sakula | 15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791

General

Target

15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791.exe
Size

79KB
MD5

f5cc0e973c02c8c642354b22cfa6a50f
SHA1

6d4e2d28c27e21530144f5b146606c52562ec967
SHA256

15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791
SHA512

9209901dcdde7ef39f755a1815e30f5d2dacb0cbb0cfb418fa8fba3c173226be572f019d4185eb2ea83b8b33ea629374dccccd512c0d418645d42f3d694273d2

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat 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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

3684 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3684	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:

15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791.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"	15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791.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

2168 PING.EXE

pid	process
2168	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2784	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2784	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2784	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2784	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2784	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2784	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1288	15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1632	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 3684	1288	15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 3684	1288	15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 3684	1288	15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 2500	1288	15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 2500	1288	15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 2500	1288	15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2500 wrote to memory of 2168	2500	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2500 wrote to memory of 2168	2500	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2500 wrote to memory of 2168	2500	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1288

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3684

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\15278a44d499d78e01476b832cf58f52bb695e60868ffb3b68073aa66def4791.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2500

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2168

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:2784

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:1632

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
79008407aa86f05d9f9ea230bd74f514

SHA1
0bd581295ff40e84d35290c9fe64ca0bf17288ac

SHA256
87402012697d879cd815b90bf796c045029bbb2606037e319a15ff0a68af294b

SHA512
822bca5cc1245599fda9d6eb2de7c30906507ada0e35e9e8a330eefecb1f91660374df7e904fe3c6ff8fd7744bdcea54c5bc4d6095da6703738275db396ad0db

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

MD5
79008407aa86f05d9f9ea230bd74f514

SHA1
0bd581295ff40e84d35290c9fe64ca0bf17288ac

SHA256
87402012697d879cd815b90bf796c045029bbb2606037e319a15ff0a68af294b

SHA512
822bca5cc1245599fda9d6eb2de7c30906507ada0e35e9e8a330eefecb1f91660374df7e904fe3c6ff8fd7744bdcea54c5bc4d6095da6703738275db396ad0db

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memory/2784-132-0x0000015297130000-0x0000015297140000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2784-133-0x0000015297190000-0x00000152971A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2784-134-0x0000015299E70000-0x0000015299E74000-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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