sakula | 161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244

General

Target

161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244.exe
Size

152KB
MD5

37fa5714549c20bb6a15d8b8f18da221
SHA1

ae2ec4f4cfde57ed26a01e3eefe695922e22f922
SHA256

161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244
SHA512

b7dd52707994500a8d978627f8d06551b3c944e3d20770ea9ea46957ec805bed64e7fe4a3f57ca26bdfc053dd2062f39ed93ad66a5f6af3388b4e39d5498ab89

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat suricata 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

suricata: ET MALWARE SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
suricata: ET MALWARE SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
suricata
suricata: ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
suricata: ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
suricata
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

4596 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4596	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:

161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244.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"	161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244.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

3156 PING.EXE

pid	process
3156	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	940	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	940	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	940	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	940	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	940	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	940	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4012	161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4012 wrote to memory of 4596	4012	161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4012 wrote to memory of 4596	4012	161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4012 wrote to memory of 4596	4012	161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4012 wrote to memory of 1064	4012	161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4012 wrote to memory of 1064	4012	161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4012 wrote to memory of 1064	4012	161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1064 wrote to memory of 3156	1064	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1064 wrote to memory of 3156	1064	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1064 wrote to memory of 3156	1064	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4596

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\161db2cade91d70701d145cb855cb652725ca2790d88aedaf892d77e1db7b244.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1064

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3156

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:940

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:4512

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
60cfcd007c7a8e3c0ba582548439ef5e

SHA1
7d190b1ac73755df1512d7c099e788d4c934bc2d

SHA256
2ae6973144617552ef035889ca0c3f750d14ff6a6c30d660ec79ed938c888cf2

SHA512
c74c1910aabf0480db69999519624368ed796057c62576e3ecc1b670569397ae1e11d286b2e892f6d9856c7956fc276f78ebb4f934b481d99c25c2e80153a13f

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

MD5
60cfcd007c7a8e3c0ba582548439ef5e

SHA1
7d190b1ac73755df1512d7c099e788d4c934bc2d

SHA256
2ae6973144617552ef035889ca0c3f750d14ff6a6c30d660ec79ed938c888cf2

SHA512
c74c1910aabf0480db69999519624368ed796057c62576e3ecc1b670569397ae1e11d286b2e892f6d9856c7956fc276f78ebb4f934b481d99c25c2e80153a13f

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memory/940-132-0x000001C8A3920000-0x000001C8A3930000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/940-133-0x000001C8A3980000-0x000001C8A3990000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/940-134-0x000001C8A6050000-0x000001C8A6054000-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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