sakula | 0abc56aff7013e8d75b4a1872ca1bababc00e43614583c4e965503fe1fc1e0d2

General

Target

0abc56aff7013e8d75b4a1872ca1bababc00e43614583c4e965503fe1fc1e0d2.exe
Size

120KB
MD5

ebe8c3975806dc73be5e0837f593208d
SHA1

8e71fcde7e240fbd86d9a0c5a367d5b60b3f4471
SHA256

0abc56aff7013e8d75b4a1872ca1bababc00e43614583c4e965503fe1fc1e0d2
SHA512

8e50f7188fa495b208e3b4ecab2fa183d1cad49a3710bc9a1be319029af2c72b3e9dea06a9df477b503ba495afb867406fe47e53bb465e787acf1aabe7bd23b0

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 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/5064-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3672-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

3672 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3672	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:

0abc56aff7013e8d75b4a1872ca1bababc00e43614583c4e965503fe1fc1e0d2.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0abc56aff7013e8d75b4a1872ca1bababc00e43614583c4e965503fe1fc1e0d2.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0abc56aff7013e8d75b4a1872ca1bababc00e43614583c4e965503fe1fc1e0d2.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"	0abc56aff7013e8d75b4a1872ca1bababc00e43614583c4e965503fe1fc1e0d2.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.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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.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

2144 PING.EXE

pid	process
2144	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4580	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4580	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4580	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4580	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4580	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4580	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3340	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0abc56aff7013e8d75b4a1872ca1bababc00e43614583c4e965503fe1fc1e0d2.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 5064 wrote to memory of 3672	5064	0abc56aff7013e8d75b4a1872ca1bababc00e43614583c4e965503fe1fc1e0d2.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5064 wrote to memory of 3672	5064	0abc56aff7013e8d75b4a1872ca1bababc00e43614583c4e965503fe1fc1e0d2.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5064 wrote to memory of 3672	5064	0abc56aff7013e8d75b4a1872ca1bababc00e43614583c4e965503fe1fc1e0d2.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5064 wrote to memory of 4676	5064	0abc56aff7013e8d75b4a1872ca1bababc00e43614583c4e965503fe1fc1e0d2.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5064 wrote to memory of 4676	5064	0abc56aff7013e8d75b4a1872ca1bababc00e43614583c4e965503fe1fc1e0d2.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5064 wrote to memory of 4676	5064	0abc56aff7013e8d75b4a1872ca1bababc00e43614583c4e965503fe1fc1e0d2.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4676 wrote to memory of 2144	4676	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4676 wrote to memory of 2144	4676	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4676 wrote to memory of 2144	4676	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0abc56aff7013e8d75b4a1872ca1bababc00e43614583c4e965503fe1fc1e0d2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0abc56aff7013e8d75b4a1872ca1bababc00e43614583c4e965503fe1fc1e0d2.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5064

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3672

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0abc56aff7013e8d75b4a1872ca1bababc00e43614583c4e965503fe1fc1e0d2.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4676

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2144

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:4580

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:3340

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
af667e55aedc6e30858976dc7b254ae9

SHA1
cd424341b776d56c56644d9d4e5f20ccfd14f51c

SHA256
885fa012732410ed2b8be6090e188273b51b4b2ec1a0c979f824379448f46dff

SHA512
7fcbdbd398b67bfd880b41e4016f0e7585011a4e71330b2b3079253b8628d85bf6484bd3c826b60ab15764c394bde76f57222c2545e7f3f713a5a88e91089acb

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
af667e55aedc6e30858976dc7b254ae9

SHA1
cd424341b776d56c56644d9d4e5f20ccfd14f51c

SHA256
885fa012732410ed2b8be6090e188273b51b4b2ec1a0c979f824379448f46dff

SHA512
7fcbdbd398b67bfd880b41e4016f0e7585011a4e71330b2b3079253b8628d85bf6484bd3c826b60ab15764c394bde76f57222c2545e7f3f713a5a88e91089acb

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memory/3672-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4580-132-0x00000297C8530000-0x00000297C8540000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4580-133-0x00000297C8590000-0x00000297C85A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4580-134-0x00000297CB280000-0x00000297CB284000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/5064-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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