sakula | 18adaf5da51fed605bd63e67582456e383bd6b939e9cd333f50205951e01a490

General

Target

18adaf5da51fed605bd63e67582456e383bd6b939e9cd333f50205951e01a490.exe
Size

35KB
MD5

ac0f51cfeb568e958f33c1d99594de01
SHA1

266e1253d43d2f65f1d87fba45a5a16ffaa29fc5
SHA256

18adaf5da51fed605bd63e67582456e383bd6b939e9cd333f50205951e01a490
SHA512

f3167661c0980f53d2bf58251db984e35e3e1cd47a9f03e4969b0dae41595d65809ec2aa620fe25b97a70fb451302da4559bdd5372f812af325caee7cf25a9ca

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

1816 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1816	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:

18adaf5da51fed605bd63e67582456e383bd6b939e9cd333f50205951e01a490.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	18adaf5da51fed605bd63e67582456e383bd6b939e9cd333f50205951e01a490.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

18adaf5da51fed605bd63e67582456e383bd6b939e9cd333f50205951e01a490.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"	18adaf5da51fed605bd63e67582456e383bd6b939e9cd333f50205951e01a490.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

2444 PING.EXE

pid	process
2444	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1532	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1532	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1532	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1532	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1532	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1532	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2980	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

18adaf5da51fed605bd63e67582456e383bd6b939e9cd333f50205951e01a490.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4752 wrote to memory of 1816	4752	18adaf5da51fed605bd63e67582456e383bd6b939e9cd333f50205951e01a490.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4752 wrote to memory of 1816	4752	18adaf5da51fed605bd63e67582456e383bd6b939e9cd333f50205951e01a490.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4752 wrote to memory of 1816	4752	18adaf5da51fed605bd63e67582456e383bd6b939e9cd333f50205951e01a490.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4752 wrote to memory of 2212	4752	18adaf5da51fed605bd63e67582456e383bd6b939e9cd333f50205951e01a490.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4752 wrote to memory of 2212	4752	18adaf5da51fed605bd63e67582456e383bd6b939e9cd333f50205951e01a490.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4752 wrote to memory of 2212	4752	18adaf5da51fed605bd63e67582456e383bd6b939e9cd333f50205951e01a490.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 2444	2212	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 2444	2212	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 2444	2212	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18adaf5da51fed605bd63e67582456e383bd6b939e9cd333f50205951e01a490.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18adaf5da51fed605bd63e67582456e383bd6b939e9cd333f50205951e01a490.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4752

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1816

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18adaf5da51fed605bd63e67582456e383bd6b939e9cd333f50205951e01a490.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2212

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2444

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:1532

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:2980

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

Replay Monitor

Loading Replay Monitor...

Downloads

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

MD5
9cc817d5f3ccc16e7667d0964a54ab9d

SHA1
4621b614d7bb52aa98e8f9fa425b93a6d3513cb5

SHA256
48e9a4a1cc6771a41ba6b6e1cce532783a894b1d37ec46a0c04e90c1a34ec6d6

SHA512
37037caa9e8c3a1c998e682460053436f128ba37bcee524b8d5915a8f111c31a440565f022beaced61949b42739018799a559e83a8e3a7392cd7e2df455281c9

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

MD5
9cc817d5f3ccc16e7667d0964a54ab9d

SHA1
4621b614d7bb52aa98e8f9fa425b93a6d3513cb5

SHA256
48e9a4a1cc6771a41ba6b6e1cce532783a894b1d37ec46a0c04e90c1a34ec6d6

SHA512
37037caa9e8c3a1c998e682460053436f128ba37bcee524b8d5915a8f111c31a440565f022beaced61949b42739018799a559e83a8e3a7392cd7e2df455281c9

Download Submit
memory/1532-132-0x00000215367A0000-0x00000215367B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

Download
memory/1532-133-0x0000021536E20000-0x0000021536E30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

Download
memory/1532-134-0x0000021539520000-0x0000021539524000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Replay Monitor

Loading Replay Monitor...

Downloads