sakula | 1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986

General

Target

1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986.exe
Size

80KB
MD5

84a004cda034ec5dfb98d7f5cd6d3d39
SHA1

6c536c7dab7d4149c4aac1e4d5fa24644416b514
SHA256

1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986
SHA512

64b502ab6b734da57b607be357073be4f05b906a4ea3a39aa62f67add6b1318f70328aaa15d06b4e21ca5c9600e95c85bd9533576f99bf6e2824bb049bd63a3f

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 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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

1452 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1452	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:

1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986.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"	1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

TiWorker.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
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
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

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

4344 PING.EXE

pid	process
4344	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986.exesvchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4688	1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5004	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5004	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5004	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5004	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5004	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5004	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2532	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4688 wrote to memory of 1452	4688	1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4688 wrote to memory of 1452	4688	1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4688 wrote to memory of 1452	4688	1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4688 wrote to memory of 176	4688	1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4688 wrote to memory of 176	4688	1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4688 wrote to memory of 176	4688	1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986.exe	cmd.exe
PID 176 wrote to memory of 4344	176	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 176 wrote to memory of 4344	176	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 176 wrote to memory of 4344	176	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4688

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1452

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1324ba4d70b1875c63031062e5f9d215d2b2092448e4abd87d088caa41248986.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:176

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4344

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:5004

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:2532

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
4bb6746fcca5eb224eb9039eab7b1566

SHA1
0fba3fa85e304363f6350fe544fb68c9e5312bb8

SHA256
ca6679009956d628b9c79266038d9d87d8f53afc1a9d5f2e9c2ab3cabf6a290b

SHA512
e5f3ebb8e2a551b380999cef887d20e2bedc14a8651fbc2c0c3d4acb60b364f2838404cc1736eb05e25fd123b4481364b588df8a86f3269a8cfacaf4c85a3fe6

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

MD5
4bb6746fcca5eb224eb9039eab7b1566

SHA1
0fba3fa85e304363f6350fe544fb68c9e5312bb8

SHA256
ca6679009956d628b9c79266038d9d87d8f53afc1a9d5f2e9c2ab3cabf6a290b

SHA512
e5f3ebb8e2a551b380999cef887d20e2bedc14a8651fbc2c0c3d4acb60b364f2838404cc1736eb05e25fd123b4481364b588df8a86f3269a8cfacaf4c85a3fe6

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memory/5004-135-0x0000020F1B420000-0x0000020F1B430000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/5004-136-0x0000020F1B480000-0x0000020F1B490000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/5004-137-0x0000020F1DB40000-0x0000020F1DB44000-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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