sakula | 0aba897a586722cdad3dbafdf770885ec563fd5a9485dd483a7895d3360fbe49

General

Target

0aba897a586722cdad3dbafdf770885ec563fd5a9485dd483a7895d3360fbe49.exe
Size

58KB
MD5

2f93b7cfacbf63f22cd16068713d2d4a
SHA1

39a6fea52817db08d95745704f2b2df716dbb30a
SHA256

0aba897a586722cdad3dbafdf770885ec563fd5a9485dd483a7895d3360fbe49
SHA512

e3f599c87cf9ac5fd57e9bfb52f33f57bfda35807a3b90f8e59d2bdc38affd496f05ff15671c7b7f882a16b4e2a91733033bf5d860918da14c85abd83b139a5f

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Sakula
Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
trojan rat sakula
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

4652 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4652	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:

0aba897a586722cdad3dbafdf770885ec563fd5a9485dd483a7895d3360fbe49.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0aba897a586722cdad3dbafdf770885ec563fd5a9485dd483a7895d3360fbe49.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0aba897a586722cdad3dbafdf770885ec563fd5a9485dd483a7895d3360fbe49.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"	0aba897a586722cdad3dbafdf770885ec563fd5a9485dd483a7895d3360fbe49.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

4068 PING.EXE

pid	process
4068	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1604	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1604	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1604	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1604	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1604	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1604	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4672	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0aba897a586722cdad3dbafdf770885ec563fd5a9485dd483a7895d3360fbe49.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4832 wrote to memory of 4652	4832	0aba897a586722cdad3dbafdf770885ec563fd5a9485dd483a7895d3360fbe49.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4832 wrote to memory of 4652	4832	0aba897a586722cdad3dbafdf770885ec563fd5a9485dd483a7895d3360fbe49.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4832 wrote to memory of 4652	4832	0aba897a586722cdad3dbafdf770885ec563fd5a9485dd483a7895d3360fbe49.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4832 wrote to memory of 4980	4832	0aba897a586722cdad3dbafdf770885ec563fd5a9485dd483a7895d3360fbe49.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4832 wrote to memory of 4980	4832	0aba897a586722cdad3dbafdf770885ec563fd5a9485dd483a7895d3360fbe49.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4832 wrote to memory of 4980	4832	0aba897a586722cdad3dbafdf770885ec563fd5a9485dd483a7895d3360fbe49.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 4068	4980	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 4068	4980	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 4068	4980	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0aba897a586722cdad3dbafdf770885ec563fd5a9485dd483a7895d3360fbe49.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0aba897a586722cdad3dbafdf770885ec563fd5a9485dd483a7895d3360fbe49.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4832

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4652

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0aba897a586722cdad3dbafdf770885ec563fd5a9485dd483a7895d3360fbe49.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4980

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4068

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:1604

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:4672

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
ad467b776079adaf3be40bba47055a0d

SHA1
7aaf551b867e14064761a3a5e004586a12f969b9

SHA256
ce89cc50d12c04dd18517897c1e5981ebeeb7f47ef3d469564ff3df851424b19

SHA512
0c0b34611590ba1fea46595f785cec72a20bbbb4b257f802cca2b85ab891b2663a36666d8b0acc5da2d38ff8a29f9fd39f48ae0f31a202de12340775ab5b2dc1

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
ad467b776079adaf3be40bba47055a0d

SHA1
7aaf551b867e14064761a3a5e004586a12f969b9

SHA256
ce89cc50d12c04dd18517897c1e5981ebeeb7f47ef3d469564ff3df851424b19

SHA512
0c0b34611590ba1fea46595f785cec72a20bbbb4b257f802cca2b85ab891b2663a36666d8b0acc5da2d38ff8a29f9fd39f48ae0f31a202de12340775ab5b2dc1

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memory/1604-132-0x000002611DB30000-0x000002611DB40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1604-133-0x000002611DB90000-0x000002611DBA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1604-134-0x0000026120880000-0x0000026120884000-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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