sakula | 0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b

General

Target

0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b.exe
Size

99KB
MD5

ebbac991db86c808f50834b983686ab4
SHA1

b87eb0049b0b1a89dcb29195ab59c5c4961d89b2
SHA256

0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b
SHA512

a8b1fbc3a86d6a4c1928c5e686050389bc6fd1c36aa1f956874e55fe09491057f78536636576f50218dca208743f48b23d82e1f11f9695e282884f31542a1e6c

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

5016 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
5016	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:

0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b.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"	0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b.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

3228 PING.EXE

pid	process
3228	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3036	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3036	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3036	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3036	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3036	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3036	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1452	0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1452 wrote to memory of 5016	1452	0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1452 wrote to memory of 5016	1452	0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1452 wrote to memory of 5016	1452	0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1452 wrote to memory of 992	1452	0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1452 wrote to memory of 992	1452	0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1452 wrote to memory of 992	1452	0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 992 wrote to memory of 3228	992	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 992 wrote to memory of 3228	992	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 992 wrote to memory of 3228	992	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1452

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:5016

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ee3a70eee79d621bcf4ed84d75ef52ab772335ecdcaf5c616ac782a5c52786b.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:992

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3228

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:3036

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:1568

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
a2ba16708c22f6d4641fcfe16d0b5649

SHA1
46d354e6e7da3569abdc771bdbdf49f1aeb2b676

SHA256
823c82c474cff0118cc363bcde9e7e0acd74b49a1f2b550bb87934f4c31589f7

SHA512
2674a527cd9f17e7b63f6512d179df37de39d014453c88d4c50decc9260ba2b302968953698a363db2e61effcca3b03e6b0be65ed5b1061800a896f23c106d16

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

MD5
a2ba16708c22f6d4641fcfe16d0b5649

SHA1
46d354e6e7da3569abdc771bdbdf49f1aeb2b676

SHA256
823c82c474cff0118cc363bcde9e7e0acd74b49a1f2b550bb87934f4c31589f7

SHA512
2674a527cd9f17e7b63f6512d179df37de39d014453c88d4c50decc9260ba2b302968953698a363db2e61effcca3b03e6b0be65ed5b1061800a896f23c106d16

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memory/3036-132-0x000001EEE4B40000-0x000001EEE4B50000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3036-133-0x000001EEE4BA0000-0x000001EEE4BB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3036-134-0x000001EEE78C0000-0x000001EEE78C4000-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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