sakula | 0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e

General

Target

0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e.exe
Size

192KB
MD5

33ba192fcbfee17b86dfdab1545da663
SHA1

5389e96ff6b8a490e6fede1b940722457f42fcff
SHA256

0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e
SHA512

7b3d40ef823c574bd8607f4f9787c9cbcfb514f5a0a43d872d12a23d5c629748d2770ef707d472d12b3b7fb5096843f2033979088b5fb95ce274a7e08b20c2ed

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

4692 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4692	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:

0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e.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"	0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e.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

4800 PING.EXE

pid	process
4800	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3636	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3636	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3636	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3636	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3636	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3636	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1392	0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1392 wrote to memory of 4692	1392	0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1392 wrote to memory of 4692	1392	0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1392 wrote to memory of 4692	1392	0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1392 wrote to memory of 4088	1392	0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1392 wrote to memory of 4088	1392	0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1392 wrote to memory of 4088	1392	0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 4800	4088	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 4800	4088	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 4800	4088	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1392

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4692

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e687e9657eec6e67ef8041433e986b614f22dd36fe38fefb9bd862403f17f8e.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4088

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4800

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:3636

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:1864

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
fd595db6d9270372abb003a6cc962f3c

SHA1
7f633e229d9465fa1560fd94a2a4bfe91ad28540

SHA256
ce5af67de18633cdbba7d07fe333d373e156590c25357f9a5b54655b5035d38e

SHA512
20b00b7f9779b2c9630119a4c90c32dc3c48bcb58e18881eb04c23fd99e7d75381262a1cad584779c19b8420c30f399aa406b448215a9c13405760dfdabfcbd4

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

MD5
fd595db6d9270372abb003a6cc962f3c

SHA1
7f633e229d9465fa1560fd94a2a4bfe91ad28540

SHA256
ce5af67de18633cdbba7d07fe333d373e156590c25357f9a5b54655b5035d38e

SHA512
20b00b7f9779b2c9630119a4c90c32dc3c48bcb58e18881eb04c23fd99e7d75381262a1cad584779c19b8420c30f399aa406b448215a9c13405760dfdabfcbd4

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memory/3636-132-0x0000024E46520000-0x0000024E46530000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3636-133-0x0000024E46580000-0x0000024E46590000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3636-134-0x0000024E48C40000-0x0000024E48C44000-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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