sakula | 0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef

General

Target

0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef.exe
Size

150KB
MD5

fea275660cec720f66cce951c9fbe1f0
SHA1

5ddbb10f01f47c06fdc31b7c4c36c7ef954e2d86
SHA256

0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef
SHA512

8371b7fd5ac62038ad780f59cda9b7ca9c793e269748aa1faf40cb0e8588334ecb503d646200f46a87e4a3cefde973d137f5fb679a2136e88b24532391b863b9

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

3148 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3148	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:

0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef.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"	0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef.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

1148 PING.EXE

pid	process
1148	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1444	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1444	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1444	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1444	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1444	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1444	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4468	0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4832	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4468 wrote to memory of 3148	4468	0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4468 wrote to memory of 3148	4468	0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4468 wrote to memory of 3148	4468	0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4468 wrote to memory of 3312	4468	0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4468 wrote to memory of 3312	4468	0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4468 wrote to memory of 3312	4468	0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3312 wrote to memory of 1148	3312	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3312 wrote to memory of 1148	3312	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3312 wrote to memory of 1148	3312	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4468

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3148

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0cec0e79d882e3e93758159d6b0a1ae688b749ce478ff6f6d18ac5944baed1ef.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3312

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1148

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:1444

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:4832

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
76e4ee02070f3e5c92e3e57b58356a64

SHA1
7c93197a3c91ee437a10df43528f61570aa2e26c

SHA256
3cddb95d38dc978c15611dbd418167d807186875389674003cc1a894a1d9736f

SHA512
1b0db1279079deb4aa53cc783e55e12b3307568f104d6a78fd4ccdc3abcd78a29286c2e742b422872539e3ee194cc9dfb7e9e100eced6a382bb35d1d636f1928

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

MD5
76e4ee02070f3e5c92e3e57b58356a64

SHA1
7c93197a3c91ee437a10df43528f61570aa2e26c

SHA256
3cddb95d38dc978c15611dbd418167d807186875389674003cc1a894a1d9736f

SHA512
1b0db1279079deb4aa53cc783e55e12b3307568f104d6a78fd4ccdc3abcd78a29286c2e742b422872539e3ee194cc9dfb7e9e100eced6a382bb35d1d636f1928

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memory/1444-132-0x0000020EF1760000-0x0000020EF1770000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1444-133-0x0000020EF1D20000-0x0000020EF1D30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1444-134-0x0000020EF43C0000-0x0000020EF43C4000-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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