sakula | 1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df

General

Target

1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df.exe
Size

216KB
MD5

db386bda4296fbe51a3450466e11452c
SHA1

3bd9881529c981d9bb39a2f7f2c3189f13dc452d
SHA256

1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df
SHA512

b0d1ba679e9e9c1b56de703cf801538025026f99602347d5a2bddb01703eaeb9e4f960e8ff34d6c63405bf20843f94739edfe4a37bb5ffe712975e50f97f312d

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 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/4296-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4132-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

4132 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4132	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:

1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df.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"	1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
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
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

1840 PING.EXE

pid	process
1840	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2248	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2248	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2248	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2248	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2248	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2248	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4296	1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3344	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 4132	4296	1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 4132	4296	1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 4132	4296	1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 4744	4296	1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 4744	4296	1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 4744	4296	1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4744 wrote to memory of 1840	4744	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4744 wrote to memory of 1840	4744	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4744 wrote to memory of 1840	4744	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4296

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4132

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1227d9e9bd44b5729d146fa61bd30109ff65da4dc8201f32ebc3d33dd4f7f5df.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4744

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1840

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:2248

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:3344

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
5df1cdd6fc16672ac543a786ae54d683

SHA1
1168a8c48e6456a2f8cd8c87400fd8819d5dc0b3

SHA256
73bd61db14fb6aa3cb8d656ef798a6004a293583107d6471fd448a2ad91a6483

SHA512
7b2ce63dbbe6338c780b1809e4c1937beac98d23e2e3e0ccec67a8c98439b87abfdb79000a1830a70c237c1615308a3c7cd5a5ddc6438b02add2830cc8cb5416

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

MD5
5df1cdd6fc16672ac543a786ae54d683

SHA1
1168a8c48e6456a2f8cd8c87400fd8819d5dc0b3

SHA256
73bd61db14fb6aa3cb8d656ef798a6004a293583107d6471fd448a2ad91a6483

SHA512
7b2ce63dbbe6338c780b1809e4c1937beac98d23e2e3e0ccec67a8c98439b87abfdb79000a1830a70c237c1615308a3c7cd5a5ddc6438b02add2830cc8cb5416

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memory/2248-132-0x000002A382130000-0x000002A382140000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2248-133-0x000002A382190000-0x000002A3821A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2248-134-0x000002A384E80000-0x000002A384E84000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/4132-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4296-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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