sakula | 0a8cbd0f1ea43fce67c368c5a7b5553b0df349af14ac859e249116d57d5f3c9d

General

Target

0a8cbd0f1ea43fce67c368c5a7b5553b0df349af14ac859e249116d57d5f3c9d.exe
Size

58KB
MD5

d9530c2cb7834456efde6bb8b67a7fb6
SHA1

c162f37633ba06bedf2925eb584fa5f35b8cb905
SHA256

0a8cbd0f1ea43fce67c368c5a7b5553b0df349af14ac859e249116d57d5f3c9d
SHA512

424532ee1b662d6b84c0666cb7b280981b006041e3526065d2605716cce982be2644d0b4b2510971f387419198680aff1e069a07c6a1b8cef2ca51dfecc78dac

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

4472 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4472	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:

0a8cbd0f1ea43fce67c368c5a7b5553b0df349af14ac859e249116d57d5f3c9d.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0a8cbd0f1ea43fce67c368c5a7b5553b0df349af14ac859e249116d57d5f3c9d.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0a8cbd0f1ea43fce67c368c5a7b5553b0df349af14ac859e249116d57d5f3c9d.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"	0a8cbd0f1ea43fce67c368c5a7b5553b0df349af14ac859e249116d57d5f3c9d.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

1208 PING.EXE

pid	process
1208	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1272	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1272	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1272	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1272	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1272	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1272	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2092	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0a8cbd0f1ea43fce67c368c5a7b5553b0df349af14ac859e249116d57d5f3c9d.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 4472	2760	0a8cbd0f1ea43fce67c368c5a7b5553b0df349af14ac859e249116d57d5f3c9d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 4472	2760	0a8cbd0f1ea43fce67c368c5a7b5553b0df349af14ac859e249116d57d5f3c9d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 4472	2760	0a8cbd0f1ea43fce67c368c5a7b5553b0df349af14ac859e249116d57d5f3c9d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 648	2760	0a8cbd0f1ea43fce67c368c5a7b5553b0df349af14ac859e249116d57d5f3c9d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 648	2760	0a8cbd0f1ea43fce67c368c5a7b5553b0df349af14ac859e249116d57d5f3c9d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 648	2760	0a8cbd0f1ea43fce67c368c5a7b5553b0df349af14ac859e249116d57d5f3c9d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 648 wrote to memory of 1208	648	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 648 wrote to memory of 1208	648	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 648 wrote to memory of 1208	648	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8cbd0f1ea43fce67c368c5a7b5553b0df349af14ac859e249116d57d5f3c9d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8cbd0f1ea43fce67c368c5a7b5553b0df349af14ac859e249116d57d5f3c9d.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2760

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4472

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8cbd0f1ea43fce67c368c5a7b5553b0df349af14ac859e249116d57d5f3c9d.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:648

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1208

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:1272

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:2092

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
4868b8d3501a4815ec7b178073d31854

SHA1
4c7c700577f90dd9d3f52b6eeb32a3e1b61cfb3c

SHA256
77a1263e567a04babe18e3b292e24e37c8e0e7699b989e938fd8d8a30b412512

SHA512
ee7fa89ce98515171eb31f737f4a96d5b8bfefe5f31b936eb9121580a4854027420bb555a5b6c9c581eda0373c18687ba29561c6f1a2bceda1be77ba02e4736d

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
4868b8d3501a4815ec7b178073d31854

SHA1
4c7c700577f90dd9d3f52b6eeb32a3e1b61cfb3c

SHA256
77a1263e567a04babe18e3b292e24e37c8e0e7699b989e938fd8d8a30b412512

SHA512
ee7fa89ce98515171eb31f737f4a96d5b8bfefe5f31b936eb9121580a4854027420bb555a5b6c9c581eda0373c18687ba29561c6f1a2bceda1be77ba02e4736d

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memory/1272-132-0x0000024899790000-0x00000248997A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1272-133-0x0000024899E20000-0x0000024899E30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1272-134-0x000002489C510000-0x000002489C514000-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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