sakula | 0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d

General

Target

0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d.exe
Size

92KB
MD5

5f2073b2fc39e103feda8d25fb529b34
SHA1

fefe4f15cb47eddecf9ed440c74e966a76757b1b
SHA256

0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d
SHA512

f337542c65298e40ea501157a57d43e2e951a3593085fbf1f7ad4c642623d6e6ed2398ebcf9dd736155e9e4563d6a8cedf81ddc91c54b03021c06f0c9fe5a90f

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat suricata 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

suricata: ET MALWARE SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
suricata: ET MALWARE SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
suricata
suricata: ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
suricata: ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
suricata
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

1480 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1480	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:

0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d.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"	0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d.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

668 PING.EXE

pid	process
668	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2616	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2616	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2616	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2616	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2616	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2616	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1164	0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	876	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1164 wrote to memory of 1480	1164	0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1164 wrote to memory of 1480	1164	0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1164 wrote to memory of 1480	1164	0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1164 wrote to memory of 2976	1164	0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1164 wrote to memory of 2976	1164	0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1164 wrote to memory of 2976	1164	0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2976 wrote to memory of 668	2976	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2976 wrote to memory of 668	2976	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2976 wrote to memory of 668	2976	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1164

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1480

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ba0cca8ba003138c27759e52f00db4c245713fe9091bcfcc4c1353ec1ff1f5d.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2976

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:668

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:2616

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:876

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
a187996a65e5e588a1832938bfcc937e

SHA1
ab390641b099d1211a5f6de6dae3684ad47c6dbe

SHA256
d152b4b161edb088507ad4ae84f81d479849e31a0067adbfbd191204edc600d8

SHA512
8fc35b1e9de20ded9db278cee00e738f6faecca39344ce48a5c9be3b606631e036b0ad59b0981d1b9cb178efec43fe44195666907caa13beba8173a4fe2b1da3

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

MD5
a187996a65e5e588a1832938bfcc937e

SHA1
ab390641b099d1211a5f6de6dae3684ad47c6dbe

SHA256
d152b4b161edb088507ad4ae84f81d479849e31a0067adbfbd191204edc600d8

SHA512
8fc35b1e9de20ded9db278cee00e738f6faecca39344ce48a5c9be3b606631e036b0ad59b0981d1b9cb178efec43fe44195666907caa13beba8173a4fe2b1da3

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memory/2616-132-0x000001BDB3530000-0x000001BDB3540000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2616-133-0x000001BDB3590000-0x000001BDB35A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2616-134-0x000001BDB62A0000-0x000001BDB62A4000-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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