sakula | a672a2d57642bb0aaa88eb8ccad46c977baf71e0f1417fd36ae15ade682bade4

Analysis

max time kernel
142s
max time network
147s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
11/01/2025, 05:11 UTC

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_f7dcaa60ffe64e2421db9b13644a8b20.exe
Size

58KB
MD5

f7dcaa60ffe64e2421db9b13644a8b20
SHA1

639135235d6553595f1b31d828f0b8f184bafd66
SHA256

a672a2d57642bb0aaa88eb8ccad46c977baf71e0f1417fd36ae15ade682bade4
SHA512

d74061c4410e65f7dad2ca0dba7fb07899b5af14a1bde7446bc1703f2bf51b5c3e2a916a4e73dadf4e9a926f9d22b23efaf176cd6aa5a759dd1a463d0ecc4678
SSDEEP

1536:iZioIoCwbYP4nuEApQK4TQbtY2gA9DX+ytBO8c3G3eTJ/m:iEoIlwIguEA4c5DgA9DOyq0eFO

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/1900-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/1480-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/1900-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/1480-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-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-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_f7dcaa60ffe64e2421db9b13644a8b20.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1480	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"	JaffaCakes118_f7dcaa60ffe64e2421db9b13644a8b20.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	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_f7dcaa60ffe64e2421db9b13644a8b20.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MediaCenter.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.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
3304	cmd.exe
4344	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
4344	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1900	JaffaCakes118_f7dcaa60ffe64e2421db9b13644a8b20.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1900 wrote to memory of 1480	1900	JaffaCakes118_f7dcaa60ffe64e2421db9b13644a8b20.exe	83
PID 1900 wrote to memory of 1480	1900	JaffaCakes118_f7dcaa60ffe64e2421db9b13644a8b20.exe	83
PID 1900 wrote to memory of 1480	1900	JaffaCakes118_f7dcaa60ffe64e2421db9b13644a8b20.exe	83
PID 1900 wrote to memory of 3304	1900	JaffaCakes118_f7dcaa60ffe64e2421db9b13644a8b20.exe	100
PID 1900 wrote to memory of 3304	1900	JaffaCakes118_f7dcaa60ffe64e2421db9b13644a8b20.exe	100
PID 1900 wrote to memory of 3304	1900	JaffaCakes118_f7dcaa60ffe64e2421db9b13644a8b20.exe	100
PID 3304 wrote to memory of 4344	3304	cmd.exe	102
PID 3304 wrote to memory of 4344	3304	cmd.exe	102
PID 3304 wrote to memory of 4344	3304	cmd.exe	102

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_f7dcaa60ffe64e2421db9b13644a8b20.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_f7dcaa60ffe64e2421db9b13644a8b20.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:1900
- 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:1480
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_f7dcaa60ffe64e2421db9b13644a8b20.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3304
- - 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:4344

Network

DNS

citrix.vipreclod.com

MediaCenter.exe

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

citrix.vipreclod.com

IN A

Response
DNS

13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response
DNS

64.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

64.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response
DNS

97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response
DNS

citrix.vipreclod.com

MediaCenter.exe

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

citrix.vipreclod.com

IN A

Response
DNS

56.163.245.4.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

56.163.245.4.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response
DNS

206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response
DNS

32.187.41.23.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

32.187.41.23.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response

32.187.41.23.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

a23-41-187-32deploystaticakamaitechnologiescom
DNS

citrix.vipreclod.com

MediaCenter.exe

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

citrix.vipreclod.com

IN A

Response
DNS

citrix.vipreclod.com

MediaCenter.exe

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

citrix.vipreclod.com

IN A

Response
DNS

23.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

23.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response

184.22.175.13:80

MediaCenter.exe

260 B
5
184.22.175.13:80

MediaCenter.exe

260 B
5

8.8.8.8:53

citrix.vipreclod.com

dns

MediaCenter.exe

66 B
134 B
1
1

DNS Request

citrix.vipreclod.com
8.8.8.8:53

13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa

dns

71 B
157 B
1
1

DNS Request

13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

64.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa

dns

72 B
158 B
1
1

DNS Request

64.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa

dns

71 B
145 B
1
1

DNS Request

97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

citrix.vipreclod.com

dns

MediaCenter.exe

66 B
134 B
1
1

DNS Request

citrix.vipreclod.com
8.8.8.8:53

56.163.245.4.in-addr.arpa

dns

71 B
157 B
1
1

DNS Request

56.163.245.4.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa

dns

71 B
145 B
1
1

DNS Request

206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

32.187.41.23.in-addr.arpa

dns

71 B
135 B
1
1

DNS Request

32.187.41.23.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

citrix.vipreclod.com

dns

MediaCenter.exe

66 B
134 B
1
1

DNS Request

citrix.vipreclod.com
8.8.8.8:53

citrix.vipreclod.com

dns

MediaCenter.exe

66 B
134 B
1
1

DNS Request

citrix.vipreclod.com
8.8.8.8:53

23.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa

dns

72 B
158 B
1
1

DNS Request

23.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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

Filesize
58KB

MD5
74438f9f49c3301835839b9bf9bb2fd1

SHA1
ec66255a2f00050afaa31326f1a7ea4030a9d0ec

SHA256
c1e7e2b32a6eb012e231d82aa4dbd6911c4833056298fc1e0d433809533f4ab1

SHA512
7df74008a1bcab67e902daf02c3f2c6c3609356554475563c6209c8d3dc3f1fae01405072421996c8d9cd3bf72e27b144156f49d0f08aff5dd32b76d1b9d1984

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memory/1480-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/1480-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/1480-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/1900-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/1900-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/1900-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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Malware Config

Signatures

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Network

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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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