sakula | 0f80d09a3cf0c5c3eda0d2d8caf5a39840e9fa77fd5680f0e1c2e75f6648080a

General

Target

0f80d09a3cf0c5c3eda0d2d8caf5a39840e9fa77fd5680f0e1c2e75f6648080aN.exe
Size

42KB
MD5

9e4c94db30424788e7fc25b12b11d340
SHA1

1a4f86c4fd05a35925e3fd2a89ec7004d062abb9
SHA256

0f80d09a3cf0c5c3eda0d2d8caf5a39840e9fa77fd5680f0e1c2e75f6648080a
SHA512

ffc0df205ab1ad9d63bf58ba110a0bebb887952c3979cadd2bfb481e0e9219669b6819acbd2a2deedba932228bbe3c1638bda9ef1776a5270452b951a032cf20
SSDEEP

768:OxHCfu/Qejf1u3K01c63gxCEk5mVB9CwxbAjrqge49sgf/mEAgG/MB3GJoA66:O59/D1X6UCBoVbJ8reTS/wMlAF

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/4776-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4648-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4648-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4648-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
36	3164	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-1-5-21-2656314083-4170277356-267438488-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0f80d09a3cf0c5c3eda0d2d8caf5a39840e9fa77fd5680f0e1c2e75f6648080aN.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4648	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"	0f80d09a3cf0c5c3eda0d2d8caf5a39840e9fa77fd5680f0e1c2e75f6648080aN.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	0f80d09a3cf0c5c3eda0d2d8caf5a39840e9fa77fd5680f0e1c2e75f6648080aN.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
2020	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
212	cmd.exe
524	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
524	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4776	0f80d09a3cf0c5c3eda0d2d8caf5a39840e9fa77fd5680f0e1c2e75f6648080aN.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4776 wrote to memory of 4648	4776	0f80d09a3cf0c5c3eda0d2d8caf5a39840e9fa77fd5680f0e1c2e75f6648080aN.exe	86
PID 4776 wrote to memory of 4648	4776	0f80d09a3cf0c5c3eda0d2d8caf5a39840e9fa77fd5680f0e1c2e75f6648080aN.exe	86
PID 4776 wrote to memory of 4648	4776	0f80d09a3cf0c5c3eda0d2d8caf5a39840e9fa77fd5680f0e1c2e75f6648080aN.exe	86
PID 4776 wrote to memory of 212	4776	0f80d09a3cf0c5c3eda0d2d8caf5a39840e9fa77fd5680f0e1c2e75f6648080aN.exe	95
PID 4776 wrote to memory of 212	4776	0f80d09a3cf0c5c3eda0d2d8caf5a39840e9fa77fd5680f0e1c2e75f6648080aN.exe	95
PID 4776 wrote to memory of 212	4776	0f80d09a3cf0c5c3eda0d2d8caf5a39840e9fa77fd5680f0e1c2e75f6648080aN.exe	95
PID 212 wrote to memory of 524	212	cmd.exe	97
PID 212 wrote to memory of 524	212	cmd.exe	97
PID 212 wrote to memory of 524	212	cmd.exe	97

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0f80d09a3cf0c5c3eda0d2d8caf5a39840e9fa77fd5680f0e1c2e75f6648080aN.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0f80d09a3cf0c5c3eda0d2d8caf5a39840e9fa77fd5680f0e1c2e75f6648080aN.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:4776
- 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:4648
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0f80d09a3cf0c5c3eda0d2d8caf5a39840e9fa77fd5680f0e1c2e75f6648080aN.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:212
- - 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:524

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIxIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3MzkyODM0MTAiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4Mzc1NTUzNjg2NzAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI0OTE0MzQwNTExIi8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:2020

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
42KB

MD5
33a0b54b2bc7380720ac3baf8daa9e7e

SHA1
675ff1c93c88789c2c368f813c80fd6a4a3f71bc

SHA256
323d3216ab9d4c80ef973d47f64c962d85211049ee459ddd5ef5757f5de4dd16

SHA512
f553202c987f35a18ce3704a4b5b2836a62addcf82d300bf938f10203abbba6429f2ca4a582bcfc0fc5b514db70a77c64d3953088efb81172674fa777b2077e8

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memory/4648-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/4648-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/4648-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/4776-2-0x0000000000401000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/4776-1-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000468000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/4776-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/4776-13-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000468000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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