sakula | 0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3

General

Target

0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3.exe
Size

101KB
MD5

99a9bd669ecac4bd382a916d4b9ca9d3
SHA1

de744ce7f6b8159a9a7e56d0517b364cbbbcd28b
SHA256

0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3
SHA512

89f02ee95b345ba97c6d997e3089abde1eb6ed4b7fcff04553180acbd9e3f18aa92d81b828391354f43c8b7a34a0817c0e28dcb6845ac078d6ec1316f0b3432c

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

368 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
368	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:

0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3.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"	0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.chk	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

972 PING.EXE

pid	process
972	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3.exesvchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1288	0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4712	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4712	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4712	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4712	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4712	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4712	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5080	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 368	1288	0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 368	1288	0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 368	1288	0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4848	1288	0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4848	1288	0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4848	1288	0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4848 wrote to memory of 972	4848	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4848 wrote to memory of 972	4848	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4848 wrote to memory of 972	4848	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1288

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:368

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c19d3e08fda21b05fc7b685b5e530e0dc6328b6cfe96aa7f53a48b29f84e0e3.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4848

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:972

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:4712

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:5080

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
89d9ce7f392a06d89f6c7e0a26fd1a3a

SHA1
75d8db143843fce3ef4b0ef000b0e03e7d662a0c

SHA256
a11423d75135802439bb1b310d86967b7555a48da3591f76d22f7b78ba0c08d3

SHA512
f9cc7dd162c97449f2b72b7219e5b7065fe49564aa05b5f33b0c18442ff77d9420240a71d115a857fa9f526da6e3ba6af905461c040e74489b0c8c37618da6cc

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

MD5
89d9ce7f392a06d89f6c7e0a26fd1a3a

SHA1
75d8db143843fce3ef4b0ef000b0e03e7d662a0c

SHA256
a11423d75135802439bb1b310d86967b7555a48da3591f76d22f7b78ba0c08d3

SHA512
f9cc7dd162c97449f2b72b7219e5b7065fe49564aa05b5f33b0c18442ff77d9420240a71d115a857fa9f526da6e3ba6af905461c040e74489b0c8c37618da6cc

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memory/4712-132-0x0000016709820000-0x0000016709830000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4712-133-0x0000016709880000-0x0000016709890000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4712-134-0x000001670BF30000-0x000001670BF34000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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