sakula | 161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb

General

Target

161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb.exe
Size

35KB
MD5

8ddca84e66cccb001e1b7a591471a210
SHA1

3768519e577bb6b5b245009f544fe380c457e160
SHA256

161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb
SHA512

00dc4570e64876959171bbe438873abbfbbb3afe684e7e8923c52c0166f9f84508e7603920a210ba53466ec64b50e75146abcc4767e661bec614b186cd0480ee

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

1012 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1012	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:

161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb.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"	161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
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

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

3384 PING.EXE

pid	process
3384	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4232	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4232	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4232	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4232	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4232	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4232	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1432	161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2420	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1432 wrote to memory of 1012	1432	161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1432 wrote to memory of 1012	1432	161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1432 wrote to memory of 1012	1432	161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1432 wrote to memory of 4872	1432	161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1432 wrote to memory of 4872	1432	161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1432 wrote to memory of 4872	1432	161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4872 wrote to memory of 3384	4872	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4872 wrote to memory of 3384	4872	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4872 wrote to memory of 3384	4872	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1432

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1012

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\161860c8513b16363bec50513f812fc8ac541be3086d63dfed4fb6c6a7d973eb.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4872

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3384

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:4232

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:2420

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
ea0208bd83b8504632cd6145830c8c8b

SHA1
ef85fc989ce1dbd87e1c98e50b61cc97846d4814

SHA256
6d67f90ee7752d393c46261662900a8ea7c47a3af56015a90413a8e31f247866

SHA512
116ec98239c539c94452b1b485357c3e8930ad316f701c0a984c346b7682a695f22dc670bec418eb9ca8bbae92fe52122b83168faaef08e562e2e2ca7ef58eaf

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

MD5
ea0208bd83b8504632cd6145830c8c8b

SHA1
ef85fc989ce1dbd87e1c98e50b61cc97846d4814

SHA256
6d67f90ee7752d393c46261662900a8ea7c47a3af56015a90413a8e31f247866

SHA512
116ec98239c539c94452b1b485357c3e8930ad316f701c0a984c346b7682a695f22dc670bec418eb9ca8bbae92fe52122b83168faaef08e562e2e2ca7ef58eaf

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memory/4232-132-0x0000026396E20000-0x0000026396E30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4232-133-0x0000026396E80000-0x0000026396E90000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4232-134-0x0000026399550000-0x0000026399554000-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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