sakula | 57e9c9c159639ce8b0c77267819bf7be679b11cd75028563d269812af8da9b38

General

Target

57e9c9c159639ce8b0c77267819bf7be679b11cd75028563d269812af8da9b38.exe
Size

43KB
MD5

70a46805907fdfc1533e32145514ce67
SHA1

dcd7e4e5ad6a55b6a7f4e9805d2bc93f57fe01d0
SHA256

57e9c9c159639ce8b0c77267819bf7be679b11cd75028563d269812af8da9b38
SHA512

e7facdc21419a47166d572ee6068fde84bfc9dc188f6580725fe930ed7a033aeca118e440098629c11ef622dad33e5d11c41a617037b14a9392f199793b030e3
SSDEEP

768:OxHCfu/Qejf1u3K01c63gxCEk5mVB9CwxbAjrqge49sgf/mEAgG/MB3GJoA6u:O59/D1X6UCBoVbJ8reTS/wMlA3

Score

10^/10

sakula discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

sakula

C2

www.polarroute.com

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/2536-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3396-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3396-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3396-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
34	4080	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-1-5-21-2508704002-2325818048-3575902788-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	57e9c9c159639ce8b0c77267819bf7be679b11cd75028563d269812af8da9b38.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3396	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"	57e9c9c159639ce8b0c77267819bf7be679b11cd75028563d269812af8da9b38.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 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	57e9c9c159639ce8b0c77267819bf7be679b11cd75028563d269812af8da9b38.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MediaCenter.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.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 3 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
4688	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
1868	cmd.exe
4132	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
4132	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2536	57e9c9c159639ce8b0c77267819bf7be679b11cd75028563d269812af8da9b38.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 3396	2536	57e9c9c159639ce8b0c77267819bf7be679b11cd75028563d269812af8da9b38.exe	90
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 3396	2536	57e9c9c159639ce8b0c77267819bf7be679b11cd75028563d269812af8da9b38.exe	90
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 3396	2536	57e9c9c159639ce8b0c77267819bf7be679b11cd75028563d269812af8da9b38.exe	90
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 1868	2536	57e9c9c159639ce8b0c77267819bf7be679b11cd75028563d269812af8da9b38.exe	103
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 1868	2536	57e9c9c159639ce8b0c77267819bf7be679b11cd75028563d269812af8da9b38.exe	103
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 1868	2536	57e9c9c159639ce8b0c77267819bf7be679b11cd75028563d269812af8da9b38.exe	103
PID 1868 wrote to memory of 4132	1868	cmd.exe	105
PID 1868 wrote to memory of 4132	1868	cmd.exe	105
PID 1868 wrote to memory of 4132	1868	cmd.exe	105

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\57e9c9c159639ce8b0c77267819bf7be679b11cd75028563d269812af8da9b38.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\57e9c9c159639ce8b0c77267819bf7be679b11cd75028563d269812af8da9b38.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:2536
- 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:3396
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\57e9c9c159639ce8b0c77267819bf7be679b11cd75028563d269812af8da9b38.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1868
- - 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:4132

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIxIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3MzkyODMyMzYiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4Mzc1NDI1MTE0ODAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI1MzAyMDk3MjM1Ii8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:4688

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
3e6b389873d7d423623ed6a0b99f6cfb

SHA1
e332abc0cc063ae163c80e00d54c0f43f50a9ff3

SHA256
fee33f2a4493813ece71abc1a61a4e9030918e96861fcafbf9fec6d6b78672d3

SHA512
dd4384a53cf0a0c8c3da2c9a47c72c8bf7e0da11583082845cc1dfaaff645f45cce9dfc6e0e42456452057efd12ca17f5a21cdab39fa4b9422e3fa759179ba95

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memory/2536-0-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000468000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/2536-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2536-2-0x0000000000401000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/2536-15-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000468000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/3396-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/3396-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/3396-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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