sakula | 3cec2512f6e1de23c9d34f7ca53a344c952a501a0501ef09d79dee54d2b2b450

General

Target

3cec2512f6e1de23c9d34f7ca53a344c952a501a0501ef09d79dee54d2b2b450N.exe
Size

43KB
MD5

8597d0cf3ab37097467d3f38a67d7990
SHA1

2e7d93cbb2b260d5d69934ff53e0ed12c830471f
SHA256

3cec2512f6e1de23c9d34f7ca53a344c952a501a0501ef09d79dee54d2b2b450
SHA512

8069bb48d23517288df6cd2076f41490ee5ba9eec113acb04c50676e8b084656204c8558501849e2d14523c6af6acdad963736b534d284fd8ea2e0563d17f248
SSDEEP

768:+U9XnKJv8KrtPNxT4oreP7cIK3yQpdk6x8pf9m4P/S0hVvIZiGDZ6RO8nHE8taq1:+U9abrtX4oocIK3yQkaY9z/S0hhy6k8n

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/4600-6-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003DF000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2568-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4600-14-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003DF000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2568-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
48	2956	Process not Found

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-1-5-21-1290774215-692483676-1419523182-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	3cec2512f6e1de23c9d34f7ca53a344c952a501a0501ef09d79dee54d2b2b450N.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2568	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"	3cec2512f6e1de23c9d34f7ca53a344c952a501a0501ef09d79dee54d2b2b450N.exe

UPX packed file 7 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4600-0-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003DF000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/files/0x000c000000023d5d-3.dat	upx
behavioral2/memory/2568-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4600-6-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003DF000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2568-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4600-14-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003DF000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2568-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-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 5 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	3cec2512f6e1de23c9d34f7ca53a344c952a501a0501ef09d79dee54d2b2b450N.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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
3548	PING.EXE
2800	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
4300	cmd.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
3548	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4600	3cec2512f6e1de23c9d34f7ca53a344c952a501a0501ef09d79dee54d2b2b450N.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4600 wrote to memory of 2568	4600	3cec2512f6e1de23c9d34f7ca53a344c952a501a0501ef09d79dee54d2b2b450N.exe	86
PID 4600 wrote to memory of 2568	4600	3cec2512f6e1de23c9d34f7ca53a344c952a501a0501ef09d79dee54d2b2b450N.exe	86
PID 4600 wrote to memory of 2568	4600	3cec2512f6e1de23c9d34f7ca53a344c952a501a0501ef09d79dee54d2b2b450N.exe	86
PID 4600 wrote to memory of 4300	4600	3cec2512f6e1de23c9d34f7ca53a344c952a501a0501ef09d79dee54d2b2b450N.exe	92
PID 4600 wrote to memory of 4300	4600	3cec2512f6e1de23c9d34f7ca53a344c952a501a0501ef09d79dee54d2b2b450N.exe	92
PID 4600 wrote to memory of 4300	4600	3cec2512f6e1de23c9d34f7ca53a344c952a501a0501ef09d79dee54d2b2b450N.exe	92
PID 4300 wrote to memory of 3548	4300	cmd.exe	94
PID 4300 wrote to memory of 3548	4300	cmd.exe	94
PID 4300 wrote to memory of 3548	4300	cmd.exe	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cec2512f6e1de23c9d34f7ca53a344c952a501a0501ef09d79dee54d2b2b450N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cec2512f6e1de23c9d34f7ca53a344c952a501a0501ef09d79dee54d2b2b450N.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:4600
- 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:2568
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cec2512f6e1de23c9d34f7ca53a344c952a501a0501ef09d79dee54d2b2b450N.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4300
- - 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:3548

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIxIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3Mzg5NDQ5MjgiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4MzQxNzQzMjM4OTAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI1MjM5NDY1OTQxIi8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:2800

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
3ce11232ca1d326a06a20c00ab6d4173

SHA1
309bb2d2fefee1f36a9be556da4ce2528b5cc116

SHA256
0465feca9aa0d69252b858729cbe4830626953be34e099010dced7ca2db0024b

SHA512
c0ea02246e7c2a48fff734d2da5244fbf592ce1ad5f7c1b4b385d5813a2a205767a286fccda3c4b1230f8f691310fff15495f139ed54094c654a4c72405dfd2c

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memory/2568-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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memory/2568-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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memory/2568-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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memory/4600-0-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003DF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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memory/4600-6-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003DF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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memory/4600-14-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003DF000-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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