Analysis Overview
SHA256
a3a2931d202c0adfda4e04080b1a601ca7963b842238286dafb052595237eede
Threat Level: Known bad
The file a3a2931d202c0adfda4e04080b1a601ca7963b842238286dafb052595237eede.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Sakula payload
Sakula
Sakula family
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Deletes itself
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
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-12-02 10:40
Signatures
UPX packed file
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Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-12-02 10:40
Reported
2024-12-02 10:43
Platform
win7-20241023-en
Max time kernel
144s
Max time network
147s
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\a3a2931d202c0adfda4e04080b1a601ca7963b842238286dafb052595237eede.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a3a2931d202c0adfda4e04080b1a601ca7963b842238286dafb052595237eede.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\a3a2931d202c0adfda4e04080b1a601ca7963b842238286dafb052595237eede.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\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a3a2931d202c0adfda4e04080b1a601ca7963b842238286dafb052595237eede.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\a3a2931d202c0adfda4e04080b1a601ca7963b842238286dafb052595237eede.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a3a2931d202c0adfda4e04080b1a601ca7963b842238286dafb052595237eede.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a3a2931d202c0adfda4e04080b1a601ca7963b842238286dafb052595237eede.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\a3a2931d202c0adfda4e04080b1a601ca7963b842238286dafb052595237eede.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
memory/2272-0-0x0000000000AF0000-0x0000000000B0F000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
| MD5 | 618d2ef7ec753a9841845af9af723edb |
| SHA1 | 48dcfa6e4435d0997857e022e1f001c2357f15ce |
| SHA256 | 88fb3cb1c03c3eea3c2a6db0aece24125048b0cc1fc06dfb6533de258e76bd44 |
| SHA512 | d84da0308641d5d59f4d8a55ea3bec0012cb484af5a915e307ec0dd2967e4e03ed4536144091f01b44bdff3304f508f8f8743e07c590f54020af354510ace90d |
memory/2316-10-0x00000000010F0000-0x000000000110F000-memory.dmp
memory/2272-8-0x00000000000E0000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp
memory/2272-11-0x0000000000AF0000-0x0000000000B0F000-memory.dmp
memory/2272-12-0x00000000000E0000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp
memory/2272-13-0x00000000000E0000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp
memory/2316-15-0x00000000010F0000-0x000000000110F000-memory.dmp
memory/2272-21-0x0000000000AF0000-0x0000000000B0F000-memory.dmp
memory/2316-27-0x00000000010F0000-0x000000000110F000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-12-02 10:40
Reported
2024-12-02 10:43
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
150s
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-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a3a2931d202c0adfda4e04080b1a601ca7963b842238286dafb052595237eede.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\a3a2931d202c0adfda4e04080b1a601ca7963b842238286dafb052595237eede.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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a3a2931d202c0adfda4e04080b1a601ca7963b842238286dafb052595237eede.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\a3a2931d202c0adfda4e04080b1a601ca7963b842238286dafb052595237eede.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a3a2931d202c0adfda4e04080b1a601ca7963b842238286dafb052595237eede.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a3a2931d202c0adfda4e04080b1a601ca7963b842238286dafb052595237eede.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\a3a2931d202c0adfda4e04080b1a601ca7963b842238286dafb052595237eede.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | citrix.vipreclod.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 69.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | citrix.vipreclod.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 200.163.202.172.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | citrix.vipreclod.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | citrix.vipreclod.com | udp |
| TH | 184.22.175.13:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| TH | 184.22.175.13:80 | tcp |
Files
memory/1988-0-0x0000000000710000-0x000000000072F000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
| MD5 | ad73ce3ec238e56177478a4fbe70be0e |
| SHA1 | 245e19ce3aaaa5c50b891e3e86e00e6339330fdc |
| SHA256 | 3212edcc22d4ba555da3fa9c36db8065b723e2a5838c05d908b81a9a1c9037f1 |
| SHA512 | 8f4a05c9825f206e0d22f89c67b5dce6765ab3cdb4e3e0b1a6cdcefbdd087de11b229c298806e49a94b35a51e45305a4b4e405ad48a4abdec42034ee756ba785 |
memory/3296-5-0x0000000000DF0000-0x0000000000E0F000-memory.dmp
memory/1988-6-0x0000000000710000-0x000000000072F000-memory.dmp
memory/3296-8-0x0000000000DF0000-0x0000000000E0F000-memory.dmp
memory/1988-13-0x0000000000710000-0x000000000072F000-memory.dmp
memory/3296-18-0x0000000000DF0000-0x0000000000E0F000-memory.dmp