sakula | 1824dd7022a81fe5645e6243284b7775ad56c59b2e33241441e3bab06eb931b2

General

Target

1824dd7022a81fe5645e6243284b7775ad56c59b2e33241441e3bab06eb931b2.exe
Size

216KB
MD5

d02910e89350319a67a4111e5b527b44
SHA1

e978ebffae0731f59f6aa0cb1b766e8ee93e27f5
SHA256

1824dd7022a81fe5645e6243284b7775ad56c59b2e33241441e3bab06eb931b2
SHA512

7c14eebc4cb181a69d4122e5d7d362e0e650e23734bc686bb9b7ccca2c07aeb4a6989fc40c1a5ac3c047242780008fca41e089bfb2cf19c544f27fd6111f4342

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 4 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
behavioral2/memory/2996-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2020-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	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

2020 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2020	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:

1824dd7022a81fe5645e6243284b7775ad56c59b2e33241441e3bab06eb931b2.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1824dd7022a81fe5645e6243284b7775ad56c59b2e33241441e3bab06eb931b2.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

1824dd7022a81fe5645e6243284b7775ad56c59b2e33241441e3bab06eb931b2.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"	1824dd7022a81fe5645e6243284b7775ad56c59b2e33241441e3bab06eb931b2.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

4404 PING.EXE

pid	process
4404	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4028	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4028	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4028	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4028	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4028	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4028	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3484	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

1824dd7022a81fe5645e6243284b7775ad56c59b2e33241441e3bab06eb931b2.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2996 wrote to memory of 2020	2996	1824dd7022a81fe5645e6243284b7775ad56c59b2e33241441e3bab06eb931b2.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2996 wrote to memory of 2020	2996	1824dd7022a81fe5645e6243284b7775ad56c59b2e33241441e3bab06eb931b2.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2996 wrote to memory of 2020	2996	1824dd7022a81fe5645e6243284b7775ad56c59b2e33241441e3bab06eb931b2.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2996 wrote to memory of 4336	2996	1824dd7022a81fe5645e6243284b7775ad56c59b2e33241441e3bab06eb931b2.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2996 wrote to memory of 4336	2996	1824dd7022a81fe5645e6243284b7775ad56c59b2e33241441e3bab06eb931b2.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2996 wrote to memory of 4336	2996	1824dd7022a81fe5645e6243284b7775ad56c59b2e33241441e3bab06eb931b2.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4336 wrote to memory of 4404	4336	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4336 wrote to memory of 4404	4336	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4336 wrote to memory of 4404	4336	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1824dd7022a81fe5645e6243284b7775ad56c59b2e33241441e3bab06eb931b2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1824dd7022a81fe5645e6243284b7775ad56c59b2e33241441e3bab06eb931b2.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2996

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2020

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1824dd7022a81fe5645e6243284b7775ad56c59b2e33241441e3bab06eb931b2.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4336

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4404

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:4028

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:3484

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
0a7179527e5b65bc9411a2466ed4f96c

SHA1
85ec19ce86511e7df7d93de99f0319198369ce9c

SHA256
29a96b35ed0c1857f46e94529c3456ab5c652d65487cf566956ba034148ca144

SHA512
854a7a14de3e38acfb35a2bc31440924ce7aff34ca46dbb06193962e183a297dfa8fd47855d44599da23ac862f5cf52f19dee83a890788b59f478d2c9adb4ac4

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

MD5
0a7179527e5b65bc9411a2466ed4f96c

SHA1
85ec19ce86511e7df7d93de99f0319198369ce9c

SHA256
29a96b35ed0c1857f46e94529c3456ab5c652d65487cf566956ba034148ca144

SHA512
854a7a14de3e38acfb35a2bc31440924ce7aff34ca46dbb06193962e183a297dfa8fd47855d44599da23ac862f5cf52f19dee83a890788b59f478d2c9adb4ac4

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memory/2020-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/2996-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4028-132-0x0000027AD1B20000-0x0000027AD1B30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4028-133-0x0000027AD1B80000-0x0000027AD1B90000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4028-134-0x0000027AD4230000-0x0000027AD4234000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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