sakula | 0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a

General

Target

0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a.exe
Size

150KB
MD5

cb819774f3a9710f3e07fb5b90a299e5
SHA1

6acff7e080efea7d3d5d0c84f560126570cf79e1
SHA256

0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a
SHA512

3c6236260b3ced97813c3366dffc0267fe41305cb7406ee90e06b59226d65ad9c0c36e228723a314c71ff3e08dc924d73a073e29e769d3a23b5a068e7ff4df71

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

4536 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4536	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:

0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a.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"	0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

TiWorker.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\ReportingEvents.log	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log	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

1792 PING.EXE

pid	process
1792	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4404	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4404	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4404	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4404	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4404	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4404	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4324	0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1948	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4324 wrote to memory of 4536	4324	0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4324 wrote to memory of 4536	4324	0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4324 wrote to memory of 4536	4324	0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4324 wrote to memory of 624	4324	0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4324 wrote to memory of 624	4324	0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4324 wrote to memory of 624	4324	0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 624 wrote to memory of 1792	624	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 624 wrote to memory of 1792	624	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 624 wrote to memory of 1792	624	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4324

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4536

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e057b25c7f057515848a79c900b47c8960fdda0ba10ef89d661cdf2075c1f9a.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:624

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1792

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:4404

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:1948

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
c617735888cb62a6230892a96b1b1a95

SHA1
f4dba602ea508e87bd2f0c8b0c1f1944e8fa7f33

SHA256
a6c286ab3939f6dc1487beec3fb90f14bdf6db3deb9f360884395cd280c4c2b3

SHA512
4b6cb8ecce413e920f99f5f778d46e2d08efdc0e80f65e648870507771887cff3a7263971292f105d66982ed7e6d51f375590711da130136b0795bdb76093ae4

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

MD5
c617735888cb62a6230892a96b1b1a95

SHA1
f4dba602ea508e87bd2f0c8b0c1f1944e8fa7f33

SHA256
a6c286ab3939f6dc1487beec3fb90f14bdf6db3deb9f360884395cd280c4c2b3

SHA512
4b6cb8ecce413e920f99f5f778d46e2d08efdc0e80f65e648870507771887cff3a7263971292f105d66982ed7e6d51f375590711da130136b0795bdb76093ae4

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memory/4404-132-0x0000018CA4F70000-0x0000018CA4F80000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4404-133-0x0000018CA5520000-0x0000018CA5530000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4404-134-0x0000018CA7BF0000-0x0000018CA7BF4000-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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