sakula | 145ce0583a517d53206d9a9819d6b7a774b8fd2905a9ed57264aa999ea018fa2

General

Target

145ce0583a517d53206d9a9819d6b7a774b8fd2905a9ed57264aa999ea018fa2.exe
Size

92KB
MD5

2830bbc806f9b368b3a551429e825724
SHA1

463b16b51a8221414df3287a1d243e4f13c6bf0d
SHA256

145ce0583a517d53206d9a9819d6b7a774b8fd2905a9ed57264aa999ea018fa2
SHA512

82577c055bf7492c80d6181209a338a3dbd361fa39129c7b27cc92ae930bb98955fcf5a6e9be0b86eaf7ceeb147b51f86c939a4ce220fa362a0539dcbd044187

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat suricata 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

suricata: ET MALWARE SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
suricata: ET MALWARE SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
suricata
suricata: ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
suricata: ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
suricata
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

4312 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4312	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:

145ce0583a517d53206d9a9819d6b7a774b8fd2905a9ed57264aa999ea018fa2.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	145ce0583a517d53206d9a9819d6b7a774b8fd2905a9ed57264aa999ea018fa2.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

145ce0583a517d53206d9a9819d6b7a774b8fd2905a9ed57264aa999ea018fa2.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"	145ce0583a517d53206d9a9819d6b7a774b8fd2905a9ed57264aa999ea018fa2.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.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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.chk	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

1128 PING.EXE

pid	process
1128	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1784	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1784	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1784	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1784	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1784	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1784	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

145ce0583a517d53206d9a9819d6b7a774b8fd2905a9ed57264aa999ea018fa2.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3904 wrote to memory of 4312	3904	145ce0583a517d53206d9a9819d6b7a774b8fd2905a9ed57264aa999ea018fa2.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3904 wrote to memory of 4312	3904	145ce0583a517d53206d9a9819d6b7a774b8fd2905a9ed57264aa999ea018fa2.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3904 wrote to memory of 4312	3904	145ce0583a517d53206d9a9819d6b7a774b8fd2905a9ed57264aa999ea018fa2.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3904 wrote to memory of 3000	3904	145ce0583a517d53206d9a9819d6b7a774b8fd2905a9ed57264aa999ea018fa2.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3904 wrote to memory of 3000	3904	145ce0583a517d53206d9a9819d6b7a774b8fd2905a9ed57264aa999ea018fa2.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3904 wrote to memory of 3000	3904	145ce0583a517d53206d9a9819d6b7a774b8fd2905a9ed57264aa999ea018fa2.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 1128	3000	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 1128	3000	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 1128	3000	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\145ce0583a517d53206d9a9819d6b7a774b8fd2905a9ed57264aa999ea018fa2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\145ce0583a517d53206d9a9819d6b7a774b8fd2905a9ed57264aa999ea018fa2.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:4312

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\145ce0583a517d53206d9a9819d6b7a774b8fd2905a9ed57264aa999ea018fa2.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3000

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1128

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:1784

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:4512

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
5880ea3de5246b24068fc6751a291dc2

SHA1
c1d1c6ffdceb11044d58c4980209da8b6c457101

SHA256
02050364b7c0938eca68dd3efc2beb54e34b2669c685d2f4d5fd98ef66043550

SHA512
55e1425747f05e0cb8fa8ae752393eaa5a62b67db1dfd7bdecca28defe046bbc1b71481669af01752ac4d7c78c856e81fedf4980be260e051a3be86f3c404c17

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

MD5
5880ea3de5246b24068fc6751a291dc2

SHA1
c1d1c6ffdceb11044d58c4980209da8b6c457101

SHA256
02050364b7c0938eca68dd3efc2beb54e34b2669c685d2f4d5fd98ef66043550

SHA512
55e1425747f05e0cb8fa8ae752393eaa5a62b67db1dfd7bdecca28defe046bbc1b71481669af01752ac4d7c78c856e81fedf4980be260e051a3be86f3c404c17

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memory/1784-132-0x000001DCA1F70000-0x000001DCA1F80000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1784-133-0x000001DCA2520000-0x000001DCA2530000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

Download
memory/1784-134-0x000001DCA4BF0000-0x000001DCA4BF4000-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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