sakula | 1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930

General

Target

1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930.exe
Size

36KB
MD5

c7677230844affd49a3e0353743879fd
SHA1

349e7ea4ac43681da51bed8812c08453ae71ac39
SHA256

1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930
SHA512

0f9076f2baead64c2545b335d11a952a9ab92bb9427f7e5335bc3c2aa62bc345e30cc334b8d044e9cf3d2bc3a0933e72f36ab73a2208aba8471ae58ee9abc51d

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

2340 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2340	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:

1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930.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"	1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
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

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

4540 PING.EXE

pid	process
4540	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2136	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2136	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2136	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2136	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2136	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2136	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4064	1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 2340	4064	1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 2340	4064	1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 2340	4064	1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 4440	4064	1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 4440	4064	1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 4440	4064	1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4440 wrote to memory of 4540	4440	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4440 wrote to memory of 4540	4440	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4440 wrote to memory of 4540	4440	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4064

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2340

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1678d418c66e87bdd81ae93fe39f3c3b513d85b0cc69655b2e7c0904b8589930.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4440

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4540

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:2136

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:4220

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
bc5e4cea0b7ca8c8fb059e3772f65a70

SHA1
0d0ca9d3bd12a5b05fbb9db44cfb9052f235874e

SHA256
0a639ed8e9440f3ad53205dbf9e42697c730ace5fa6966866c784d3042dee603

SHA512
2a29a605df93709fbb1a92f821e8dbe702ea68d050db962e868f18d45dcca2e381603770cf483c9d8bd1df74748797ab03c9f0e31b60b8c910583ef65aa6ef5f

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

MD5
bc5e4cea0b7ca8c8fb059e3772f65a70

SHA1
0d0ca9d3bd12a5b05fbb9db44cfb9052f235874e

SHA256
0a639ed8e9440f3ad53205dbf9e42697c730ace5fa6966866c784d3042dee603

SHA512
2a29a605df93709fbb1a92f821e8dbe702ea68d050db962e868f18d45dcca2e381603770cf483c9d8bd1df74748797ab03c9f0e31b60b8c910583ef65aa6ef5f

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memory/2136-132-0x000001617BD30000-0x000001617BD40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2136-133-0x000001617BD90000-0x000001617BDA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2136-134-0x000001617EA70000-0x000001617EA74000-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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