sakula | 12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11

General

Target

12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11.exe
Size

216KB
MD5

043e9bb2de0a8e5874ac8a0be95b3cdb
SHA1

cd4cef589d918afd1f5b1132e335ab3ae0fb6c72
SHA256

12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11
SHA512

2a3ce77364ee5bfed8f54bc3ce6db58649196b1274b7382aeff0570e94c7de93d409a2f617b096c52f903a4e16b936ff4edbf05613d6f8d5209bd03514eb7148

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/4056-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/528-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-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

528 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
528	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:

12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11.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"	12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.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

1836 PING.EXE

pid	process
1836	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	260	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	260	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	260	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	260	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	260	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	260	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4056	12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4056 wrote to memory of 528	4056	12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4056 wrote to memory of 528	4056	12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4056 wrote to memory of 528	4056	12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4056 wrote to memory of 4304	4056	12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4056 wrote to memory of 4304	4056	12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4056 wrote to memory of 4304	4056	12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4304 wrote to memory of 1836	4304	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4304 wrote to memory of 1836	4304	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4304 wrote to memory of 1836	4304	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4056

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:528

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12061cae91a6da66e6ed6681bad04850f9dd99265a1f89786aeabed372f2cb11.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4304

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1836

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:260

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:2172

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
9692283069a7130b56adcbcd89ac084c

SHA1
38d7f001f6876f5d9eef0c35e2f3eadcf19c87eb

SHA256
7f12438083411a008562539f2963fb868fce614f623d414cd4de7409e18d935a

SHA512
79eab52e18b12704d931c48c9ff5143746edc34fc246fe321356b26f3f8ceb0bb37ea274fe960eff1a6f865cc13319891865b42947a54ec1835ca3a77423ede0

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

MD5
9692283069a7130b56adcbcd89ac084c

SHA1
38d7f001f6876f5d9eef0c35e2f3eadcf19c87eb

SHA256
7f12438083411a008562539f2963fb868fce614f623d414cd4de7409e18d935a

SHA512
79eab52e18b12704d931c48c9ff5143746edc34fc246fe321356b26f3f8ceb0bb37ea274fe960eff1a6f865cc13319891865b42947a54ec1835ca3a77423ede0

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memory/260-132-0x0000024D10930000-0x0000024D10940000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/260-133-0x0000024D10990000-0x0000024D109A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/260-134-0x0000024D13690000-0x0000024D13694000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/528-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4056-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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