sakula | 0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329

General

Target

0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329.exe
Size

80KB
MD5

6a4d49551b031d02124d9f50e346157f
SHA1

321b82e5e9bcbebebd6f02c79bea30852e4b792f
SHA256

0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329
SHA512

86ee4690a031119ea1e5d0350d74e38bc5630930f6196ffedf28c62527d95aa7a23d60a0eaa8dc7f28e99a3c47f8883c621557612038e19edd80c1c7f1ea58dd

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

1332 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1332	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:

0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329.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"	0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329.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

1144 PING.EXE

pid	process
1144	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3380	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3380	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3380	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3380	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3380	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3380	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4828	0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	552	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 1332	4828	0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 1332	4828	0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 1332	4828	0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 1648	4828	0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 1648	4828	0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 1648	4828	0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 1144	1648	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 1144	1648	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 1144	1648	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4828

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1332

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c0ae8b5b77cd2d6f788ec041d0a615d901a56c3581265f5b9ce71db71980329.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1648

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1144

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:3380

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:552

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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Downloads

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

MD5
099b2bf8d2e3c3670f3026b0d59098f9

SHA1
9715bc489180eeb38268859d988e6fb10ff51dbd

SHA256
dac9c08d208879926b8c69ce77f8f058018d158db0a921337740e9fb4f86828b

SHA512
b383189261e4033277337cc2d6514bd8668c8ece7d6226f37d82830cf6438f56df9a967c68f7e354a386a5dc6cf7c7d5794912bddba5f1f7a944d2c82d78445b

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

MD5
099b2bf8d2e3c3670f3026b0d59098f9

SHA1
9715bc489180eeb38268859d988e6fb10ff51dbd

SHA256
dac9c08d208879926b8c69ce77f8f058018d158db0a921337740e9fb4f86828b

SHA512
b383189261e4033277337cc2d6514bd8668c8ece7d6226f37d82830cf6438f56df9a967c68f7e354a386a5dc6cf7c7d5794912bddba5f1f7a944d2c82d78445b

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memory/3380-132-0x000002A492330000-0x000002A492340000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3380-133-0x000002A492390000-0x000002A4923A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3380-134-0x000002A495090000-0x000002A495094000-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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