sakula | 0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a

General

Target

0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a.exe
Size

79KB
MD5

6f0823ba186b8ec54fc51dc8e9da001b
SHA1

22377d3074c58de918acf022e0a25d87ef17b4ce
SHA256

0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a
SHA512

c2d7e3cab6b88f62dc34fe87f675921ec8c269a36e26b5a09ad8d0bf51d6f19194e2a7d42c4e4e0f98864444ca10ce30c56e40f792fa23cb61b546f80f3cacb3

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

1840 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1840	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:

0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a.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"	0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

TiWorker.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\ReportingEvents.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

4408 PING.EXE

pid	process
4408	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4128	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4128	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4128	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4128	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4128	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4128	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5028	0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3988	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 5028 wrote to memory of 1840	5028	0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5028 wrote to memory of 1840	5028	0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5028 wrote to memory of 1840	5028	0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5028 wrote to memory of 1856	5028	0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5028 wrote to memory of 1856	5028	0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5028 wrote to memory of 1856	5028	0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1856 wrote to memory of 4408	1856	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1856 wrote to memory of 4408	1856	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1856 wrote to memory of 4408	1856	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5028

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1840

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ecc4e9f9c9eeb75193384ffe2931f3ca61c188e024aaf4d6d905ae4ea2e805a.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1856

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4408

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:4128

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:3988

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
7430b3f517f5ab54680c4dd613ee83d9

SHA1
83aa62f3527c425b5fe96260f6e0d1d92d977528

SHA256
511b542c34f16794af85c7eb4c65aed66cd257e40d393489ba94740b4c6a0e15

SHA512
1978891ed8c3139ed9392b83ab54d0c07d1614a848ed4f1a613756553199f559ddadc82182ff93728f90c4f664f9babf61490d4c13119bed5d2703ce75834dad

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

MD5
7430b3f517f5ab54680c4dd613ee83d9

SHA1
83aa62f3527c425b5fe96260f6e0d1d92d977528

SHA256
511b542c34f16794af85c7eb4c65aed66cd257e40d393489ba94740b4c6a0e15

SHA512
1978891ed8c3139ed9392b83ab54d0c07d1614a848ed4f1a613756553199f559ddadc82182ff93728f90c4f664f9babf61490d4c13119bed5d2703ce75834dad

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memory/4128-132-0x0000023A69D80000-0x0000023A69D90000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4128-133-0x0000023A6A320000-0x0000023A6A330000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4128-134-0x0000023A6CA00000-0x0000023A6CA04000-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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