sakula | 179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10

General

Target

179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10.exe
Size

60KB
MD5

9cf9fd4ffe33957a4badaeb32849208b
SHA1

aac97844d45bd12cb0aa332d52d36ad727ba265c
SHA256

179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10
SHA512

06e20bbce844e1705ed952da7d56569b40ad59c22e6d428fb93e13d0b83059e9adc12e7e5b671754b640a8d60b15d0adba6aee0ccce279f436a129f0ed8c45c8

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

1396 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1396	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:

179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10.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"	179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

TiWorker.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
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
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

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

1048 PING.EXE

pid	process
1048	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4048	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4048	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4048	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4048	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4048	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4048	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	620	179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3952	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 620 wrote to memory of 1396	620	179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 620 wrote to memory of 1396	620	179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 620 wrote to memory of 1396	620	179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 620 wrote to memory of 1712	620	179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10.exe	cmd.exe
PID 620 wrote to memory of 1712	620	179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10.exe	cmd.exe
PID 620 wrote to memory of 1712	620	179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1048	1712	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1048	1712	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1048	1712	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:620

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1396

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\179b405ee8bd2e5662d36849a487032504076a3182c172c248a6182b22466a10.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1712

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1048

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:4048

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:3952

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
3b3273f2390306de2a9ccfff7faa832b

SHA1
ed19a336eb8bde21d1670aefd3895d3e95178367

SHA256
aba05e3281a117b9eab2b2f4ad23004171ed783ec8a6f2a2db79cf6ec1d6cc26

SHA512
ddf18ebd7626c7c0cdfe15fade99d58abd4b826b00124b9b7c9c6cccd8d3f8300bf2f77c140036be9b7294b7e9bd84ba9a4de15aefa6dd7348ab2ef73fb0c11f

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

MD5
3b3273f2390306de2a9ccfff7faa832b

SHA1
ed19a336eb8bde21d1670aefd3895d3e95178367

SHA256
aba05e3281a117b9eab2b2f4ad23004171ed783ec8a6f2a2db79cf6ec1d6cc26

SHA512
ddf18ebd7626c7c0cdfe15fade99d58abd4b826b00124b9b7c9c6cccd8d3f8300bf2f77c140036be9b7294b7e9bd84ba9a4de15aefa6dd7348ab2ef73fb0c11f

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memory/4048-132-0x0000014D05D60000-0x0000014D05D70000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4048-133-0x0000014D06320000-0x0000014D06330000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4048-134-0x0000014D089B0000-0x0000014D089B4000-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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