sakula | 0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a

General

Target

0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a.exe
Size

216KB
MD5

0bc448fb3c28f459888ada79228b7d38
SHA1

9384e92cdee4288d6ec59cbb9bafa35a884d6c9b
SHA256

0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a
SHA512

e1a2d58fdfbe62762fabda75dd72535cb4deff74fb490cf17c8ddca3da586b40f58ee2019bd1fc624a2fe15625819c135cee25d3ddfe24ce13077282eeb0e2de

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 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/4980-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4088-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	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

4088 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4088	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:

0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a.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"	0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a.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

2156 PING.EXE

pid	process
2156	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4324	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4324	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4324	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4324	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4324	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4324	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4980	0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4408	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 4088	4980	0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 4088	4980	0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 4088	4980	0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 648	4980	0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 648	4980	0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 648	4980	0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 648 wrote to memory of 2156	648	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 648 wrote to memory of 2156	648	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 648 wrote to memory of 2156	648	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4980

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4088

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0cc9c77be7b46d0d4d89befe93e05e13fabbf2253d8200dbddaeef50f5dadf2a.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:648

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2156

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:4324

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:4408

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
a6e35ed84a29d3aa2bca462ca64c29b0

SHA1
5e94a518052241fae8097ec2d298aed04e36e92d

SHA256
833047eb77504cdacb9840db797c2dea797d2731d24c4a22e37c1d0d81365b01

SHA512
1448d6a10f413d7e3b39ed4ba14da7e88c75e136dc5d158bd0d6dfc1f6969c0659508c44cb5adb8fd2760549714ac0d6f4deced6d2557e28123b9e2e57a17ecb

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

MD5
a6e35ed84a29d3aa2bca462ca64c29b0

SHA1
5e94a518052241fae8097ec2d298aed04e36e92d

SHA256
833047eb77504cdacb9840db797c2dea797d2731d24c4a22e37c1d0d81365b01

SHA512
1448d6a10f413d7e3b39ed4ba14da7e88c75e136dc5d158bd0d6dfc1f6969c0659508c44cb5adb8fd2760549714ac0d6f4deced6d2557e28123b9e2e57a17ecb

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memory/4088-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4324-132-0x00000215C3160000-0x00000215C3170000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4324-133-0x00000215C3720000-0x00000215C3730000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4324-134-0x00000215C5D90000-0x00000215C5D94000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/4980-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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