sakula | 1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2

General

Target

1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2.exe
Size

200KB
MD5

b8d37c0b5358103da6bc758f2954055f
SHA1

5469a8555be42f44d32af60c23370d9b4f3f557b
SHA256

1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2
SHA512

44130ebe23aac88bc631c758dc4e5d42cb0f9c1114d7b1419de87f8cb363c2ec45622c8b4e64a5412c5ad8efb4a341db7fa5e9592f759d74d09d2fb2240aeaf5

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 4 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
behavioral2/memory/3784-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3480-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

3480 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3480	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:

1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2.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"	1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WinSxS\pending.xml	TiWorker.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.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

2792 PING.EXE

pid	process
2792	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3172	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3172	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3172	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3172	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3172	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3172	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3784	1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3808	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3784 wrote to memory of 3480	3784	1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3784 wrote to memory of 3480	3784	1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3784 wrote to memory of 3480	3784	1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3784 wrote to memory of 2140	3784	1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3784 wrote to memory of 2140	3784	1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3784 wrote to memory of 2140	3784	1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 2792	2140	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 2792	2140	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 2792	2140	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3784

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3480

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1494e755eee8363311e8715bb2e6f024f416a74c742167caac6dc541c42f1ca2.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2140

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2792

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:3172

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:3808

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
53b0d34cbe98f6b6021162d5f6165288

SHA1
19ae2c6a54fbe07926583c5dcf35ba616d8fa313

SHA256
63be50da3be2ed9711f749cb42c1128170e3608ee30717d8c1ef7b6b4edc6339

SHA512
7ae1eb76c791f3e4e63d059a62a754fd0f0e162c81c9ab609f83135d27b9f3064aeb4f20fbcaed5b916e5e89622b99a058a3618d93999519a76c5a42974d4bc9

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

MD5
53b0d34cbe98f6b6021162d5f6165288

SHA1
19ae2c6a54fbe07926583c5dcf35ba616d8fa313

SHA256
63be50da3be2ed9711f749cb42c1128170e3608ee30717d8c1ef7b6b4edc6339

SHA512
7ae1eb76c791f3e4e63d059a62a754fd0f0e162c81c9ab609f83135d27b9f3064aeb4f20fbcaed5b916e5e89622b99a058a3618d93999519a76c5a42974d4bc9

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memory/3172-132-0x000001B190F30000-0x000001B190F40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3172-133-0x000001B190F90000-0x000001B190FA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3172-134-0x000001B193C90000-0x000001B193C94000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/3480-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/3784-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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