sakula | 18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36

General

Target

18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36.exe
Size

150KB
MD5

ba6200bc73c53d801b626ae7b82be741
SHA1

6a53b1a6d7a147fbf9bd1299017f8699b38d0590
SHA256

18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36
SHA512

f6c5378d19d572785994976a5d8c90eb79dce834aa4fd13e19254382a77cc4e465d48cfb8a14126a6cb9bd615206180c2c64616bdeda6977afac4a96c94a55c1

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat suricata 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

suricata: ET MALWARE SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
suricata: ET MALWARE SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
suricata
suricata: ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
suricata: ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
suricata
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

1456 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1456	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:

18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36.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"	18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36.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

1828 PING.EXE

pid	process
1828	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4956	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4956	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4956	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4956	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4956	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4956	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3284	18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3668	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3284 wrote to memory of 1456	3284	18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3284 wrote to memory of 1456	3284	18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3284 wrote to memory of 1456	3284	18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3284 wrote to memory of 2840	3284	18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3284 wrote to memory of 2840	3284	18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3284 wrote to memory of 2840	3284	18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2840 wrote to memory of 1828	2840	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2840 wrote to memory of 1828	2840	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2840 wrote to memory of 1828	2840	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3284

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1456

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18b783228a8073d30a8f4c246f472445bc77e6fddd24a5d66d3b6eccd2a49b36.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2840

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1828

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:4956

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:3668

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
b3bccaf04a24cbabaaa9c0ab2702e277

SHA1
dde77876dd57aebdb5769778ffddd7f659254f1c

SHA256
75462e9c5335ee0fac90be9719ff38fc26d2b0ccbe416a02627eac7b95b4611c

SHA512
69786a6c4cb5b52198d54ed881c30496b1acce8461782398ff59664f8f045da47503c32e806fa6548a8ad0be4d7da99154f9c17a8e6ee7c3dd21589cb1f7f5c3

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

MD5
b3bccaf04a24cbabaaa9c0ab2702e277

SHA1
dde77876dd57aebdb5769778ffddd7f659254f1c

SHA256
75462e9c5335ee0fac90be9719ff38fc26d2b0ccbe416a02627eac7b95b4611c

SHA512
69786a6c4cb5b52198d54ed881c30496b1acce8461782398ff59664f8f045da47503c32e806fa6548a8ad0be4d7da99154f9c17a8e6ee7c3dd21589cb1f7f5c3

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memory/4956-132-0x000002A43E960000-0x000002A43E970000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4956-133-0x000002A43EF20000-0x000002A43EF30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4956-134-0x000002A4415B0000-0x000002A4415B4000-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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