sakula | 12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc

General

Target

12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc.exe
Size

144KB
MD5

60ddc02a209f0d1fda0578c4d77a1cc2
SHA1

dc49235b89078198f4e89c86cc78f17946f59e85
SHA256

12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc
SHA512

8936468c69763f8c10ec894417c7ba0eb9fa162ff75b0b2a5367ec51c5b35b29eccf0ebb8cd357b607cb8d4f7a636359467c467d19b248bd220e41a28747a52f

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

484 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
484	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:

12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc.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"	12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.jfm	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

4508 PING.EXE

pid	process
4508	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4288	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4288	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4288	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4288	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4288	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4288	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3860	12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3908	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3860 wrote to memory of 484	3860	12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3860 wrote to memory of 484	3860	12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3860 wrote to memory of 484	3860	12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3860 wrote to memory of 3924	3860	12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3860 wrote to memory of 3924	3860	12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3860 wrote to memory of 3924	3860	12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3924 wrote to memory of 4508	3924	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3924 wrote to memory of 4508	3924	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3924 wrote to memory of 4508	3924	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3860

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:484

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12afaac9f3b941968a06b7c431d7cda20743fe7b181ec4a029b458f9cff4adbc.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3924

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4508

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:4288

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:3908

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
2db0f14422e272a9a397432f522ac700

SHA1
ebcabc1c556a5a3830738dae0fffb9482aae9c69

SHA256
4fd5cb0b3c20a5c62535dd42b4c658f575371a1b53a3037ba1e3c7758008b58b

SHA512
4c08e90dde4174a149de7f3fa751dcdc265e3bf5c9528dfc0d794ebc8eed041eff734131fbef08cdf39fc7711aa0966145d38b109d384fa8056ac80b504fdbcd

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

MD5
2db0f14422e272a9a397432f522ac700

SHA1
ebcabc1c556a5a3830738dae0fffb9482aae9c69

SHA256
4fd5cb0b3c20a5c62535dd42b4c658f575371a1b53a3037ba1e3c7758008b58b

SHA512
4c08e90dde4174a149de7f3fa751dcdc265e3bf5c9528dfc0d794ebc8eed041eff734131fbef08cdf39fc7711aa0966145d38b109d384fa8056ac80b504fdbcd

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memory/4288-132-0x000001E492A20000-0x000001E492A30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4288-133-0x000001E492A80000-0x000001E492A90000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4288-134-0x000001E495130000-0x000001E495134000-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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