sakula | 148956ead3c53da72bf2a3b8dacb08531850f774145073884538846c38a6c767

General

Target

148956ead3c53da72bf2a3b8dacb08531850f774145073884538846c38a6c767.exe
Size

79KB
MD5

b8dc5f076358fe96d532b013bde6e008
SHA1

d026d3091f521c8abe7e01835c23919019430800
SHA256

148956ead3c53da72bf2a3b8dacb08531850f774145073884538846c38a6c767
SHA512

c7a9c500b7dcb57dae369725dc52081cbe6726cce417b7a9ac2bc4515673d5a16ae5e380f930990cb934b7b689040e08c4d2d35fc58c8e624d1892ffe5ab3b2c

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

404 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
404	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:

148956ead3c53da72bf2a3b8dacb08531850f774145073884538846c38a6c767.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	148956ead3c53da72bf2a3b8dacb08531850f774145073884538846c38a6c767.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

148956ead3c53da72bf2a3b8dacb08531850f774145073884538846c38a6c767.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"	148956ead3c53da72bf2a3b8dacb08531850f774145073884538846c38a6c767.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

3220 PING.EXE

pid	process
3220	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1672	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1672	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1672	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1672	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1672	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1672	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

148956ead3c53da72bf2a3b8dacb08531850f774145073884538846c38a6c767.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3904 wrote to memory of 404	3904	148956ead3c53da72bf2a3b8dacb08531850f774145073884538846c38a6c767.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3904 wrote to memory of 404	3904	148956ead3c53da72bf2a3b8dacb08531850f774145073884538846c38a6c767.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3904 wrote to memory of 404	3904	148956ead3c53da72bf2a3b8dacb08531850f774145073884538846c38a6c767.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3904 wrote to memory of 2108	3904	148956ead3c53da72bf2a3b8dacb08531850f774145073884538846c38a6c767.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3904 wrote to memory of 2108	3904	148956ead3c53da72bf2a3b8dacb08531850f774145073884538846c38a6c767.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3904 wrote to memory of 2108	3904	148956ead3c53da72bf2a3b8dacb08531850f774145073884538846c38a6c767.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2108 wrote to memory of 3220	2108	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2108 wrote to memory of 3220	2108	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2108 wrote to memory of 3220	2108	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\148956ead3c53da72bf2a3b8dacb08531850f774145073884538846c38a6c767.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\148956ead3c53da72bf2a3b8dacb08531850f774145073884538846c38a6c767.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3904

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:404

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\148956ead3c53da72bf2a3b8dacb08531850f774145073884538846c38a6c767.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2108

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3220

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:1672

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:3296

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
c835a812565ae0178fd7bce9af154fd4

SHA1
cbc05d80999cff698ae51e0327df66b610ae87fb

SHA256
167ebb61d29264f4ad8c3848f6bdcbb25cae47ebda81b55c76eb2d3069971fcc

SHA512
e002f9061657e9d289323acd21fc47c91ae6a92b5c661b03cde8d87776d52ed36232a1ffbb77fd33ac7a2cafcaec902a33afbbda37d8834f3b347fea3ef696cf

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

MD5
c835a812565ae0178fd7bce9af154fd4

SHA1
cbc05d80999cff698ae51e0327df66b610ae87fb

SHA256
167ebb61d29264f4ad8c3848f6bdcbb25cae47ebda81b55c76eb2d3069971fcc

SHA512
e002f9061657e9d289323acd21fc47c91ae6a92b5c661b03cde8d87776d52ed36232a1ffbb77fd33ac7a2cafcaec902a33afbbda37d8834f3b347fea3ef696cf

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memory/1672-132-0x00000175457A0000-0x00000175457B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1672-133-0x0000017545D20000-0x0000017545D30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1672-134-0x0000017548420000-0x0000017548424000-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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