sakula | 101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f

General

Target

101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f.exe
Size

80KB
MD5

e78653ddbbcfd645aa50769686535cce
SHA1

d51807682b281383792a9eb21f3831450c61b268
SHA256

101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f
SHA512

fb4daa979317161af39ef95a59c9c55a3b8bcbf9747af2355359583d029eff541259c3c256290c44345dee4ca5784f4f9626023168dc9b6db5919f5dd050ba06

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

5028 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
5028	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:

101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f.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"	101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
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

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

4764 PING.EXE

pid	process
4764	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f.exesvchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4604	101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4916	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4604 wrote to memory of 5028	4604	101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4604 wrote to memory of 5028	4604	101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4604 wrote to memory of 5028	4604	101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4604 wrote to memory of 4944	4604	101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4604 wrote to memory of 4944	4604	101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4604 wrote to memory of 4944	4604	101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4764	4944	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4764	4944	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4764	4944	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4604

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:5028

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\101505b5951a31e732cdf396eea879edb8dcf7bb1bccfa1d34c3438ec92b318f.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4944

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4764

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:1564

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:4916

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
6e74a623da1c90337dc9cbbd7787d9bf

SHA1
cec642dd463f51f0be30b0e774783008493c23ab

SHA256
09916cf27ca45cfdbb09e6feb2f29320704f5900adc52e30cd8c102f6b1e62d6

SHA512
5bf1ad526450c4a7be190e687c7b4c2816a6e6afa7b7ffb4d5126cf2a9d9e2a6628a04600617fcb9f56f8383e7c2fbb3e8739e4b7d55f57c0d68ec2caaf534c5

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

MD5
6e74a623da1c90337dc9cbbd7787d9bf

SHA1
cec642dd463f51f0be30b0e774783008493c23ab

SHA256
09916cf27ca45cfdbb09e6feb2f29320704f5900adc52e30cd8c102f6b1e62d6

SHA512
5bf1ad526450c4a7be190e687c7b4c2816a6e6afa7b7ffb4d5126cf2a9d9e2a6628a04600617fcb9f56f8383e7c2fbb3e8739e4b7d55f57c0d68ec2caaf534c5

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memory/1564-132-0x000001E9A8F30000-0x000001E9A8F40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1564-133-0x000001E9A8F90000-0x000001E9A8FA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1564-134-0x000001E9ABC80000-0x000001E9ABC84000-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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