sakula | 106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21

General

Target

106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21.exe
Size

216KB
MD5

ec0d33f9ba5379071c38133b5736a04d
SHA1

54e5eda285d3f08f6bd1f28f1dde1341af34e913
SHA256

106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21
SHA512

dc83e9b16b6bfeb2a1cf3adf562ca112eb5d8fd331ef3ad9ae2a2c975bec723233ebd4e741e1da69bc882cba6d0132d6bb9388cc2889909e79dc75aeaa6114ae

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/4476-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3240-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-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

3240 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3240	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:

106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21.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"	106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21.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

1240 PING.EXE

pid	process
1240	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5096	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5096	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5096	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5096	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5096	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5096	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4476	106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 3240	4476	106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 3240	4476	106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 3240	4476	106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 1888	4476	106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 1888	4476	106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 1888	4476	106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 1240	1888	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 1240	1888	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 1240	1888	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4476

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3240

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\106875161a73af7a2b857be111a7559283c5135b494ffba498281c82cb952a21.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1888

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1240

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:5096

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:1952

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
5d7615a2c62ef95f8b3c8987253c6d72

SHA1
51901d7876ab286123e4e784969ae8877061ef36

SHA256
ab945d1d6c80fd55611f096a21876fc7ea5d45d6dd1453e7e9d86252d3a2bd10

SHA512
0ba766a7e31d5640e539251a9833b04a4cf70f58ec0cc59eda7b1c674fe99730daff97c7abefeddbcbee58f858e2e7596d0d2dda1c0be2eb59533e786f5bf796

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

MD5
5d7615a2c62ef95f8b3c8987253c6d72

SHA1
51901d7876ab286123e4e784969ae8877061ef36

SHA256
ab945d1d6c80fd55611f096a21876fc7ea5d45d6dd1453e7e9d86252d3a2bd10

SHA512
0ba766a7e31d5640e539251a9833b04a4cf70f58ec0cc59eda7b1c674fe99730daff97c7abefeddbcbee58f858e2e7596d0d2dda1c0be2eb59533e786f5bf796

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memory/3240-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4476-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/5096-133-0x000002861F720000-0x000002861F730000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/5096-132-0x000002861F160000-0x000002861F170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/5096-134-0x0000028621D90000-0x0000028621D94000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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