sakula | 0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d

General

Target

0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d.exe
Size

80KB
MD5

ae41a035c0b5959f7e11060a772fcba3
SHA1

319469f74dec1d86f3d4cf9a4cb11aa0e1b7a4c1
SHA256

0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d
SHA512

a3c46ac0e8b74a426fbc3bcfbaa179bb4adb7aec44530ff1b209bee5dc4179003b7b1909197995e3a7984df78bcb8cc7de8d97c69db9241959ff729f6511e660

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

4124 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4124	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:

0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d.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"	0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d.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

2668 PING.EXE

pid	process
2668	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	396	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	396	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	396	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	396	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	396	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	396	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1532	0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4748	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 4124	1532	0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 4124	1532	0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 4124	1532	0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 4648	1532	0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 4648	1532	0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 4648	1532	0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4648 wrote to memory of 2668	4648	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4648 wrote to memory of 2668	4648	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4648 wrote to memory of 2668	4648	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1532

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4124

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0facb4056bf97b999e0698f3690a3348e54897d49a98d949c74993903b33e35d.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4648

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2668

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:396

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:4748

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
85fe3c4f0948f0bb62fafb5ab396d2c8

SHA1
b3a43195449799e8e24c63f3099bb75d1a9583bc

SHA256
96ce2309f8d396876e9758e4445f1838b184deb7ac7e133a2f465c7a8a2b6d53

SHA512
da850dd5684da6cb1e510dd1ad23542fb0f659741fe472ed28e641a26d9c5eb1aaf5a304061fe516ef4600b0bea97366c60c4d371ddae411e7c76bb72c28da3a

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

MD5
85fe3c4f0948f0bb62fafb5ab396d2c8

SHA1
b3a43195449799e8e24c63f3099bb75d1a9583bc

SHA256
96ce2309f8d396876e9758e4445f1838b184deb7ac7e133a2f465c7a8a2b6d53

SHA512
da850dd5684da6cb1e510dd1ad23542fb0f659741fe472ed28e641a26d9c5eb1aaf5a304061fe516ef4600b0bea97366c60c4d371ddae411e7c76bb72c28da3a

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memory/396-132-0x0000027D929A0000-0x0000027D929B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/396-133-0x0000027D93020000-0x0000027D93030000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/396-134-0x0000027D95720000-0x0000027D95724000-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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