sakula | 169a60dfb8a869acab1156bd6dd0f2434f3564e7b163a9a4025a3d6ce5a00333

General

Target

169a60dfb8a869acab1156bd6dd0f2434f3564e7b163a9a4025a3d6ce5a00333N.exe
Size

43KB
MD5

e7d02fab3ac2384f120b39a047753170
SHA1

6f3d959f0a65ad1accb9890385241e2120f61816
SHA256

169a60dfb8a869acab1156bd6dd0f2434f3564e7b163a9a4025a3d6ce5a00333
SHA512

e705016a2046fa658e17b4576620fa22230772528e98230cc9de8cb100ccbecc2b48ace548998f5278bd6d10b3b5e93600ac3f17acb4d824ac15450fbc34515e
SSDEEP

768:+U9XnKJv8KrtPNxT4oreP7cIK3yQpdk6x8pf9m4P/S0hVvIZiGDZ6RO8nHE8taqa:+U9abrtX4oocIK3yQkaY9z/S0hhy6k8A

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/4308-6-0x0000000000770000-0x000000000078F000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/448-8-0x0000000000910000-0x000000000092F000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4308-14-0x0000000000770000-0x000000000078F000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/448-17-0x0000000000910000-0x000000000092F000-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-1-5-21-3442511616-637977696-3186306149-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	169a60dfb8a869acab1156bd6dd0f2434f3564e7b163a9a4025a3d6ce5a00333N.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
448	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"	169a60dfb8a869acab1156bd6dd0f2434f3564e7b163a9a4025a3d6ce5a00333N.exe

UPX packed file 7 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4308-0-0x0000000000770000-0x000000000078F000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/448-4-0x0000000000910000-0x000000000092F000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023ca8-3.dat	upx
behavioral2/memory/4308-6-0x0000000000770000-0x000000000078F000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/448-8-0x0000000000910000-0x000000000092F000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4308-14-0x0000000000770000-0x000000000078F000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/448-17-0x0000000000910000-0x000000000092F000-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	169a60dfb8a869acab1156bd6dd0f2434f3564e7b163a9a4025a3d6ce5a00333N.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
4720	cmd.exe
2676	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2676	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4308	169a60dfb8a869acab1156bd6dd0f2434f3564e7b163a9a4025a3d6ce5a00333N.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4308 wrote to memory of 448	4308	169a60dfb8a869acab1156bd6dd0f2434f3564e7b163a9a4025a3d6ce5a00333N.exe	82
PID 4308 wrote to memory of 448	4308	169a60dfb8a869acab1156bd6dd0f2434f3564e7b163a9a4025a3d6ce5a00333N.exe	82
PID 4308 wrote to memory of 448	4308	169a60dfb8a869acab1156bd6dd0f2434f3564e7b163a9a4025a3d6ce5a00333N.exe	82
PID 4308 wrote to memory of 4720	4308	169a60dfb8a869acab1156bd6dd0f2434f3564e7b163a9a4025a3d6ce5a00333N.exe	91
PID 4308 wrote to memory of 4720	4308	169a60dfb8a869acab1156bd6dd0f2434f3564e7b163a9a4025a3d6ce5a00333N.exe	91
PID 4308 wrote to memory of 4720	4308	169a60dfb8a869acab1156bd6dd0f2434f3564e7b163a9a4025a3d6ce5a00333N.exe	91
PID 4720 wrote to memory of 2676	4720	cmd.exe	93
PID 4720 wrote to memory of 2676	4720	cmd.exe	93
PID 4720 wrote to memory of 2676	4720	cmd.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\169a60dfb8a869acab1156bd6dd0f2434f3564e7b163a9a4025a3d6ce5a00333N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\169a60dfb8a869acab1156bd6dd0f2434f3564e7b163a9a4025a3d6ce5a00333N.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:4308
- 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:448
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\169a60dfb8a869acab1156bd6dd0f2434f3564e7b163a9a4025a3d6ce5a00333N.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4720
- - 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:2676

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
75550553a087a2a91502d8c22e920f9b

SHA1
192c140a423fc8e9719f1e100403bd21095a4e25

SHA256
1db7098d930881a1352ec3aa1fba8bf6f06de5fdf17527d9ed35d7b649ca9d12

SHA512
e212fcc10bf519497b74f22fec10a3b72d079eea7390947bf91c2104e75b2302462b1871f10bb340dbd057adb3195043df41c3a5bced3cdf9956eeac2cc59885

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memory/448-4-0x0000000000910000-0x000000000092F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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memory/448-8-0x0000000000910000-0x000000000092F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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memory/448-17-0x0000000000910000-0x000000000092F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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memory/4308-0-0x0000000000770000-0x000000000078F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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memory/4308-6-0x0000000000770000-0x000000000078F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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memory/4308-14-0x0000000000770000-0x000000000078F000-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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