sakula | 14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599

General

Target

14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599.exe
Size

116KB
MD5

a6f6e36cd5fb690446a3f078bf84834b
SHA1

92e5d658cc9f24fb6773b93b857d4af54d14dbed
SHA256

14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599
SHA512

dfd637e693e0aee6817cbaa47befeee813f46615e56ad9a6bc448f18abe4eeb2dcbc89befa37e27e1c6ee28f0e83136173a13feb2c3677eecddedd82701d0eb6

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 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/4740-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/5036-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	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

5036 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
5036	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:

14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599.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"	14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599.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

2372 PING.EXE

pid	process
2372	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3156	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3156	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3156	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3156	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3156	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3156	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4740	14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4480	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 5036	4740	14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 5036	4740	14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 5036	4740	14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 2200	4740	14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 2200	4740	14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 2200	4740	14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 2372	2200	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 2372	2200	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 2372	2200	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4740

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:5036

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14366ac9ecf55e98afe202d138fb08dac5e0c53d800fe151376a807349f30599.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2200

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2372

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:3156

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:4480

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
35dfcd16a1d241f1a54cc1e80cf94569

SHA1
b6e0ad96e61282c43f59e496ba78cb732f2abe83

SHA256
cdb1b36b55f293ee9e19ed041723fa904fc390216047c47401812e32e23371b0

SHA512
5cab3281914e77350a50e21f3aabdb9d8dc77cf5b2dcb6f5b5d09604966bd0a2f2ca70782b4c58742f03450c82b7e675cd3341d722701a4ff143d1c09f4d2a28

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

MD5
35dfcd16a1d241f1a54cc1e80cf94569

SHA1
b6e0ad96e61282c43f59e496ba78cb732f2abe83

SHA256
cdb1b36b55f293ee9e19ed041723fa904fc390216047c47401812e32e23371b0

SHA512
5cab3281914e77350a50e21f3aabdb9d8dc77cf5b2dcb6f5b5d09604966bd0a2f2ca70782b4c58742f03450c82b7e675cd3341d722701a4ff143d1c09f4d2a28

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memory/3156-132-0x0000024FF8D60000-0x0000024FF8D70000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3156-133-0x0000024FF9320000-0x0000024FF9330000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3156-134-0x0000024FFB9A0000-0x0000024FFB9A4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/4740-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/5036-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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