sakula | 1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2

General

Target

1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2.exe
Size

100KB
MD5

90c02f1a619ce3d49b0dd8bb4b77d58f
SHA1

49aa1e8b7ad0a693e0a7ddd6e95cdc4f8329bfd6
SHA256

1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2
SHA512

1fbe9ea4a4c92391916c2b6f228b9083a440ff612eeb0515e07f074bc9b949dfe647d52bab2b5782f4d4500c48b8906276754bd10227b7475d7bf287e442b3f3

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

4120 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4120	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:

1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2.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"	1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2.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

972 PING.EXE

pid	process
972	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2416	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2416	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2416	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2416	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2416	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2416	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1760	1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3376	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 4120	1760	1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 4120	1760	1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 4120	1760	1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 4896	1760	1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 4896	1760	1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 4896	1760	1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 972	4896	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 972	4896	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 972	4896	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1760

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4120

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1629405d508628d19523052aaca56bf0edee722f091434367401061d92a901b2.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4896

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:972

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:2416

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:3376

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
03153b56fcfc8d0ecdfffb6534ba4e63

SHA1
87b3cb31f4f61992d3d37546a86e8e7e218372d8

SHA256
b18a16dbf8449771ceee93a35179b99ed93660f2ce20eea79dbbbe528a4cdb6b

SHA512
b36a8b0a4cd2e8952558ef992ff076ff52c37c1a7bc9593841bd0d5e5f0c1cdd0603072190f399dbb5d366703ee54bca4e9192d3bd98586cb40ca1c9d896ee54

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

MD5
03153b56fcfc8d0ecdfffb6534ba4e63

SHA1
87b3cb31f4f61992d3d37546a86e8e7e218372d8

SHA256
b18a16dbf8449771ceee93a35179b99ed93660f2ce20eea79dbbbe528a4cdb6b

SHA512
b36a8b0a4cd2e8952558ef992ff076ff52c37c1a7bc9593841bd0d5e5f0c1cdd0603072190f399dbb5d366703ee54bca4e9192d3bd98586cb40ca1c9d896ee54

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memory/2416-132-0x000001F2A0160000-0x000001F2A0170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2416-133-0x000001F2A0820000-0x000001F2A0830000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2416-134-0x000001F2A2EE0000-0x000001F2A2EE4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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