sakula | 175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22

General

Target

175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22.exe
Size

60KB
MD5

8247e097ba2ff19ab7b5750f9273239d
SHA1

511e1c27a893703661b54af83f7e4cc60d16e8f2
SHA256

175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22
SHA512

0155c6842c44a15936615cc03e923ceb5102271f88308a662f1f53f3ce4958d656401a9f8b4f151614f717d050d3da45ddcfce858538f4cef727c750954b7b14

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Sakula
Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
trojan rat sakula
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

4844 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4844	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:

175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22.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"	175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22.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

2944 PING.EXE

pid	process
2944	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3016	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3016	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3016	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3016	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3016	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3016	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4656	175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	612	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4656 wrote to memory of 4844	4656	175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4656 wrote to memory of 4844	4656	175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4656 wrote to memory of 4844	4656	175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4656 wrote to memory of 1852	4656	175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4656 wrote to memory of 1852	4656	175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4656 wrote to memory of 1852	4656	175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2944	1852	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2944	1852	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2944	1852	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4656

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4844

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\175a5786581922bb10273e2a1b3722b820639bcdc56e2e3a5c9cdc22df2e7f22.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1852

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2944

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:3016

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:612

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
e52460182e25b3be133b17946a0a2bd3

SHA1
7babba0d543e402c612b4da0f6c5c2e02dbc45ae

SHA256
81dee0598ef8b00e5767b3a264d39aa355142163237e2a08203121fd4ee57fbe

SHA512
7c4d9d1fbc97d04be492cc61f2fc4aad88f5d9ccb1cadd32e2c61e5826c4bcaa57b250195490069c4e273f4a546b499d1fbdd424d6758686e635ef5a102b951b

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

MD5
e52460182e25b3be133b17946a0a2bd3

SHA1
7babba0d543e402c612b4da0f6c5c2e02dbc45ae

SHA256
81dee0598ef8b00e5767b3a264d39aa355142163237e2a08203121fd4ee57fbe

SHA512
7c4d9d1fbc97d04be492cc61f2fc4aad88f5d9ccb1cadd32e2c61e5826c4bcaa57b250195490069c4e273f4a546b499d1fbdd424d6758686e635ef5a102b951b

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memory/3016-132-0x000001BF3D620000-0x000001BF3D630000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3016-133-0x000001BF3D680000-0x000001BF3D690000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3016-134-0x000001BF3FD40000-0x000001BF3FD44000-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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