sakula | 0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f

General

Target

0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f.exe
Size

176KB
MD5

d1c753a82fc8d2bcc975ff186786387f
SHA1

458a9ab0f4c5fdbe53f08df2f0fcf6ec733a8d2b
SHA256

0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f
SHA512

c54c62ee940706b8b318097fd829cf0c9914f931f2e0738d411948ec1cf5e2b554a16903ccba64c05f179a15529d12a5309173f7bb082c1d97bae844faa0c136

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 4 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
behavioral2/memory/1436-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4808-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

4808 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4808	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:

0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f.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"	0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f.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.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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WinSxS\pending.xml	TiWorker.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.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

2212 PING.EXE

pid	process
2212	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f.exesvchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1436	0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4448	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4448	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4448	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4448	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4448	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4448	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3912	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1436 wrote to memory of 4808	1436	0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1436 wrote to memory of 4808	1436	0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1436 wrote to memory of 4808	1436	0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1436 wrote to memory of 3428	1436	0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1436 wrote to memory of 3428	1436	0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1436 wrote to memory of 3428	1436	0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3428 wrote to memory of 2212	3428	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3428 wrote to memory of 2212	3428	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3428 wrote to memory of 2212	3428	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1436

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4808

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e44238599f48d3bbdd1af565ef29193955a12f196c9f5cd0c7e1ca51c5fa31f.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3428

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2212

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:4448

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:3912

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
ed1a5aa21f26602e4211caf0eba20c3b

SHA1
f7ab9a247ff64204dcbeff994187254493912531

SHA256
765b9660c442af845f3a6e60b862d6b14ea533a4cac166fa64e0940bbc8ea0a4

SHA512
fc4611b0efcae90d89485c2798ed96c125c2d84298565da594d7462fbbdb2ab8b2c774fc4048fe071a869ffb250d97f1fb930f4e228692406e9a2dadc4f0ef39

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

MD5
ed1a5aa21f26602e4211caf0eba20c3b

SHA1
f7ab9a247ff64204dcbeff994187254493912531

SHA256
765b9660c442af845f3a6e60b862d6b14ea533a4cac166fa64e0940bbc8ea0a4

SHA512
fc4611b0efcae90d89485c2798ed96c125c2d84298565da594d7462fbbdb2ab8b2c774fc4048fe071a869ffb250d97f1fb930f4e228692406e9a2dadc4f0ef39

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memory/1436-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4448-132-0x000001E7D1170000-0x000001E7D1180000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4448-133-0x000001E7D1820000-0x000001E7D1830000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4448-134-0x000001E7D3EF0000-0x000001E7D3EF4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/4808-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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