sakula | 0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a

General

Target

0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a.exe
Size

99KB
MD5

31bc96e49a87d4b4953faa56897a5a58
SHA1

b6ddaeab6a0d87b65b60c998aa5d2f38550739df
SHA256

0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a
SHA512

282af6fed9ac40d27eca6cffebe9635e4faec44ee6413e69d1ac94717da238984565b3f7833727db2693dfb8b94d37ad536671c54d5269554aa596f252bb98bf

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

1440 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1440	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:

0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a.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"	0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a.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

3464 PING.EXE

pid	process
3464	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a.exesvchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4976	0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3848	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3848	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3848	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3848	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3848	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3848	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1580	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4976 wrote to memory of 1440	4976	0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4976 wrote to memory of 1440	4976	0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4976 wrote to memory of 1440	4976	0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4976 wrote to memory of 4344	4976	0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4976 wrote to memory of 4344	4976	0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4976 wrote to memory of 4344	4976	0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4344 wrote to memory of 3464	4344	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4344 wrote to memory of 3464	4344	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4344 wrote to memory of 3464	4344	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4976

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1440

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0deb0c02a0d6625e93648991ce9c7b0444db5cf2ad44e1f07af64b62bf0ef73a.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4344

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3464

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:3848

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:1580

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
6bdef7e4b65390f06a68a06f558cbab5

SHA1
5b0c39a4c588942af2180b47fe12e1cb27cf26d4

SHA256
d2f4fb7a313c11d6e3e87d9fcacd3403ea6cba44e4631873f91da0cafd14f624

SHA512
39f49618e73c9ee5bc5461f4398424a5cbc8fef44f61a727fe9166fc496f292725c5c4edae9b02747f4ebd164f9255caa98966b1e4cd037fcd29c84da769d3bb

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

MD5
6bdef7e4b65390f06a68a06f558cbab5

SHA1
5b0c39a4c588942af2180b47fe12e1cb27cf26d4

SHA256
d2f4fb7a313c11d6e3e87d9fcacd3403ea6cba44e4631873f91da0cafd14f624

SHA512
39f49618e73c9ee5bc5461f4398424a5cbc8fef44f61a727fe9166fc496f292725c5c4edae9b02747f4ebd164f9255caa98966b1e4cd037fcd29c84da769d3bb

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memory/3848-135-0x00000268F5D50000-0x00000268F5D60000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3848-136-0x00000268F6420000-0x00000268F6430000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3848-137-0x00000268F8AD0000-0x00000268F8AD4000-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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