sakula | 158cc6450d391bf4722443983615f53d25749454b8d30af4c27ca8be3990f424

General

Target

158cc6450d391bf4722443983615f53d25749454b8d30af4c27ca8be3990f424.exe
Size

99KB
MD5

efed35db313e960571c2dbdb2fa06eb0
SHA1

ecd149873911eca5acf14b24f43d393315385f1a
SHA256

158cc6450d391bf4722443983615f53d25749454b8d30af4c27ca8be3990f424
SHA512

e96d7f8c38a3f38c70864be3180da711d3c6fa46bba804a62f1d81b5c9d8845c5dac3b9d0e3e54ed9078a2690fcd26526556b8d4d0d73857036ab36ea1497456

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

4536 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4536	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:

158cc6450d391bf4722443983615f53d25749454b8d30af4c27ca8be3990f424.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	158cc6450d391bf4722443983615f53d25749454b8d30af4c27ca8be3990f424.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

158cc6450d391bf4722443983615f53d25749454b8d30af4c27ca8be3990f424.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"	158cc6450d391bf4722443983615f53d25749454b8d30af4c27ca8be3990f424.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

3316 PING.EXE

pid	process
3316	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3364	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3364	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3364	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3364	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3364	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3364	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

158cc6450d391bf4722443983615f53d25749454b8d30af4c27ca8be3990f424.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1392 wrote to memory of 4536	1392	158cc6450d391bf4722443983615f53d25749454b8d30af4c27ca8be3990f424.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1392 wrote to memory of 4536	1392	158cc6450d391bf4722443983615f53d25749454b8d30af4c27ca8be3990f424.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1392 wrote to memory of 4536	1392	158cc6450d391bf4722443983615f53d25749454b8d30af4c27ca8be3990f424.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1392 wrote to memory of 736	1392	158cc6450d391bf4722443983615f53d25749454b8d30af4c27ca8be3990f424.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1392 wrote to memory of 736	1392	158cc6450d391bf4722443983615f53d25749454b8d30af4c27ca8be3990f424.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1392 wrote to memory of 736	1392	158cc6450d391bf4722443983615f53d25749454b8d30af4c27ca8be3990f424.exe	cmd.exe
PID 736 wrote to memory of 3316	736	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 736 wrote to memory of 3316	736	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 736 wrote to memory of 3316	736	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\158cc6450d391bf4722443983615f53d25749454b8d30af4c27ca8be3990f424.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\158cc6450d391bf4722443983615f53d25749454b8d30af4c27ca8be3990f424.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1392

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4536

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\158cc6450d391bf4722443983615f53d25749454b8d30af4c27ca8be3990f424.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:736

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3316

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:3364

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:4176

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
230f005d78aa694250d34012583365af

SHA1
da73b8c9cdb485b7f00463ce6eed674445f51ac0

SHA256
ab5516137b5370f524f73176c972f7ef9073af42facc1f39b849b421c3cb6b91

SHA512
5d1bb43adc5aa6a8d63318819e93d5ac5cc71532dff52423bff1f0ce01db3cfee793eef8106e144b31ee44206e946aa336e6e0c5fbac5a5164c532b60c63436f

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

MD5
230f005d78aa694250d34012583365af

SHA1
da73b8c9cdb485b7f00463ce6eed674445f51ac0

SHA256
ab5516137b5370f524f73176c972f7ef9073af42facc1f39b849b421c3cb6b91

SHA512
5d1bb43adc5aa6a8d63318819e93d5ac5cc71532dff52423bff1f0ce01db3cfee793eef8106e144b31ee44206e946aa336e6e0c5fbac5a5164c532b60c63436f

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memory/3364-132-0x0000015A50520000-0x0000015A50530000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3364-133-0x0000015A50580000-0x0000015A50590000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3364-134-0x0000015A52C60000-0x0000015A52C64000-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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