sakula | 0c86ee36c9eeb493e69106d185f72195777f4f439bc6f2a57fa065a16cf6ed0e

General

Target

0c86ee36c9eeb493e69106d185f72195777f4f439bc6f2a57fa065a16cf6ed0e.exe
Size

216KB
MD5

2685bdaa57134131434aa4c74cbeeb50
SHA1

99bc537aba805b7fa64c48bbc968671222e14c8d
SHA256

0c86ee36c9eeb493e69106d185f72195777f4f439bc6f2a57fa065a16cf6ed0e
SHA512

6adee0a0688291b8008efe0065d43c405a4c3afa548f789de904911f321fc79dd025f817dc6ecd65ea7665a484f85d92d26cad14996be857c508c25665dd1e6e

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/1400-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/1512-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-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

1512 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1512	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:

0c86ee36c9eeb493e69106d185f72195777f4f439bc6f2a57fa065a16cf6ed0e.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0c86ee36c9eeb493e69106d185f72195777f4f439bc6f2a57fa065a16cf6ed0e.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0c86ee36c9eeb493e69106d185f72195777f4f439bc6f2a57fa065a16cf6ed0e.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"	0c86ee36c9eeb493e69106d185f72195777f4f439bc6f2a57fa065a16cf6ed0e.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

2396 PING.EXE

pid	process
2396	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4832	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4832	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4832	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4832	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4832	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4832	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3216	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0c86ee36c9eeb493e69106d185f72195777f4f439bc6f2a57fa065a16cf6ed0e.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1400 wrote to memory of 1512	1400	0c86ee36c9eeb493e69106d185f72195777f4f439bc6f2a57fa065a16cf6ed0e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1400 wrote to memory of 1512	1400	0c86ee36c9eeb493e69106d185f72195777f4f439bc6f2a57fa065a16cf6ed0e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1400 wrote to memory of 1512	1400	0c86ee36c9eeb493e69106d185f72195777f4f439bc6f2a57fa065a16cf6ed0e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1400 wrote to memory of 2744	1400	0c86ee36c9eeb493e69106d185f72195777f4f439bc6f2a57fa065a16cf6ed0e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1400 wrote to memory of 2744	1400	0c86ee36c9eeb493e69106d185f72195777f4f439bc6f2a57fa065a16cf6ed0e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1400 wrote to memory of 2744	1400	0c86ee36c9eeb493e69106d185f72195777f4f439bc6f2a57fa065a16cf6ed0e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2396	2744	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2396	2744	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2396	2744	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c86ee36c9eeb493e69106d185f72195777f4f439bc6f2a57fa065a16cf6ed0e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c86ee36c9eeb493e69106d185f72195777f4f439bc6f2a57fa065a16cf6ed0e.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1400

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1512

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c86ee36c9eeb493e69106d185f72195777f4f439bc6f2a57fa065a16cf6ed0e.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2744

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2396

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:4832

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:3216

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
78aa6197e15eb0e186ca1de2243ba79a

SHA1
190cbb1a42a9195818110748ffb717cbf265c896

SHA256
8460f6633fc16d48df8e6808b8b28d6001555d83b773cf826f22c9c1953c849e

SHA512
09250e2068bfd23a529f311bbc04d91a79fcb530783f155918f48d6e1ea4e4c191925fbcd296e45940e82e12bca6aff6f75f01baebb0b4d49104706bb7d89a5c

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

MD5
78aa6197e15eb0e186ca1de2243ba79a

SHA1
190cbb1a42a9195818110748ffb717cbf265c896

SHA256
8460f6633fc16d48df8e6808b8b28d6001555d83b773cf826f22c9c1953c849e

SHA512
09250e2068bfd23a529f311bbc04d91a79fcb530783f155918f48d6e1ea4e4c191925fbcd296e45940e82e12bca6aff6f75f01baebb0b4d49104706bb7d89a5c

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memory/1400-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/1512-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4832-132-0x00000150DBF70000-0x00000150DBF80000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4832-133-0x00000150DC620000-0x00000150DC630000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4832-134-0x00000150DECF0000-0x00000150DECF4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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