sakula | 172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40

General

Target

172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40.exe
Size

191KB
MD5

25f558e59c64d3cc66a9c212eae07cf0
SHA1

9db3e6f1788238f9a115fac923ffbe40d7b79265
SHA256

172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40
SHA512

d7f21c96b76628be72128657f0ce0f536923086e51c6c5834c2c0cf9398a7892ec42981c7cf9c3cd344d0b3480aee6701d07b62ab338b854c42dc7be1e60b371

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

1464 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1464	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:

172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40.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"	172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40.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

3984 PING.EXE

pid	process
3984	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1724	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1724	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1724	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1724	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1724	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1724	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4736	172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4736 wrote to memory of 1464	4736	172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4736 wrote to memory of 1464	4736	172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4736 wrote to memory of 1464	4736	172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4736 wrote to memory of 4700	4736	172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4736 wrote to memory of 4700	4736	172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4736 wrote to memory of 4700	4736	172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4700 wrote to memory of 3984	4700	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4700 wrote to memory of 3984	4700	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4700 wrote to memory of 3984	4700	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4736

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1464

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\172e885af7d6219027d365551308ce5ba624769ad266ef99e354a48d049f4f40.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4700

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3984

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:1724

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:4448

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
ff90b587b35c5e2144ab61a0c5e884c3

SHA1
2b54a2276dca7a0510c31d07e5a38cf1dd32f4b6

SHA256
191afc8a1a1802b69f6c18119a4f59ece9f952764b274697cdd6db2e44372a64

SHA512
ab5121b7cf8c91e0964c7d99d358005d64fcab915f22a38001dac00d30a64984cc201cbc076c1ff382466a1804bb994ad477d453e42ded6fb8b0e540e1e846a4

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

MD5
ff90b587b35c5e2144ab61a0c5e884c3

SHA1
2b54a2276dca7a0510c31d07e5a38cf1dd32f4b6

SHA256
191afc8a1a1802b69f6c18119a4f59ece9f952764b274697cdd6db2e44372a64

SHA512
ab5121b7cf8c91e0964c7d99d358005d64fcab915f22a38001dac00d30a64984cc201cbc076c1ff382466a1804bb994ad477d453e42ded6fb8b0e540e1e846a4

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memory/1724-132-0x000002A112B60000-0x000002A112B70000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1724-133-0x000002A113120000-0x000002A113130000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1724-134-0x000002A1157E0000-0x000002A1157E4000-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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