sakula | 16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5

General

Target

16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5.exe
Size

101KB
MD5

52e1c43d43f3ee14b9297931f2475a5c
SHA1

17a493c61cd98bf273924282eb26044e479cac82
SHA256

16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5
SHA512

2ac63bffa7005af4e10bbdd63d1f2489bdbada816f145eda13a32e048dd77947a1ea83e115fc6da4956c7e00a550ce474c0ab5d0ebf68e5613e619cf84e45741

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

4180 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4180	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:

16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5.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"	16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5.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.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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.chk	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

1716 PING.EXE

pid	process
1716	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2928	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2928	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2928	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2928	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2928	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2928	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4660	16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4660 wrote to memory of 4180	4660	16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4660 wrote to memory of 4180	4660	16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4660 wrote to memory of 4180	4660	16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4660 wrote to memory of 4100	4660	16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4660 wrote to memory of 4100	4660	16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4660 wrote to memory of 4100	4660	16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4100 wrote to memory of 1716	4100	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4100 wrote to memory of 1716	4100	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4100 wrote to memory of 1716	4100	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4660

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4180

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16b5e4744412bb62eb55844b467ba274841e3036b08ea3babbee3ff6ce6793b5.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4100

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1716

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:2928

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:3456

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
9e35cf3f78e757566c5b19b803247807

SHA1
5ec8b32639eb08952c4cd2cf2830291522b1e679

SHA256
1849a8ebae9df7953718b2f708c0654e337975cbc61a3d95f3ae96431b1a1bb2

SHA512
ce8db6f97e3b9929b676f8f75c975e63b98a6d368cf57b6f96087739aa0047e0667f068b6b535e56990170e7079f6a346a328a8b68eab98e500622098e501e55

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

MD5
9e35cf3f78e757566c5b19b803247807

SHA1
5ec8b32639eb08952c4cd2cf2830291522b1e679

SHA256
1849a8ebae9df7953718b2f708c0654e337975cbc61a3d95f3ae96431b1a1bb2

SHA512
ce8db6f97e3b9929b676f8f75c975e63b98a6d368cf57b6f96087739aa0047e0667f068b6b535e56990170e7079f6a346a328a8b68eab98e500622098e501e55

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memory/2928-132-0x000001CDF0360000-0x000001CDF0370000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2928-133-0x000001CDF0920000-0x000001CDF0930000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2928-134-0x000001CDF2FD0000-0x000001CDF2FD4000-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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