sakula | 1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0

General

Target

1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0.exe
Size

92KB
MD5

d7923b7bd5c182afba5feefd39ad4158
SHA1

1edc9b2171a1f36a33f79953b671530ae3c98975
SHA256

1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0
SHA512

4cfdcc1131e774827019c90966680ca2ea45fc2986a5699ff4d9143754d670acbfa3a75421f508684e27f20970b5d0b87083b07fd393fbdba5e8705e13b7ceb5

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

4608 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4608	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:

1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0.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"	1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.chk	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

3968 PING.EXE

pid	process
3968	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2984	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2984	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2984	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2984	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2984	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2984	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4596	1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3012	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 4608	4596	1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 4608	4596	1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 4608	4596	1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 1372	4596	1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 1372	4596	1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 1372	4596	1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1372 wrote to memory of 3968	1372	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1372 wrote to memory of 3968	1372	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1372 wrote to memory of 3968	1372	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4596

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4608

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1093a804acd7081d4f8c212adbd5836a691928b41604c5ad31151d88bc9813e0.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1372

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3968

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:2984

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:3012

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
b6de639dc94748d4c7f376a220e15555

SHA1
f86dc490a7501003dd4f36f1eec58fd8424e40cd

SHA256
07911b1c029cd4ea54bcdb8a16ded2f3c27c42677cdf8304ee3762eea4d2a127

SHA512
99449baaf20d46dfccdcbe252fbdc2acc12499810d88bea5b388ed414e930483bdc7058e947ba3ea7ad60e389592aee6d143389cc67401900c696fe30059631f

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

MD5
b6de639dc94748d4c7f376a220e15555

SHA1
f86dc490a7501003dd4f36f1eec58fd8424e40cd

SHA256
07911b1c029cd4ea54bcdb8a16ded2f3c27c42677cdf8304ee3762eea4d2a127

SHA512
99449baaf20d46dfccdcbe252fbdc2acc12499810d88bea5b388ed414e930483bdc7058e947ba3ea7ad60e389592aee6d143389cc67401900c696fe30059631f

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memory/2984-135-0x000001DE42C20000-0x000001DE42C30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2984-136-0x000001DE42C80000-0x000001DE42C90000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2984-137-0x000001DE45350000-0x000001DE45354000-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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