sakula | 0c7aaaa1fa027f9d92572bdb6f0274dfa4d3c91fb0913f88b48c61453bf50265

General

Target

0c7aaaa1fa027f9d92572bdb6f0274dfa4d3c91fb0913f88b48c61453bf50265.exe
Size

192KB
MD5

bd97d722577d6b4845b4c5e44ba253db
SHA1

50cc24400b39c2d5aaedf277697f9e435b6474a7
SHA256

0c7aaaa1fa027f9d92572bdb6f0274dfa4d3c91fb0913f88b48c61453bf50265
SHA512

36fd285aea0f34e10168ad64f3061ee6b1bd588faf1136d9fe7c8624783a5ee116218fb23104d66c04c425e8e744aed83add950063ac42639423a38d5f324b24

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat 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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

4516 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4516	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:

0c7aaaa1fa027f9d92572bdb6f0274dfa4d3c91fb0913f88b48c61453bf50265.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0c7aaaa1fa027f9d92572bdb6f0274dfa4d3c91fb0913f88b48c61453bf50265.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0c7aaaa1fa027f9d92572bdb6f0274dfa4d3c91fb0913f88b48c61453bf50265.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"	0c7aaaa1fa027f9d92572bdb6f0274dfa4d3c91fb0913f88b48c61453bf50265.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

1640 PING.EXE

pid	process
1640	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2508	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2508	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2508	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2508	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2508	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2508	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2884	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0c7aaaa1fa027f9d92572bdb6f0274dfa4d3c91fb0913f88b48c61453bf50265.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 4516	2760	0c7aaaa1fa027f9d92572bdb6f0274dfa4d3c91fb0913f88b48c61453bf50265.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 4516	2760	0c7aaaa1fa027f9d92572bdb6f0274dfa4d3c91fb0913f88b48c61453bf50265.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 4516	2760	0c7aaaa1fa027f9d92572bdb6f0274dfa4d3c91fb0913f88b48c61453bf50265.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 452	2760	0c7aaaa1fa027f9d92572bdb6f0274dfa4d3c91fb0913f88b48c61453bf50265.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 452	2760	0c7aaaa1fa027f9d92572bdb6f0274dfa4d3c91fb0913f88b48c61453bf50265.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 452	2760	0c7aaaa1fa027f9d92572bdb6f0274dfa4d3c91fb0913f88b48c61453bf50265.exe	cmd.exe
PID 452 wrote to memory of 1640	452	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 452 wrote to memory of 1640	452	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 452 wrote to memory of 1640	452	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c7aaaa1fa027f9d92572bdb6f0274dfa4d3c91fb0913f88b48c61453bf50265.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c7aaaa1fa027f9d92572bdb6f0274dfa4d3c91fb0913f88b48c61453bf50265.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2760

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4516

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c7aaaa1fa027f9d92572bdb6f0274dfa4d3c91fb0913f88b48c61453bf50265.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:452

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1640

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:2508

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:2884

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
25375d38f0e7f7d0e92bba71df382c9b

SHA1
da70d490c913cde18062b2850cc6378a73c495e0

SHA256
0e87c2a16fbb0e37f5abfa0a0409b62a066b6021a530e658da55a74bdaa58e85

SHA512
1bba3d58552f4fcedadaabe4cb49709748b0be2044bb6a611e543a0215544d7b32b1192ce94225b279b4e29d0767e0ba3596dd082a31a4a7b5c372e7eacd403c

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

MD5
25375d38f0e7f7d0e92bba71df382c9b

SHA1
da70d490c913cde18062b2850cc6378a73c495e0

SHA256
0e87c2a16fbb0e37f5abfa0a0409b62a066b6021a530e658da55a74bdaa58e85

SHA512
1bba3d58552f4fcedadaabe4cb49709748b0be2044bb6a611e543a0215544d7b32b1192ce94225b279b4e29d0767e0ba3596dd082a31a4a7b5c372e7eacd403c

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memory/2508-132-0x000001F45F130000-0x000001F45F140000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2508-133-0x000001F45F190000-0x000001F45F1A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2508-134-0x000001F461E70000-0x000001F461E74000-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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