sakula | 1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16

General

Target

1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16.exe
Size

60KB
MD5

c2faac75785d5801b210418f5b5e8b6d
SHA1

3234fb0f043416e21e2950b219fe0f86c13a1a42
SHA256

1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16
SHA512

29710a7ddea3b6adad4ed702c8d855dd7e64f7a6ed569839b3196cffc7bdc197cdb75798439a531dd1a0605005325f689c93b14dd0ce62a60e6f2205d9f2d06d

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

456 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
456	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:

1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16.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"	1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
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

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

2288 PING.EXE

pid	process
2288	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1436	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1436	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1436	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1436	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1436	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1436	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4860	1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4268	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 456	4860	1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 456	4860	1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 456	4860	1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 852	4860	1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 852	4860	1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 852	4860	1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16.exe	cmd.exe
PID 852 wrote to memory of 2288	852	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 852 wrote to memory of 2288	852	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 852 wrote to memory of 2288	852	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4860

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:456

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1695be6bf858aad537106a757449a8cace3c095c3ed1e94051b55c7768547f16.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:852

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2288

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:1436

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:4268

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
963c452c7e67e043e7f9ff6491e833a3

SHA1
5c1cc464218e55226fe7d6c8bb1c3535134501ad

SHA256
425157f91a67af8aba47baa0d5427b2ec35edb8de6c9e333fae19e3e204dad17

SHA512
3476136eaa9cac5ac3a1902938eb64c4a3fd2c4c79ee4328f5043e8dfbcd807f03d1ccb2baab4ed5209ef8831bc81e5451b2a8b9517d6ae9eedeb5d7cf0d480f

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

MD5
963c452c7e67e043e7f9ff6491e833a3

SHA1
5c1cc464218e55226fe7d6c8bb1c3535134501ad

SHA256
425157f91a67af8aba47baa0d5427b2ec35edb8de6c9e333fae19e3e204dad17

SHA512
3476136eaa9cac5ac3a1902938eb64c4a3fd2c4c79ee4328f5043e8dfbcd807f03d1ccb2baab4ed5209ef8831bc81e5451b2a8b9517d6ae9eedeb5d7cf0d480f

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memory/1436-132-0x0000026D2D970000-0x0000026D2D980000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1436-133-0x0000026D2E020000-0x0000026D2E030000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1436-134-0x0000026D306F0000-0x0000026D306F4000-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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