sakula | 127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6

General

Target

127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6.exe
Size

99KB
MD5

5631d1cd3c92432bbb6701da341bdc64
SHA1

8ca1a0f65432a129f229ca1f75b4e8b0cf95b043
SHA256

127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6
SHA512

8e8366a2423b7b8f027142df34bbc6b0444095d93164ef341960bc3d81d9b7f288a6db3190ba7891acb089ec2f1e27e0ad2015cd0b6452b976b4aa01e3986e38

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

2096 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2096	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:

127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6.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"	127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

TiWorker.exesvchost.exe

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

1872 PING.EXE

pid	process
1872	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4696	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4696	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4696	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4696	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4696	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4696	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2796	127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2424	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 2096	2796	127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 2096	2796	127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 2096	2796	127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 3156	2796	127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 3156	2796	127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 3156	2796	127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3156 wrote to memory of 1872	3156	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3156 wrote to memory of 1872	3156	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3156 wrote to memory of 1872	3156	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2796

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2096

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\127df2aa83727611766bf1fe7ae2eafcc469ff51cad9d01e45f35d020e678bf6.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3156

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1872

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:4696

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:2424

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
21290b1c0b69e24c0380cae568ec443c

SHA1
1bfb99dc9b7136d141da39c5cf4dbb09bb6b9375

SHA256
94562f9c6498710dc5215ad820c1add6eb2798501b4f20507d0f8962b60d5894

SHA512
b5720d14803e884ad75e1d9b80244f252c546d3d856494871022e976a9ed3cb4ed5b5b184dd9d2e7e4978abaacbdd7744dffc965d1a3203b40d4d959a5eeda9f

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

MD5
21290b1c0b69e24c0380cae568ec443c

SHA1
1bfb99dc9b7136d141da39c5cf4dbb09bb6b9375

SHA256
94562f9c6498710dc5215ad820c1add6eb2798501b4f20507d0f8962b60d5894

SHA512
b5720d14803e884ad75e1d9b80244f252c546d3d856494871022e976a9ed3cb4ed5b5b184dd9d2e7e4978abaacbdd7744dffc965d1a3203b40d4d959a5eeda9f

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memory/4696-132-0x0000026B28F30000-0x0000026B28F40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4696-133-0x0000026B28F90000-0x0000026B28FA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4696-134-0x0000026B2BCB0000-0x0000026B2BCB4000-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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