sakula | 1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d

General

Target

1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d.exe
Size

192KB
MD5

7bd7a8d588afaf541029267d12be6bd8
SHA1

c0bd120f16a9d35575a19dbd8ecb306ea4852e9a
SHA256

1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d
SHA512

1de3009198fe19044c8adbd09d65204f64a49a36efbf6f360d628f0d0e717a343bd242f118192b30cdad7a441d668a6f89da50c471eff7c2ecb30dd255a6b58c

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

2244 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2244	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:

1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d.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"	1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d.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

1344 PING.EXE

pid	process
1344	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	772	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	772	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	772	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	772	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	772	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	772	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4800	1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2252	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 2244	4800	1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 2244	4800	1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 2244	4800	1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 2056	4800	1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 2056	4800	1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 2056	4800	1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 1344	2056	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 1344	2056	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 1344	2056	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4800

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2244

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1959ce7659693641f89e48aeada15ad0e60d41f46820b26c362949334558627d.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2056

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1344

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:772

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:2252

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
f9eefe80e63ace82f6a06bca55d9afcf

SHA1
56b61a7886ee22b7758750b61f8d004310cd5ce6

SHA256
ddf91367d911027d1d081893005a1a1d443190f49bbbd8a77f12dcebd7f58f5a

SHA512
34ac58b96d50c8b37cce73c792adeddffcae528248bae67f69c211ee9ce869ea2555b70b7b05e693f47ef86592327ee6ed4b3b18b914f15c512cfb3d12226aa6

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

MD5
f9eefe80e63ace82f6a06bca55d9afcf

SHA1
56b61a7886ee22b7758750b61f8d004310cd5ce6

SHA256
ddf91367d911027d1d081893005a1a1d443190f49bbbd8a77f12dcebd7f58f5a

SHA512
34ac58b96d50c8b37cce73c792adeddffcae528248bae67f69c211ee9ce869ea2555b70b7b05e693f47ef86592327ee6ed4b3b18b914f15c512cfb3d12226aa6

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memory/772-132-0x0000019DCC570000-0x0000019DCC580000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/772-133-0x0000019DCCB20000-0x0000019DCCB30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/772-134-0x0000019DCF1F0000-0x0000019DCF1F4000-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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