sakula | 177e703a68de3b6a4a16e6edfd872ccf19df818e576ceea44e70ca9c10284209

General

Target

177e703a68de3b6a4a16e6edfd872ccf19df818e576ceea44e70ca9c10284209.exe
Size

220KB
MD5

dc3853de9b041682bd162c573fe10b58
SHA1

26271116d67b71225b9a30cd815b2df5ae3e9db4
SHA256

177e703a68de3b6a4a16e6edfd872ccf19df818e576ceea44e70ca9c10284209
SHA512

efe65ecd267e82b6b1e9a93ee57951d661359638cbcf04befdad1fb454d3203f194597f880f535672fed4e0b381154db9153f018731dbcc95e33b7f63efdd81d

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat suricata trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

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

Sakula Payload 4 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
behavioral2/memory/4676-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/1604-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

suricata: ET MALWARE SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
suricata: ET MALWARE SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
suricata
suricata: ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
suricata: ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
suricata
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

1604 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1604	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:

177e703a68de3b6a4a16e6edfd872ccf19df818e576ceea44e70ca9c10284209.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	177e703a68de3b6a4a16e6edfd872ccf19df818e576ceea44e70ca9c10284209.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

177e703a68de3b6a4a16e6edfd872ccf19df818e576ceea44e70ca9c10284209.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"	177e703a68de3b6a4a16e6edfd872ccf19df818e576ceea44e70ca9c10284209.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.log	svchost.exe
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

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

1356 PING.EXE

pid	process
1356	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4756	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4756	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4756	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4756	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4756	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4756	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

177e703a68de3b6a4a16e6edfd872ccf19df818e576ceea44e70ca9c10284209.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4676 wrote to memory of 1604	4676	177e703a68de3b6a4a16e6edfd872ccf19df818e576ceea44e70ca9c10284209.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4676 wrote to memory of 1604	4676	177e703a68de3b6a4a16e6edfd872ccf19df818e576ceea44e70ca9c10284209.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4676 wrote to memory of 1604	4676	177e703a68de3b6a4a16e6edfd872ccf19df818e576ceea44e70ca9c10284209.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4676 wrote to memory of 528	4676	177e703a68de3b6a4a16e6edfd872ccf19df818e576ceea44e70ca9c10284209.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4676 wrote to memory of 528	4676	177e703a68de3b6a4a16e6edfd872ccf19df818e576ceea44e70ca9c10284209.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4676 wrote to memory of 528	4676	177e703a68de3b6a4a16e6edfd872ccf19df818e576ceea44e70ca9c10284209.exe	cmd.exe
PID 528 wrote to memory of 1356	528	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 528 wrote to memory of 1356	528	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 528 wrote to memory of 1356	528	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\177e703a68de3b6a4a16e6edfd872ccf19df818e576ceea44e70ca9c10284209.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\177e703a68de3b6a4a16e6edfd872ccf19df818e576ceea44e70ca9c10284209.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4676

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1604

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\177e703a68de3b6a4a16e6edfd872ccf19df818e576ceea44e70ca9c10284209.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:528

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1356

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:4756

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:2292

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
d2a098eeb0489c7f0c25cb0afd591726

SHA1
3cbaba71bf729401a633aee1ee82fd4edeb0f7b9

SHA256
86d291f345974cd16c328fa429e02f16252b634a083d2790ba946f3a0ae6cee9

SHA512
0b02dfd8b28e0ae3abc526c6d29faf2cbcc67fe18d068acba05ba50687b58289759dd4444908c51259d64eb96226729760480b4c049325176d82e814876759d8

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

MD5
d2a098eeb0489c7f0c25cb0afd591726

SHA1
3cbaba71bf729401a633aee1ee82fd4edeb0f7b9

SHA256
86d291f345974cd16c328fa429e02f16252b634a083d2790ba946f3a0ae6cee9

SHA512
0b02dfd8b28e0ae3abc526c6d29faf2cbcc67fe18d068acba05ba50687b58289759dd4444908c51259d64eb96226729760480b4c049325176d82e814876759d8

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memory/1604-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4676-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4756-132-0x000001B675730000-0x000001B675740000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4756-133-0x000001B675790000-0x000001B6757A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4756-134-0x000001B6784A0000-0x000001B6784A4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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