sakula | 178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104

General

Target

178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104.exe
Size

191KB
MD5

8560d8b30a48b6bc26e8193fc86b6d8d
SHA1

17c74321fc0ecdb43ce1d48fbf02cc018783bb26
SHA256

178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104
SHA512

001ffa22f34111955fab89322c962c7ea495be5052d5228578836c443b260ff8eb51c2b4b6caa833402991a9c33f6d59e603f53d7e52e3dcd6e7631f4c2b08d3

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Sakula
Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
trojan rat sakula

Sakula Payload 2 IoCs

Processes:

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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

5064 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
5064	MediaCenter.exe

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

Processes:

178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroMedia = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\MicroMedia\\MediaCenter.exe"	178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.jfm	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\ReportingEvents.log	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log	TiWorker.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WinSxS\pending.xml	TiWorker.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.chk	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.log	svchost.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

1840 PING.EXE

pid	process
1840	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1396	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1396	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1396	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1396	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1396	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1396	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1484	178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1484 wrote to memory of 5064	1484	178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1484 wrote to memory of 5064	1484	178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1484 wrote to memory of 5064	1484	178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1484 wrote to memory of 1152	1484	178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1484 wrote to memory of 1152	1484	178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1484 wrote to memory of 1152	1484	178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1152 wrote to memory of 1840	1152	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1152 wrote to memory of 1840	1152	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1152 wrote to memory of 1840	1152	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1484

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:5064

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\178be6c9f43af0b60eff229bba5eaa4ccf937c8410d61ef22e8b0a77efbec104.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1152

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1840

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p -s wuauserv
1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1396

C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.19041.1220_none_7e21bc567c7ed16b\TiWorker.exe
C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.19041.1220_none_7e21bc567c7ed16b\TiWorker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4112

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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

MD5
d5b1e6d36acfdb7d30c9c5939bcfd5ef

SHA1
2e11d527f8d34d8d24f684e321c18faeef0bface

SHA256
fbbad3ca107ebb307f24f9d785292400a96061ae495624a1e58de6b6cb440b27

SHA512
941b7df8d7c83607b8a5209b13cdd8ac9324c2e79fdc59b976d422ba5ddf9617386b34ca1118852da0c7cb0f6f0d1582dc2229a704574e8919fde99e224be0a0

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

MD5
d5b1e6d36acfdb7d30c9c5939bcfd5ef

SHA1
2e11d527f8d34d8d24f684e321c18faeef0bface

SHA256
fbbad3ca107ebb307f24f9d785292400a96061ae495624a1e58de6b6cb440b27

SHA512
941b7df8d7c83607b8a5209b13cdd8ac9324c2e79fdc59b976d422ba5ddf9617386b34ca1118852da0c7cb0f6f0d1582dc2229a704574e8919fde99e224be0a0

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memory/1396-132-0x0000019A50D90000-0x0000019A50DA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1396-133-0x0000019A51320000-0x0000019A51330000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1396-134-0x0000019A53A10000-0x0000019A53A14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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