sakula | 16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9

General

Target

16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9.exe
Size

60KB
MD5

464432b288cdde34066b2dee27bec728
SHA1

67cede8e9fd7445e05ad2b24654b666c50958b29
SHA256

16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9
SHA512

ac28b555d78e6850a43d9333e3293d314ee148b095c52ad4f93e2af71c6d338b2eb1b23b67797fa62dbc4872c41d942aa25d802010e97f02aa2e9f173e86c5ef

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

1648 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1648	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:

16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9.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"	16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

TiWorker.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
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
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

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

3588 PING.EXE

pid	process
3588	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4360	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4360	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4360	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4360	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4360	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4360	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1396	16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3480	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1396 wrote to memory of 1648	1396	16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1396 wrote to memory of 1648	1396	16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1396 wrote to memory of 1648	1396	16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1396 wrote to memory of 1936	1396	16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1396 wrote to memory of 1936	1396	16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1396 wrote to memory of 1936	1396	16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1936 wrote to memory of 3588	1936	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1936 wrote to memory of 3588	1936	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1936 wrote to memory of 3588	1936	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1396

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1648

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16bfd54f5f3819448956fd6d21f186fffb1a10ac36107e53499af6ab0306c7c9.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1936

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3588

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:4360

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:3480

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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Downloads

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

MD5
795960968b66e593837c634db64e4478

SHA1
26d9d9c3f6508b8710da83b8bb6cd472abd80d3a

SHA256
b11540079dbfb9de4214adbc0871fd924a8d37ec42d28f937d9e7d454021ce4c

SHA512
04d8dc8c48115b92fa43c262cc5776e6346b6bc8334fd90d15161958624c9e9d00b12913acf495a6b7ade2bd7566ebb43184fa1923c55f8352bc9548a8e6cb24

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

MD5
795960968b66e593837c634db64e4478

SHA1
26d9d9c3f6508b8710da83b8bb6cd472abd80d3a

SHA256
b11540079dbfb9de4214adbc0871fd924a8d37ec42d28f937d9e7d454021ce4c

SHA512
04d8dc8c48115b92fa43c262cc5776e6346b6bc8334fd90d15161958624c9e9d00b12913acf495a6b7ade2bd7566ebb43184fa1923c55f8352bc9548a8e6cb24

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memory/4360-132-0x000002F25CB90000-0x000002F25CBA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4360-133-0x000002F25D220000-0x000002F25D230000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4360-134-0x000002F25F910000-0x000002F25F914000-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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