sakula | 0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa

General

Target

0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa.exe
Size

216KB
MD5

e47817dc4f644a4d01a409b56aa32784
SHA1

dacf30e617f62393fdf4e8d8b9ebb2e823f90d7c
SHA256

0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa
SHA512

2d653502b6b11a6f812338ea64a1277b51db1b397f6e16eb4f112da151cebbd92beac210fd52019834bcee666ea36f3d4fcfc63425dcc886b84cc41e66d5d6dc

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/1704-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3744-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

3744 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3744	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:

0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa.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"	0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.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

652 PING.EXE

pid	process
652	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1536	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1536	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1536	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1536	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1536	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1536	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1704	0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3476	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 3744	1704	0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 3744	1704	0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 3744	1704	0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 1308	1704	0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 1308	1704	0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 1308	1704	0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1308 wrote to memory of 652	1308	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1308 wrote to memory of 652	1308	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1308 wrote to memory of 652	1308	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1704

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3744

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a9408f4e114df416240ca346b217893fda3a2de65854f33e1f77d7060c007fa.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1308

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:652

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:1536

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:3476

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
5273f4a7db25c12ea7c2868391b6ebb0

SHA1
c1aa2b4de962190531eafc882a5e6560b3d390b2

SHA256
347fd08908591708e0646df89e3d547cae7856ede18f1fe8f25160ccfffde4f1

SHA512
0131e9f05b38d73ac57d80330bddc34d8b7371560c4a6ab3ed108d35f9b131fbabc4bf7fefc56af31d8a71853ae306c72f7296fa2a9a39750240a457210dfb7b

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
5273f4a7db25c12ea7c2868391b6ebb0

SHA1
c1aa2b4de962190531eafc882a5e6560b3d390b2

SHA256
347fd08908591708e0646df89e3d547cae7856ede18f1fe8f25160ccfffde4f1

SHA512
0131e9f05b38d73ac57d80330bddc34d8b7371560c4a6ab3ed108d35f9b131fbabc4bf7fefc56af31d8a71853ae306c72f7296fa2a9a39750240a457210dfb7b

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memory/1536-132-0x000002444DF40000-0x000002444DF50000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1536-133-0x000002444DFA0000-0x000002444DFB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1536-134-0x0000024450CC0000-0x0000024450CC4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/1704-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/3744-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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