sakula | 17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990

General

Target

17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990.exe
Size

99KB
MD5

314628e14de468db1bd6888efa0a4ec6
SHA1

fd19074ce2e73e81f9b0af16f79bb52e4e29f064
SHA256

17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990
SHA512

146adf52e644745a79f94500f2505d2ddf43e07938ec5ff69196e9d638889469c44cfc53f97041de777bd222882c87ee41b6d4e5f3cd6f3cb1f4b191dfb5e047

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

2580 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2580	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:

17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990.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"	17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990.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

4612 PING.EXE

pid	process
4612	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990.exesvchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1824	17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3720	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3720	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3720	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3720	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3720	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3720	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4764	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 2580	1824	17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 2580	1824	17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 2580	1824	17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 4452	1824	17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 4452	1824	17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 4452	1824	17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 4612	4452	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 4612	4452	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 4612	4452	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1824

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2580

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\17676ebf5dbf28a9849114d7c7cc7ab75fca2fb5c307d02eacdf29d9e7cbf990.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4452

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4612

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:3720

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:4764

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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Downloads

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

MD5
5e781ff63c8517e6bfe90d5df4bd5476

SHA1
7e79debe78af0541b6f53da9b034cd917c6e6ca7

SHA256
74667ab9e83ec13e28b21c51dc516e2d1ecafcd9358ea4e2f2a932afe0f42989

SHA512
071eec600f69552d79b847829fa93f342591a016b029d313609c8ef1cb064c597880d5a45d666d889bad78f3dda3488a6e63f34b4efa1c532da9458298eb6dad

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

MD5
5e781ff63c8517e6bfe90d5df4bd5476

SHA1
7e79debe78af0541b6f53da9b034cd917c6e6ca7

SHA256
74667ab9e83ec13e28b21c51dc516e2d1ecafcd9358ea4e2f2a932afe0f42989

SHA512
071eec600f69552d79b847829fa93f342591a016b029d313609c8ef1cb064c597880d5a45d666d889bad78f3dda3488a6e63f34b4efa1c532da9458298eb6dad

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memory/3720-132-0x000002543B730000-0x000002543B740000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3720-133-0x000002543B790000-0x000002543B7A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3720-134-0x000002543E480000-0x000002543E484000-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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