sakula | 1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e

General

Target

1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e.exe
Size

188KB
MD5

bfcdc5bfa4861ff40a2b67bf97679b85
SHA1

69227823fc080a49a3e043758d1bd77a8abf2e8b
SHA256

1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e
SHA512

8b2d4210e519d22822baa4437f0b6336abdf4563cc1e6a570463b91c903d14b5310d4865c9c6687afd5f8e0c42c468814c1efd7a1caf1242013eb99de02e9412

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/2696-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4712-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-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

4712 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4712	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:

1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e.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"	1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

TiWorker.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log	TiWorker.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

1860 PING.EXE

pid	process
1860	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1312	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1312	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1312	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1312	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1312	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1312	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2696	1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5032	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2696 wrote to memory of 4712	2696	1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2696 wrote to memory of 4712	2696	1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2696 wrote to memory of 4712	2696	1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2696 wrote to memory of 1040	2696	1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2696 wrote to memory of 1040	2696	1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2696 wrote to memory of 1040	2696	1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 1860	1040	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 1860	1040	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 1860	1040	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2696

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4712

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1387d1d2c3e529ca8b95c752e0e00be9f379ddf9d8f2864b6bcf33ea00da527e.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1040

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1860

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:1312

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:5032

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
fd16d25584718b040d475aae42d569a8

SHA1
785981d1ad1505e1143dbac55d70a6ede207ab80

SHA256
54d7db6d519e154bb86b2c821ff66d90a04d2f78abf4a32548cb95ed061b5f51

SHA512
4551f66ff62819d1c6d4b08b14417dbb2f0f2b2e3855de99060e153996cee052b728339be3876179df8598b174bba4f863dc1497a896ac2e6759dd3e85b60698

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

MD5
fd16d25584718b040d475aae42d569a8

SHA1
785981d1ad1505e1143dbac55d70a6ede207ab80

SHA256
54d7db6d519e154bb86b2c821ff66d90a04d2f78abf4a32548cb95ed061b5f51

SHA512
4551f66ff62819d1c6d4b08b14417dbb2f0f2b2e3855de99060e153996cee052b728339be3876179df8598b174bba4f863dc1497a896ac2e6759dd3e85b60698

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memory/1312-132-0x0000020F7C220000-0x0000020F7C230000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1312-133-0x0000020F7C280000-0x0000020F7C290000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1312-134-0x0000020F7E950000-0x0000020F7E954000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/2696-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4712-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-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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