sakula | 7c8a9efd52456b01ddf32bc8a393c3a001e853da48798fa4272a4a0efce0f3c5

General

Target

7c8a9efd52456b01ddf32bc8a393c3a001e853da48798fa4272a4a0efce0f3c5N.exe
Size

43KB
MD5

808bf6ac8fde74361d03b58d580fc5a0
SHA1

9c03880cadf58788a226f7aae8555f733acf255f
SHA256

7c8a9efd52456b01ddf32bc8a393c3a001e853da48798fa4272a4a0efce0f3c5
SHA512

dacdab1296e96cc19d8574c8d96898dd1e59d56ed79199e171bb9a1bf4bec027a2a3365330988212271fbde41553f37b2138c76e9249a608451a8588378fb834
SSDEEP

768:+U9XnKJv8KrtPNxT4oreP7cIK3yQpdk6x8pf9m4P/S0hVvIZiGDZ6RO8nHE8taqM:+U9abrtX4oocIK3yQkaY9z/S0hhy6k8+

Score

10^/10

sakula discovery persistence rat trojan upx

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/2304-6-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000008FF000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2548-8-0x0000000000790000-0x00000000007AF000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2304-14-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000008FF000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2548-19-0x0000000000790000-0x00000000007AF000-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-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	7c8a9efd52456b01ddf32bc8a393c3a001e853da48798fa4272a4a0efce0f3c5N.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2548	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"	7c8a9efd52456b01ddf32bc8a393c3a001e853da48798fa4272a4a0efce0f3c5N.exe

UPX packed file 7 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2304-0-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000008FF000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2548-4-0x0000000000790000-0x00000000007AF000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/files/0x000d000000023a68-3.dat	upx
behavioral2/memory/2304-6-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000008FF000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2548-8-0x0000000000790000-0x00000000007AF000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2304-14-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000008FF000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2548-19-0x0000000000790000-0x00000000007AF000-memory.dmp	upx

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	7c8a9efd52456b01ddf32bc8a393c3a001e853da48798fa4272a4a0efce0f3c5N.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
3636	cmd.exe
3176	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
3176	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2304	7c8a9efd52456b01ddf32bc8a393c3a001e853da48798fa4272a4a0efce0f3c5N.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 2548	2304	7c8a9efd52456b01ddf32bc8a393c3a001e853da48798fa4272a4a0efce0f3c5N.exe	86
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 2548	2304	7c8a9efd52456b01ddf32bc8a393c3a001e853da48798fa4272a4a0efce0f3c5N.exe	86
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 2548	2304	7c8a9efd52456b01ddf32bc8a393c3a001e853da48798fa4272a4a0efce0f3c5N.exe	86
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 3636	2304	7c8a9efd52456b01ddf32bc8a393c3a001e853da48798fa4272a4a0efce0f3c5N.exe	102
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 3636	2304	7c8a9efd52456b01ddf32bc8a393c3a001e853da48798fa4272a4a0efce0f3c5N.exe	102
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 3636	2304	7c8a9efd52456b01ddf32bc8a393c3a001e853da48798fa4272a4a0efce0f3c5N.exe	102
PID 3636 wrote to memory of 3176	3636	cmd.exe	104
PID 3636 wrote to memory of 3176	3636	cmd.exe	104
PID 3636 wrote to memory of 3176	3636	cmd.exe	104

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7c8a9efd52456b01ddf32bc8a393c3a001e853da48798fa4272a4a0efce0f3c5N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7c8a9efd52456b01ddf32bc8a393c3a001e853da48798fa4272a4a0efce0f3c5N.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:2304
- 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:2548
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7c8a9efd52456b01ddf32bc8a393c3a001e853da48798fa4272a4a0efce0f3c5N.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3636
- - 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:3176

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
43KB

MD5
ca257a682c5782b75c9a52cac88cbe5e

SHA1
4158858b71e73db4713299fd6518770ece04f1ef

SHA256
faaf92dfd5c7466830e4d818df2c34aa10f8fb79bcc64b84f127909e8d1a2c64

SHA512
77c815daae8dc09185819fe3b89743db866e49708e7193939078cabc2faf3f7e1c5521804b97d488f961f1f381813dd51278a71d37541c81a61ab6517b0b8130

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memory/2304-0-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000008FF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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memory/2304-6-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000008FF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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memory/2304-14-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000008FF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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memory/2548-4-0x0000000000790000-0x00000000007AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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memory/2548-8-0x0000000000790000-0x00000000007AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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memory/2548-19-0x0000000000790000-0x00000000007AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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