sakula | 117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4

General

Target

117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4.exe
Size

99KB
MD5

7060a4d5c8593f1f97d80f417b0ef69e
SHA1

dcf9a387c686ef419b6684e273f29165fa433039
SHA256

117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4
SHA512

c8abcd59f2d6a92903645b139463648ebd9f0779b4af7b5f2b0d068ba7a5829952e8df821820e15ac2a4d7a9ab8b415876404cf06a35f486dc92670f0e43c80a

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

2704 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2704	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:

117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-790714498-1549421491-1643397139-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4.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"	117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

MusNotifyIcon.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\Registry\Machine\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	MusNotifyIcon.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	MusNotifyIcon.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

3544 PING.EXE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4.exe

description pid process

Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4048 117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4.exe

pid	process
3544	PING.EXE

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4048	117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4048 wrote to memory of 2704	4048	117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4048 wrote to memory of 2704	4048	117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4048 wrote to memory of 2704	4048	117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4048 wrote to memory of 2580	4048	117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4048 wrote to memory of 2580	4048	117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4048 wrote to memory of 2580	4048	117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 3544	2580	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 3544	2580	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 3544	2580	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k wusvcs -p
1⤵
PID:3504

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4048

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2704

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\117da7e5b8cbc2b64d7d2393c2f8e4c35665b46e9e085ddbfc1df7ed6a0493b4.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2580

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3544

C:\Windows\system32\MusNotifyIcon.exe
%systemroot%\system32\MusNotifyIcon.exe NotifyTrayIcon 0
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
PID:60

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

2

T1012

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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

MD5
18e908237286a8c59e99dc01392487dd

SHA1
72874b2fd6d3311776cdf3d523d17c8ee0e182e2

SHA256
15a05b96f22042b6b29e80618add65d532b5d59944f7f2768548f5ac2b923d83

SHA512
9d996194b2461bbd549f8b3e122b8353cfba10c7d9f4d64f3dc309a0fed52ab71859076ed9cacf18bbcddc5b6190daf87f64f72a357e52adc68a09bdfe997b41

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

MD5
18e908237286a8c59e99dc01392487dd

SHA1
72874b2fd6d3311776cdf3d523d17c8ee0e182e2

SHA256
15a05b96f22042b6b29e80618add65d532b5d59944f7f2768548f5ac2b923d83

SHA512
9d996194b2461bbd549f8b3e122b8353cfba10c7d9f4d64f3dc309a0fed52ab71859076ed9cacf18bbcddc5b6190daf87f64f72a357e52adc68a09bdfe997b41

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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