sakula | 172d98f98740f9cf2dfdd6392f941402cffa240a6ab0d7594594e818deea8a8c

General

Target

172d98f98740f9cf2dfdd6392f941402cffa240a6ab0d7594594e818deea8a8c.exe
Size

36KB
MD5

98b7e6a2cd93decea71d84f4ba29194e
SHA1

f1b03589d35cf0d6aaae07474761246d3929647c
SHA256

172d98f98740f9cf2dfdd6392f941402cffa240a6ab0d7594594e818deea8a8c
SHA512

ff23d0728812ec517a0c2be22204b6d668719bf04a29329bc2429826e1a20e7fe9e55067ab84b8e8322a8feb0def25f896835dbbf981c41975db0dc03ae2b5e6

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

1236 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1236	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:

172d98f98740f9cf2dfdd6392f941402cffa240a6ab0d7594594e818deea8a8c.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	172d98f98740f9cf2dfdd6392f941402cffa240a6ab0d7594594e818deea8a8c.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

172d98f98740f9cf2dfdd6392f941402cffa240a6ab0d7594594e818deea8a8c.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"	172d98f98740f9cf2dfdd6392f941402cffa240a6ab0d7594594e818deea8a8c.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

704 PING.EXE

pid	process
704	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5012	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5012	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5012	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5012	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5012	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5012	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5060	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

172d98f98740f9cf2dfdd6392f941402cffa240a6ab0d7594594e818deea8a8c.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 956 wrote to memory of 1236	956	172d98f98740f9cf2dfdd6392f941402cffa240a6ab0d7594594e818deea8a8c.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 956 wrote to memory of 1236	956	172d98f98740f9cf2dfdd6392f941402cffa240a6ab0d7594594e818deea8a8c.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 956 wrote to memory of 1236	956	172d98f98740f9cf2dfdd6392f941402cffa240a6ab0d7594594e818deea8a8c.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 956 wrote to memory of 2388	956	172d98f98740f9cf2dfdd6392f941402cffa240a6ab0d7594594e818deea8a8c.exe	cmd.exe
PID 956 wrote to memory of 2388	956	172d98f98740f9cf2dfdd6392f941402cffa240a6ab0d7594594e818deea8a8c.exe	cmd.exe
PID 956 wrote to memory of 2388	956	172d98f98740f9cf2dfdd6392f941402cffa240a6ab0d7594594e818deea8a8c.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 704	2388	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 704	2388	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 704	2388	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\172d98f98740f9cf2dfdd6392f941402cffa240a6ab0d7594594e818deea8a8c.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\172d98f98740f9cf2dfdd6392f941402cffa240a6ab0d7594594e818deea8a8c.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:956

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1236

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\172d98f98740f9cf2dfdd6392f941402cffa240a6ab0d7594594e818deea8a8c.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2388

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:704

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:5012

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:5060

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
8202aaf2456c337314f9b657c3f4b519

SHA1
86ead074c36e6bbfc91b9cb9cec257a2ff5e1ba2

SHA256
2c1304fe7d7ec1c8afc4320aacd589d87d1659f1ae1caf2ad1e0f01edc551363

SHA512
685dcabf8e77800fc0acd267391971428f1a90fe8cb0b216acbb9f460932349d3d5dd2ac4ed10c52f40f4dc4aaf5653ebce53d59b6033d85b977d6ccbeb61179

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

MD5
8202aaf2456c337314f9b657c3f4b519

SHA1
86ead074c36e6bbfc91b9cb9cec257a2ff5e1ba2

SHA256
2c1304fe7d7ec1c8afc4320aacd589d87d1659f1ae1caf2ad1e0f01edc551363

SHA512
685dcabf8e77800fc0acd267391971428f1a90fe8cb0b216acbb9f460932349d3d5dd2ac4ed10c52f40f4dc4aaf5653ebce53d59b6033d85b977d6ccbeb61179

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memory/5012-132-0x00000163BB790000-0x00000163BB7A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/5012-133-0x00000163BBF60000-0x00000163BBF70000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/5012-134-0x00000163BEB70000-0x00000163BEB74000-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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