sakula | 18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e

General

Target

18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e.exe
Size

60KB
MD5

7608cfacc53522ecee9c65debd32b930
SHA1

c6817bb99e233d826706b4491cc90567dc81f644
SHA256

18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e
SHA512

2473bf57d0599b6f2bdf53dac7bf1e9c2168d8bc227e5fa807966c23327de07bf78d577e42484013afeed2e823c7f0aafa8f261586bf972243d989667c171268

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

5000 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
5000	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:

18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e.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"	18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e.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.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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.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

1228 PING.EXE

pid	process
1228	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2592	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2592	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2592	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2592	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2592	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2592	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3488	18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	972	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3488 wrote to memory of 5000	3488	18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3488 wrote to memory of 5000	3488	18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3488 wrote to memory of 5000	3488	18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3488 wrote to memory of 620	3488	18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3488 wrote to memory of 620	3488	18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3488 wrote to memory of 620	3488	18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 620 wrote to memory of 1228	620	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 620 wrote to memory of 1228	620	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 620 wrote to memory of 1228	620	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3488

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:5000

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18f985242f302d7c44251ee80e92cc4375127f7154d2774896cd20efdd63164e.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:620

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1228

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:2592

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:972

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
7ae1b1061f4b0579b8cb33ed61343028

SHA1
07ba3023f329f77effc74b7779007fbe66f64b8e

SHA256
62535c202c4bf5412d361fc1a64d45b83c5b6c7016382ebbfb828d9bb6c81ba3

SHA512
87e610293a7d65c4b97f79d05fe318ec6bc87044548397c2f9cd832766c04946e78d7c08ca0ddc4244f9abff82467d6dbd295588b6164d6a6dfe97f6ee8e2087

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

MD5
7ae1b1061f4b0579b8cb33ed61343028

SHA1
07ba3023f329f77effc74b7779007fbe66f64b8e

SHA256
62535c202c4bf5412d361fc1a64d45b83c5b6c7016382ebbfb828d9bb6c81ba3

SHA512
87e610293a7d65c4b97f79d05fe318ec6bc87044548397c2f9cd832766c04946e78d7c08ca0ddc4244f9abff82467d6dbd295588b6164d6a6dfe97f6ee8e2087

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memory/2592-132-0x0000023718F90000-0x0000023718FA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2592-133-0x0000023719760000-0x0000023719770000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2592-134-0x000002371C370000-0x000002371C374000-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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