sakula | 0c85cf1e641c9c1d7773eced2feb7c1e5375d95a4eb1524cfe0bc6b0461c98a7

General

Target

0c85cf1e641c9c1d7773eced2feb7c1e5375d95a4eb1524cfe0bc6b0461c98a7.exe
Size

216KB
MD5

df5f4389c3af3c71309e247f2bcfd32d
SHA1

11596cd7353c203e428eacfefb59f09c2b341bf8
SHA256

0c85cf1e641c9c1d7773eced2feb7c1e5375d95a4eb1524cfe0bc6b0461c98a7
SHA512

246f9e70752866783ade9b6dba28c648b18c5f840ffb53d7857ad785de446aaeca27a62f0af9bf6797e6f90b0cd511fdd07315acfdd649caaaa0292a909dfdc6

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/1348-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/1468-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-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

1468 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1468	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:

0c85cf1e641c9c1d7773eced2feb7c1e5375d95a4eb1524cfe0bc6b0461c98a7.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0c85cf1e641c9c1d7773eced2feb7c1e5375d95a4eb1524cfe0bc6b0461c98a7.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0c85cf1e641c9c1d7773eced2feb7c1e5375d95a4eb1524cfe0bc6b0461c98a7.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"	0c85cf1e641c9c1d7773eced2feb7c1e5375d95a4eb1524cfe0bc6b0461c98a7.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WinSxS\pending.xml	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

960 PING.EXE

pid	process
960	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1748	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1748	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1748	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1748	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1748	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1748	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3064	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0c85cf1e641c9c1d7773eced2feb7c1e5375d95a4eb1524cfe0bc6b0461c98a7.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1348 wrote to memory of 1468	1348	0c85cf1e641c9c1d7773eced2feb7c1e5375d95a4eb1524cfe0bc6b0461c98a7.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1348 wrote to memory of 1468	1348	0c85cf1e641c9c1d7773eced2feb7c1e5375d95a4eb1524cfe0bc6b0461c98a7.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1348 wrote to memory of 1468	1348	0c85cf1e641c9c1d7773eced2feb7c1e5375d95a4eb1524cfe0bc6b0461c98a7.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1348 wrote to memory of 4468	1348	0c85cf1e641c9c1d7773eced2feb7c1e5375d95a4eb1524cfe0bc6b0461c98a7.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1348 wrote to memory of 4468	1348	0c85cf1e641c9c1d7773eced2feb7c1e5375d95a4eb1524cfe0bc6b0461c98a7.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1348 wrote to memory of 4468	1348	0c85cf1e641c9c1d7773eced2feb7c1e5375d95a4eb1524cfe0bc6b0461c98a7.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4468 wrote to memory of 960	4468	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4468 wrote to memory of 960	4468	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4468 wrote to memory of 960	4468	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c85cf1e641c9c1d7773eced2feb7c1e5375d95a4eb1524cfe0bc6b0461c98a7.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c85cf1e641c9c1d7773eced2feb7c1e5375d95a4eb1524cfe0bc6b0461c98a7.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1348

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1468

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c85cf1e641c9c1d7773eced2feb7c1e5375d95a4eb1524cfe0bc6b0461c98a7.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4468

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:960

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:1748

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:3064

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
efac26d7cd929a715234b4ed07488563

SHA1
ae8475fdc3ee00f627f2152d53fed7478767e2cb

SHA256
ae64aa160767a8f061ae443fabd82822b87b4f4491a97fca7f3c51194ad643a3

SHA512
0a5f252a321998dccbe4f947dcc1bca8cff9a69f14ddc74f723227125e9dbf517cc079d85b2ae384edce02b778d185d81ba57bf3986fe827e73c86587af2e9b7

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

MD5
efac26d7cd929a715234b4ed07488563

SHA1
ae8475fdc3ee00f627f2152d53fed7478767e2cb

SHA256
ae64aa160767a8f061ae443fabd82822b87b4f4491a97fca7f3c51194ad643a3

SHA512
0a5f252a321998dccbe4f947dcc1bca8cff9a69f14ddc74f723227125e9dbf517cc079d85b2ae384edce02b778d185d81ba57bf3986fe827e73c86587af2e9b7

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memory/1348-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/1468-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/1748-132-0x000001DFCCB30000-0x000001DFCCB40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1748-133-0x000001DFCCB90000-0x000001DFCCBA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1748-134-0x000001DFCF890000-0x000001DFCF894000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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