sakula | 152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6

General

Target

152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6.exe
Size

36KB
MD5

f7c8e2fb96c77200da34218657b92cd6
SHA1

f019ce384e1d98f0cfb8658791be89ecaf354ade
SHA256

152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6
SHA512

fc449a8c77b87e75a626f2465340c904533f6d795b89f2005ebd7e46f3de9ecccedc781af1876d505063cce3591bb4686758cd0a546cf1617a37863479d61338

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

3820 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3820	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:

152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6.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"	152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6.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

1896 PING.EXE

pid	process
1896	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1336	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1336	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1336	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1336	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1336	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1336	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2720	152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2464	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 3820	2720	152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 3820	2720	152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 3820	2720	152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 1408	2720	152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 1408	2720	152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 1408	2720	152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 1896	1408	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 1896	1408	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 1896	1408	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2720

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3820

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\152e1bc8cfb2ef30051e0e106aeb5a2e094431a033bd6754123542bb6c2106a6.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1408

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1896

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:1336

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:2464

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
121b893739131c1077859202643402a4

SHA1
c9b652f4c94cc19ef3e36d7ef15f51191fe78bd1

SHA256
fad1dec6439e2744036e243e991a71ef5710d41e8245a006d69c12a6e10b4dde

SHA512
97776fb3a8b776ddfbd52f69e5d1d57dc997c0cf7727fabf1d823d3c4d274c8da2a9d01594830d3b68fbfdcd8f6f5d39ba9e24156ae64936b2eac88b8e745773

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

MD5
121b893739131c1077859202643402a4

SHA1
c9b652f4c94cc19ef3e36d7ef15f51191fe78bd1

SHA256
fad1dec6439e2744036e243e991a71ef5710d41e8245a006d69c12a6e10b4dde

SHA512
97776fb3a8b776ddfbd52f69e5d1d57dc997c0cf7727fabf1d823d3c4d274c8da2a9d01594830d3b68fbfdcd8f6f5d39ba9e24156ae64936b2eac88b8e745773

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memory/1336-132-0x0000025B23360000-0x0000025B23370000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1336-133-0x0000025B23920000-0x0000025B23930000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1336-134-0x0000025B25FE0000-0x0000025B25FE4000-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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