:49

Sample ID 241128-z7s64a1lhz
Target ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 dd27eed257d9ab1ba04741bf6701bd1255875ca472bd38f24b681c6e6db70c7b
Tags
sakula discovery persistence rat trojan
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

dd27eed257d9ab1ba04741bf6701bd1255875ca472bd38f24b681c6e6db70c7b

Threat Level: Known bad

The file ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

sakula discovery persistence rat trojan

Sakula family

Sakula payload

Sakula

Checks computer location settings

Deletes itself

Executes dropped EXE

Loads dropped DLL

Adds Run key to start application

Enumerates physical storage devices

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery

Unsigned PE

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Runs ping.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-11-28 21:21

Signatures

Sakula family

sakula

Sakula payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-11-28 21:21

Reported

2024-11-28 21:24

Platform

win7-20241010-en

Max time kernel

140s

Max time network

150s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Sakula

trojan rat sakula

Sakula family

sakula

Sakula payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

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

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
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\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.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
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

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\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2128 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2128 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2128 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2128 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2796 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2796 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2796 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2796 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 3052 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 3052 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 3052 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 3052 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.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\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE

ping 127.0.0.1

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 citrix.vipreclod.com udp
TH 184.22.175.13:80 tcp
TH 184.22.175.13:80 tcp
TH 184.22.175.13:80 tcp

Files

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

MD5 ab1fd0258f1d320f7fada1b3954fe4bb
SHA1 b75c48fa0ef39ef8ce755f0eba32c904dffcb3f0
SHA256 4dca7c9e18b3a5acfeb184b9bce08ab093428c600760d0925c2dc62372c0d1c1
SHA512 2e873f2bdcec47a36886bd47483bdf2183e88811d91d8b94f2017dfcb176e1af0c0843a0d6b3dec1d4c2a6b7daf8859e92ed33f1519cdb527131d685190b5933

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-11-28 21:21

Reported

2024-11-28 21:24

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

111s

Max time network

137s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Sakula

trojan rat sakula

Sakula family

sakula

Sakula payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

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\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.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

persistence
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\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.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

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\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.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\ada0bf293f5eba62ed7c3478e52d4700_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE

ping 127.0.0.1

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 citrix.vipreclod.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 104.209.201.84.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 133.32.126.40.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 8.8.8.8:53 citrix.vipreclod.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 197.87.175.4.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 69.209.201.84.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 citrix.vipreclod.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 88.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 citrix.vipreclod.com udp
TH 184.22.175.13:80 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 21.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
TH 184.22.175.13:80 tcp

Files

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

MD5 4e09569afbeeabf78f1036f3c3ea51fa
SHA1 3cae52c175018c9936edec84b83711d5fc76feb2
SHA256 3961ad6ad41b972c0adae3abc69a2e850e9ecdd4e39d5db21004994ad28d20f9
SHA512 a49e88fe4a99cc2228570beec60d360c50f02abc95165f4946543f3126253cb35318f418ca9b14b2bbe1f6f3906eede468f94830649445374b30be445fa2da14