sakula | 16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec

General

Target

16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec.exe
Size

58KB
MD5

9384044ce8cdca1754cb3f65353c83b8
SHA1

835d6d22da8eb20c8583085f481fe8bab796c75b
SHA256

16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec
SHA512

2658f20d05480463298ae005f6ec62ab97a2fb14e94538543b72daa70865e6ff5f5b20fbc32f3c5faf489193745c84ba221c697415a8ad78967d91531ceb7f89

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

3220 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3220	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:

16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec.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"	16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
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

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

3576 PING.EXE

pid	process
3576	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4884	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4884	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4884	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4884	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4884	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4884	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3432	16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1332	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3432 wrote to memory of 3220	3432	16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3432 wrote to memory of 3220	3432	16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3432 wrote to memory of 3220	3432	16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3432 wrote to memory of 1872	3432	16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3432 wrote to memory of 1872	3432	16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3432 wrote to memory of 1872	3432	16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 3576	1872	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 3576	1872	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 3576	1872	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3432

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3220

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16f94f6113db1fb78731906d86094e40abc33c9625b4cc7855315c2e1d5ef7ec.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1872

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3576

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:4884

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:1332

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
53c52276a27b7e4878f542784057a0fe

SHA1
5b58785a946449e8f463c7461274a8e6685a806b

SHA256
862dd3ffc0416dc8a3c814fa762e4355b9a27b96d6510ad7104d40eabd006465

SHA512
0d5413f824923f6847d9831e719099c24eacd5d3a6d5ea94189898f428787fd377bf6bc9d4562446261634d77f886bb74b99299c3a2324de4869a12d6b786c3f

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

MD5
53c52276a27b7e4878f542784057a0fe

SHA1
5b58785a946449e8f463c7461274a8e6685a806b

SHA256
862dd3ffc0416dc8a3c814fa762e4355b9a27b96d6510ad7104d40eabd006465

SHA512
0d5413f824923f6847d9831e719099c24eacd5d3a6d5ea94189898f428787fd377bf6bc9d4562446261634d77f886bb74b99299c3a2324de4869a12d6b786c3f

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memory/4884-132-0x0000024692DA0000-0x0000024692DB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4884-133-0x0000024693420000-0x0000024693430000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4884-134-0x0000024695B20000-0x0000024695B24000-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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