sakula | 0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909

General

Target

0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909.exe
Size

99KB
MD5

ae2392879d46cc22f6a4597b52fdf62d
SHA1

356b18e1972f8509702b453267d915b4b30f0049
SHA256

0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909
SHA512

0b4fabf5265985813efd5e022dc24e97d1f2dd96bc5e5c27cb350ad0d226dd99a6bcf3874f760441d646e9c573e337140487cc801bcaefbdcd5d05a086411360

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

2116 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2116	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:

0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909.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"	0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909.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

3944 PING.EXE

pid	process
3944	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4068	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4068	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4068	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4068	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4068	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4068	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2380	0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3964	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2116	2380	0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2116	2380	0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2116	2380	0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2852	2380	0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2852	2380	0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2852	2380	0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 3944	2852	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 3944	2852	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 3944	2852	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2380

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2116

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c64605d53803e68cdbf70a48dbff51a1eae747f17a4649b04ceb42ce07f2909.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2852

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3944

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:4068

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:3964

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
dad84da43e2f7bf18fdaa7a4ec13504b

SHA1
77b2388016e0aacd90b98b5911c2373ad2288ded

SHA256
85ca9802f9ed608d1c21efe5a5c719da9978c9da1de62f0c57e3920b20ba3947

SHA512
71635cf16381d85c26f687a74d3d5493a6c7af35452cdf619e8a280c797e0d02e943bdbc817dc741281b4540555b29864bf2b6cc762ef716085c645cdef3ee11

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

MD5
dad84da43e2f7bf18fdaa7a4ec13504b

SHA1
77b2388016e0aacd90b98b5911c2373ad2288ded

SHA256
85ca9802f9ed608d1c21efe5a5c719da9978c9da1de62f0c57e3920b20ba3947

SHA512
71635cf16381d85c26f687a74d3d5493a6c7af35452cdf619e8a280c797e0d02e943bdbc817dc741281b4540555b29864bf2b6cc762ef716085c645cdef3ee11

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memory/4068-132-0x000002938A730000-0x000002938A740000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4068-133-0x000002938A790000-0x000002938A7A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4068-134-0x000002938D4B0000-0x000002938D4B4000-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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