sakula | 125dc9d805ba3f62b806b7e16a72eb0707d34b624a5e90c14404432d82e50876

General

Target

125dc9d805ba3f62b806b7e16a72eb0707d34b624a5e90c14404432d82e50876.exe
Size

192KB
MD5

fbcbc2f3c4601acc96af91420d19e1e6
SHA1

14a74a9b3eda2ab546d81799ca16ffee695cef1d
SHA256

125dc9d805ba3f62b806b7e16a72eb0707d34b624a5e90c14404432d82e50876
SHA512

89dd591e34f3a2e5eaf27439649b79d1027d0a5f70355085911bcb709d4b7c2fb105b054c7d4805cef4b71872fe5a32ace41805f6f97b4024996f15e1adc8bda

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

3600 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3600	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:

125dc9d805ba3f62b806b7e16a72eb0707d34b624a5e90c14404432d82e50876.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	125dc9d805ba3f62b806b7e16a72eb0707d34b624a5e90c14404432d82e50876.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

125dc9d805ba3f62b806b7e16a72eb0707d34b624a5e90c14404432d82e50876.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"	125dc9d805ba3f62b806b7e16a72eb0707d34b624a5e90c14404432d82e50876.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

TiWorker.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log	TiWorker.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

5080 PING.EXE

pid	process
5080	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2592	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2592	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2592	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2592	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2592	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2592	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	736	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

125dc9d805ba3f62b806b7e16a72eb0707d34b624a5e90c14404432d82e50876.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1708 wrote to memory of 3600	1708	125dc9d805ba3f62b806b7e16a72eb0707d34b624a5e90c14404432d82e50876.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1708 wrote to memory of 3600	1708	125dc9d805ba3f62b806b7e16a72eb0707d34b624a5e90c14404432d82e50876.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1708 wrote to memory of 3600	1708	125dc9d805ba3f62b806b7e16a72eb0707d34b624a5e90c14404432d82e50876.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1708 wrote to memory of 2992	1708	125dc9d805ba3f62b806b7e16a72eb0707d34b624a5e90c14404432d82e50876.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1708 wrote to memory of 2992	1708	125dc9d805ba3f62b806b7e16a72eb0707d34b624a5e90c14404432d82e50876.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1708 wrote to memory of 2992	1708	125dc9d805ba3f62b806b7e16a72eb0707d34b624a5e90c14404432d82e50876.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 5080	2992	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 5080	2992	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 5080	2992	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\125dc9d805ba3f62b806b7e16a72eb0707d34b624a5e90c14404432d82e50876.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\125dc9d805ba3f62b806b7e16a72eb0707d34b624a5e90c14404432d82e50876.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1708

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3600

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\125dc9d805ba3f62b806b7e16a72eb0707d34b624a5e90c14404432d82e50876.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2992

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:5080

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:2592

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:736

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
309ab4c5afa6f500ee7eb0632e7e2afa

SHA1
639cd9f494b16ce5ce6b0a0e6bff8a40b5115e22

SHA256
7d22fc7780ee806d56f22dd7acdaa4f9e98a7c556ada949dc199a0002aba69bb

SHA512
d56388b333a6c799e511226d1da7db3ede2e523525210e967e1c954f742a7549d54f2e6de999a650cc1395d87973b3f243e72a0854c1edc7ff5c6ff5d776da30

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

MD5
309ab4c5afa6f500ee7eb0632e7e2afa

SHA1
639cd9f494b16ce5ce6b0a0e6bff8a40b5115e22

SHA256
7d22fc7780ee806d56f22dd7acdaa4f9e98a7c556ada949dc199a0002aba69bb

SHA512
d56388b333a6c799e511226d1da7db3ede2e523525210e967e1c954f742a7549d54f2e6de999a650cc1395d87973b3f243e72a0854c1edc7ff5c6ff5d776da30

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memory/2592-132-0x000002DDD2770000-0x000002DDD2780000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2592-133-0x000002DDD2E20000-0x000002DDD2E30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2592-134-0x000002DDD54F0000-0x000002DDD54F4000-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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