sakula | 0ca0a2a38476e188cfd1acf8df24a25d48878fe7b7180e027069ef7e874f9632

General

Target

0ca0a2a38476e188cfd1acf8df24a25d48878fe7b7180e027069ef7e874f9632.exe
Size

200KB
MD5

bfbe4b2ec56db581d1e48ab3572143f9
SHA1

6fdfa0c845252ad6aa802579c22de6a4f591fd72
SHA256

0ca0a2a38476e188cfd1acf8df24a25d48878fe7b7180e027069ef7e874f9632
SHA512

4a5669bd2f9537b33a79480304813978cd3fffbbf7a27d3399248d3c257b1bf869101bd09eff2763c6b5a6a54e68f266a8af4fa150a98f721d190af24fc11af4

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/3568-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4260-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-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

4260 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4260	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:

0ca0a2a38476e188cfd1acf8df24a25d48878fe7b7180e027069ef7e874f9632.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0ca0a2a38476e188cfd1acf8df24a25d48878fe7b7180e027069ef7e874f9632.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0ca0a2a38476e188cfd1acf8df24a25d48878fe7b7180e027069ef7e874f9632.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"	0ca0a2a38476e188cfd1acf8df24a25d48878fe7b7180e027069ef7e874f9632.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

2164 PING.EXE

pid	process
2164	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2120	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2120	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2120	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2120	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2120	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2120	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4628	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0ca0a2a38476e188cfd1acf8df24a25d48878fe7b7180e027069ef7e874f9632.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3568 wrote to memory of 4260	3568	0ca0a2a38476e188cfd1acf8df24a25d48878fe7b7180e027069ef7e874f9632.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3568 wrote to memory of 4260	3568	0ca0a2a38476e188cfd1acf8df24a25d48878fe7b7180e027069ef7e874f9632.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3568 wrote to memory of 4260	3568	0ca0a2a38476e188cfd1acf8df24a25d48878fe7b7180e027069ef7e874f9632.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3568 wrote to memory of 2512	3568	0ca0a2a38476e188cfd1acf8df24a25d48878fe7b7180e027069ef7e874f9632.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3568 wrote to memory of 2512	3568	0ca0a2a38476e188cfd1acf8df24a25d48878fe7b7180e027069ef7e874f9632.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3568 wrote to memory of 2512	3568	0ca0a2a38476e188cfd1acf8df24a25d48878fe7b7180e027069ef7e874f9632.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2512 wrote to memory of 2164	2512	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2512 wrote to memory of 2164	2512	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2512 wrote to memory of 2164	2512	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ca0a2a38476e188cfd1acf8df24a25d48878fe7b7180e027069ef7e874f9632.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ca0a2a38476e188cfd1acf8df24a25d48878fe7b7180e027069ef7e874f9632.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3568

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4260

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ca0a2a38476e188cfd1acf8df24a25d48878fe7b7180e027069ef7e874f9632.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2512

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2164

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:2120

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:4628

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
a92a8a89e63dc97aed4a53c5bc07c328

SHA1
dfb2b265817614920ce838a5f469926c259fd913

SHA256
20ec8294e8766d36630c469f4315a6c03924f6dd57a237fb4ec5bdec0de836a1

SHA512
1d655492a5135c2af45fef83f89a8dbef528735fc97391785b8a1645c0e8c79572be69322d38632cceed36e2ac162c53dda126c611ebd5bbc427f441f7a74211

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

MD5
a92a8a89e63dc97aed4a53c5bc07c328

SHA1
dfb2b265817614920ce838a5f469926c259fd913

SHA256
20ec8294e8766d36630c469f4315a6c03924f6dd57a237fb4ec5bdec0de836a1

SHA512
1d655492a5135c2af45fef83f89a8dbef528735fc97391785b8a1645c0e8c79572be69322d38632cceed36e2ac162c53dda126c611ebd5bbc427f441f7a74211

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memory/2120-132-0x0000020A4C020000-0x0000020A4C030000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2120-133-0x0000020A4C080000-0x0000020A4C090000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2120-134-0x0000020A4E740000-0x0000020A4E744000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/3568-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4260-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-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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