sakula | 16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38

General

Target

16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38.exe
Size

192KB
MD5

b2cbdb0159dc460c0fc77ad43bea9a76
SHA1

70a373172cbf1e09bdd1257444fb66cd181b2b44
SHA256

16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38
SHA512

0cdfa532048506913a76f84648fbe2f6a24fbefa3b7e647d033b73d2cdd2e3ac6602428db942ed73cba2681c32f65cff95d0a08800d23bd3699b95117ffbea22

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

2008 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2008	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:

16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38.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"	16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38.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

1380 PING.EXE

pid	process
1380	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2912	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2912	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2912	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2912	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2912	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2912	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3672	16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1888	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3672 wrote to memory of 2008	3672	16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3672 wrote to memory of 2008	3672	16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3672 wrote to memory of 2008	3672	16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3672 wrote to memory of 944	3672	16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3672 wrote to memory of 944	3672	16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3672 wrote to memory of 944	3672	16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38.exe	cmd.exe
PID 944 wrote to memory of 1380	944	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 944 wrote to memory of 1380	944	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 944 wrote to memory of 1380	944	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3672

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2008

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16894350560b098918ce4fa412db16ba8cc82294f016705a9f14ea66a0da7c38.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:944

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1380

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:2912

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:1888

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
ed59b33efff0275a75ac1413cb56b010

SHA1
d2a428c47288ddf7c53c716b20723627cc150de3

SHA256
913912c04ec3cfc3b5b71413cfd016e40e58156975c1d396baaf8296b6c81379

SHA512
543230e1f4e2ba70739ff81005aa90b01410bf9a1fb2a3bd06d232c2966c12bc8381a6cf500eaa896f34b4bcdc8080e913d4aaf271c4de5582095f30d0eb31a2

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

MD5
ed59b33efff0275a75ac1413cb56b010

SHA1
d2a428c47288ddf7c53c716b20723627cc150de3

SHA256
913912c04ec3cfc3b5b71413cfd016e40e58156975c1d396baaf8296b6c81379

SHA512
543230e1f4e2ba70739ff81005aa90b01410bf9a1fb2a3bd06d232c2966c12bc8381a6cf500eaa896f34b4bcdc8080e913d4aaf271c4de5582095f30d0eb31a2

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memory/2912-132-0x000001B16C730000-0x000001B16C740000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2912-133-0x000001B16C790000-0x000001B16C7A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2912-134-0x000001B16F470000-0x000001B16F474000-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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