sakula | 102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde

General

Target

102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde.exe
Size

89KB
MD5

86cb0f67e19bf476d596f89dfd3b2817
SHA1

3379088e25b2daf269d1c1de2a547fd04b827c3e
SHA256

102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde
SHA512

362189e3bf4df5aabba20262d94726c356d7687f210dc46c90f744ff96cf6580f1ddd24d0c17129ab4fc0d4911f6ccbf7ddcd2a742a6c73e5092081e87856fa0

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 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

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

2240 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2240	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:

102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde.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"	102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde.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

4072 PING.EXE

pid	process
4072	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2296	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2296	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2296	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2296	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1532	102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2296	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2296	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1040	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 2240	1532	102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 2240	1532	102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 2240	1532	102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 4056	1532	102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 4056	1532	102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 4056	1532	102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4056 wrote to memory of 4072	4056	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4056 wrote to memory of 4072	4056	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4056 wrote to memory of 4072	4056	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1532

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2240

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\102816879f89f7f09cd6d74eed4daa4664a67b820fa7c42e43bd74db52173cde.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4056

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4072

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:2296

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:1040

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
814c165394d37462c756f2bbe2051b31

SHA1
2679a4cb7b014f2b2ffb61f607844fd00299eb7e

SHA256
91be1e7e08569a48d6cfd5fd3a41114d1b149d345c9fd59f1fada47a3b97cfbb

SHA512
acab69ef423786dca4ea806dbb7daaafa93305acb9c0984e170c7115c4dc2de9bcec076322b6229a66b0a615630b8403266ee5e2ad2ffad5b9561939d52d9243

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

MD5
814c165394d37462c756f2bbe2051b31

SHA1
2679a4cb7b014f2b2ffb61f607844fd00299eb7e

SHA256
91be1e7e08569a48d6cfd5fd3a41114d1b149d345c9fd59f1fada47a3b97cfbb

SHA512
acab69ef423786dca4ea806dbb7daaafa93305acb9c0984e170c7115c4dc2de9bcec076322b6229a66b0a615630b8403266ee5e2ad2ffad5b9561939d52d9243

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memory/2296-135-0x000001EB92F80000-0x000001EB92F90000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2296-136-0x000001EB93520000-0x000001EB93530000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2296-137-0x000001EB95C00000-0x000001EB95C04000-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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