sakula | 130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db

General

Target

130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db.exe
Size

35KB
MD5

2cd2809857984142aa483a2ed7b020ca
SHA1

01851edce949169a114632e45b78602ffcf8654a
SHA256

130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db
SHA512

790127b139bf4e1a17829330089220bb52eef950fce0f212c38518c0090e0a79ab9acf835af130fec6e84d70dd1192dbdb24e603b0d2caa8f48261e246a90894

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Sakula
Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
trojan rat sakula
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

2116 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2116	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:

130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-790714498-1549421491-1643397139-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db.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"	130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization\State\keyValueLKG.dat	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

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

MusNotifyIcon.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\Registry\Machine\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	MusNotifyIcon.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	MusNotifyIcon.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 49 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\NormalDownloadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\NormalDownloadPendingCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "1.408435"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MemoryUsageKB = "4176"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyLanBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateFrBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateBkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\SwarmCount = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CacheSizeBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\InternetConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownlinkUsageBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UplinkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateFrCnt = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\GroupConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UplinkUsageBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadRatePct = "100"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\SwarmCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyInternetBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MonthID = "2"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\Geo_EndpointFullUri = "https://geo.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com/geo"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\LinkLocalConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownlinkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\BkDownloadRatePct = "45"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MonthlyUploadRestriction = "0"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Settings	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\DownloadMode_BackCompat = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\FrDownloadRatePct = "90"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PriorityDownloadPendingCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "0.000000"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyLinkLocalBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyCacheHostBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CDNConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\DODownloadMode = "1"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadMonthlyInternetBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\GeoVersion_EndpointFullUri = "https://geover.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com/geoversion"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PriorityDownloadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "0.233645"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MemoryUsageKB = "4368"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadMonthlyLanBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyCdnBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyGroupBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateBkCnt = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\KVFileExpirationTime = "132892932617120079"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PeerInfoCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\LANConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

1360 PING.EXE

pid	process
1360	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

TiWorker.exe130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1132	130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1132 wrote to memory of 2116	1132	130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1132 wrote to memory of 2116	1132	130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1132 wrote to memory of 2116	1132	130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1132 wrote to memory of 2860	1132	130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1132 wrote to memory of 2860	1132	130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1132 wrote to memory of 2860	1132	130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1360	2860	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1360	2860	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1360	2860	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1132

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2116

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\130de4aef3eef8186b12d5884730d2762098cd29de0bbfcf2fa772ac85bac7db.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2860

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1360

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p
1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
PID:8

C:\Windows\system32\MusNotifyIcon.exe
%systemroot%\system32\MusNotifyIcon.exe NotifyTrayIcon 13
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
PID:1740

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:64

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

2

T1012

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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

MD5
46d1abbad0feb7df1692b21e5eae9c61

SHA1
db0c2094c913f7c754a0a85b7453765d1c15daed

SHA256
3703673b6abffd312a06c463eeff7d9915ea804fef8a57d38dec7c60c64a1351

SHA512
903e892f3e2742257f3c5313e1e8fa53be2a26100cb5a4ba18d23d462baeda2f908df515dd01bb99099ed5a331cf47ae9342e9ee1eb4d50135e26d7ea8db033d

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

MD5
46d1abbad0feb7df1692b21e5eae9c61

SHA1
db0c2094c913f7c754a0a85b7453765d1c15daed

SHA256
3703673b6abffd312a06c463eeff7d9915ea804fef8a57d38dec7c60c64a1351

SHA512
903e892f3e2742257f3c5313e1e8fa53be2a26100cb5a4ba18d23d462baeda2f908df515dd01bb99099ed5a331cf47ae9342e9ee1eb4d50135e26d7ea8db033d

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Analysis

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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