sakula | 16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20

General

Target

16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20.exe
Size

216KB
MD5

14ee3cb56fda7c35536f9cdfef5a6ca2
SHA1

a378ff50cc4138c21d00ce94dcd50de466fd350f
SHA256

16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20
SHA512

c0c37b30b5121be490fc3243c57ef251855fd35fcd1ca30d86ed62a420e956c263bd50b2ddfa9fe6a02777c9cdf89d23fa9d33cbec682e0f5f9b48080aa4ed5b

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 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/1164-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/1676-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

1676 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1676	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:

16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20.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"	16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.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

796 PING.EXE

pid	process
796	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4032	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4032	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4032	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4032	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4032	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4032	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1164	16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1340	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1164 wrote to memory of 1676	1164	16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1164 wrote to memory of 1676	1164	16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1164 wrote to memory of 1676	1164	16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1164 wrote to memory of 4428	1164	16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1164 wrote to memory of 4428	1164	16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1164 wrote to memory of 4428	1164	16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4428 wrote to memory of 796	4428	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4428 wrote to memory of 796	4428	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4428 wrote to memory of 796	4428	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1164

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1676

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16d974437a0bdebf4ef1c12334f34d5eeb09c8f678b5051ae08dd99d61e13c20.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4428

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:796

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:4032

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:1340

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
f67439de42045ae09148c2ccb764c862

SHA1
a485ba4f350b1c0afc09bbf6e4b522235f979bcd

SHA256
ee4aef3a4f06ad11765f23722a9eb961c4ac96d133579b272fad1557d20e89a7

SHA512
8ab169217cbead6ec6485a9c0905629437519913e6a864d1a42d12b7825583ff5bd755f9864b0da91d59cd3cc39e4f808c9b8236c8f4774f3ad0d4612c2844ee

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

MD5
f67439de42045ae09148c2ccb764c862

SHA1
a485ba4f350b1c0afc09bbf6e4b522235f979bcd

SHA256
ee4aef3a4f06ad11765f23722a9eb961c4ac96d133579b272fad1557d20e89a7

SHA512
8ab169217cbead6ec6485a9c0905629437519913e6a864d1a42d12b7825583ff5bd755f9864b0da91d59cd3cc39e4f808c9b8236c8f4774f3ad0d4612c2844ee

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memory/1164-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/1676-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4032-132-0x00000224989A0000-0x00000224989B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4032-133-0x0000022499160000-0x0000022499170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4032-134-0x000002249BD80000-0x000002249BD84000-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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