sakula | 14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9

General

Target

14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9.exe
Size

60KB
MD5

2aeff98e885f9a0c40b3b9815cfac6ab
SHA1

32e2ff29afd92dc7bab2f1d1316a6a6fb5705d63
SHA256

14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9
SHA512

83496a254ff0f164488708c30af4769dca6373ab0443ca4d7642dfffdba04ac84a38eb1a86a198262db773ed28f7b9bcdb894cb5dfbac62806910416b62b007d

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

4012 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4012	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:

14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-790714498-1549421491-1643397139-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9.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"	14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization\State\keyValueLKG.dat	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

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

MusNotifyIcon.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\Registry\Machine\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	MusNotifyIcon.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	MusNotifyIcon.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 50 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MonthID = "2"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\InternetConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PriorityDownloadPendingCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadMonthlyLanBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyLinkLocalBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateFrBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateBkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownlinkUsageBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyCacheHostBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\GeoVersion_EndpointFullUri = "https://geover.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com/geoversion"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownlinkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\KVFileExpirationTime = "132892909746904637"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\LANConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MonthlyUploadRestriction = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MemoryUsageKB = "4148"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "0.140154"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Settings	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyGroupBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateBkCnt = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\BkDownloadRatePct = "45"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\Geo_EndpointFullUri = "https://geo.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com/geo"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CacheSizeBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PeerInfoCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UplinkUsageBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\DownloadMode_BackCompat = "1"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadMonthlyInternetBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyCdnBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PriorityDownloadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\NormalDownloadPendingCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "2.797250"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MemoryUsageKB = "4364"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\SwarmCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\DODownloadMode = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UplinkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MemoryUsageKB = "4368"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\GroupConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadRatePct = "100"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "0.000000"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\SwarmCount = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CDNConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\LinkLocalConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\NormalDownloadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyInternetBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyLanBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateFrCnt = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\FrDownloadRatePct = "90"	svchost.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

2356 PING.EXE

pid	process
2356	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1752	14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2540	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 4012	1752	14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 4012	1752	14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 4012	1752	14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 3608	1752	14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 3608	1752	14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 3608	1752	14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3608 wrote to memory of 2356	3608	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3608 wrote to memory of 2356	3608	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3608 wrote to memory of 2356	3608	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1752

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4012

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14d1d6a9e13497be8abae3b9f31971794b5eb4a788f73e3568e16e119a2033f9.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3608

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2356

C:\Windows\system32\MusNotifyIcon.exe
%systemroot%\system32\MusNotifyIcon.exe NotifyTrayIcon 13
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
PID:1904

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p
1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
PID:552

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:2540

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

2

T1012

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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

MD5
4483a876d1220808a8d51bc79af754f7

SHA1
ba57a9f5a3bd7af599223f3b747bc636e367a96c

SHA256
2ef2dac1101814cf0a3df8628d5bd15356a7f48b542702cb727d22fc934b13dc

SHA512
606efc077fd1e2ed5b8d61c9fc3fcfc1d887b6448421d7f2e36aac8b20bf0a565f961c788b7c49e38af80a87b782411388a7322fb26d55f6ce7b8559da384f97

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

MD5
4483a876d1220808a8d51bc79af754f7

SHA1
ba57a9f5a3bd7af599223f3b747bc636e367a96c

SHA256
2ef2dac1101814cf0a3df8628d5bd15356a7f48b542702cb727d22fc934b13dc

SHA512
606efc077fd1e2ed5b8d61c9fc3fcfc1d887b6448421d7f2e36aac8b20bf0a565f961c788b7c49e38af80a87b782411388a7322fb26d55f6ce7b8559da384f97

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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