sakula | 0a84f398561e6e80eacf16077bbbbd348e6a3c54b60ae6042558c4306e2a37ff

General

Target

0a84f398561e6e80eacf16077bbbbd348e6a3c54b60ae6042558c4306e2a37ff.exe
Size

60KB
MD5

148c0a9b9dad051de6364412b5603c19
SHA1

fcc045ca1faa5d89d52bdfe223baab5461629a7c
SHA256

0a84f398561e6e80eacf16077bbbbd348e6a3c54b60ae6042558c4306e2a37ff
SHA512

33defcec32890e9868bcb3e5aa6abaea8ac8c68bdfa82c1a1c0787e77b55c348b4b87839b3104edb16b571b853458a80bd5f5cbd877d58f989659328e81fa8cd

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

3836 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3836	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:

0a84f398561e6e80eacf16077bbbbd348e6a3c54b60ae6042558c4306e2a37ff.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0a84f398561e6e80eacf16077bbbbd348e6a3c54b60ae6042558c4306e2a37ff.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0a84f398561e6e80eacf16077bbbbd348e6a3c54b60ae6042558c4306e2a37ff.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"	0a84f398561e6e80eacf16077bbbbd348e6a3c54b60ae6042558c4306e2a37ff.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

4612 PING.EXE

pid	process
4612	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2152	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2152	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2152	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2152	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2152	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2152	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4192	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0a84f398561e6e80eacf16077bbbbd348e6a3c54b60ae6042558c4306e2a37ff.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 3836	2084	0a84f398561e6e80eacf16077bbbbd348e6a3c54b60ae6042558c4306e2a37ff.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 3836	2084	0a84f398561e6e80eacf16077bbbbd348e6a3c54b60ae6042558c4306e2a37ff.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 3836	2084	0a84f398561e6e80eacf16077bbbbd348e6a3c54b60ae6042558c4306e2a37ff.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 4564	2084	0a84f398561e6e80eacf16077bbbbd348e6a3c54b60ae6042558c4306e2a37ff.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 4564	2084	0a84f398561e6e80eacf16077bbbbd348e6a3c54b60ae6042558c4306e2a37ff.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 4564	2084	0a84f398561e6e80eacf16077bbbbd348e6a3c54b60ae6042558c4306e2a37ff.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4564 wrote to memory of 4612	4564	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4564 wrote to memory of 4612	4564	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4564 wrote to memory of 4612	4564	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a84f398561e6e80eacf16077bbbbd348e6a3c54b60ae6042558c4306e2a37ff.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a84f398561e6e80eacf16077bbbbd348e6a3c54b60ae6042558c4306e2a37ff.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2084

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3836

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a84f398561e6e80eacf16077bbbbd348e6a3c54b60ae6042558c4306e2a37ff.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4564

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4612

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:2152

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:4192

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
0f3482b1da2a1d725ba32a537923a9eb

SHA1
f7ea149945061ac46c468df81ed4904bf85a0c40

SHA256
0aba9302fc9b51164fd7854e6e79a5e22a8ab116e50649e0e07a9e80bdd2989b

SHA512
e4a75df5645a5265020ec5eb5fe1a22259e6157ae0b69f3418814ed10a6eee4548ab8a831e15da0a1db40a0eb2f6676f35689f6dad54b7a057cd2e0457a793e8

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
0f3482b1da2a1d725ba32a537923a9eb

SHA1
f7ea149945061ac46c468df81ed4904bf85a0c40

SHA256
0aba9302fc9b51164fd7854e6e79a5e22a8ab116e50649e0e07a9e80bdd2989b

SHA512
e4a75df5645a5265020ec5eb5fe1a22259e6157ae0b69f3418814ed10a6eee4548ab8a831e15da0a1db40a0eb2f6676f35689f6dad54b7a057cd2e0457a793e8

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memory/2152-132-0x0000023734720000-0x0000023734730000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2152-133-0x0000023734780000-0x0000023734790000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2152-134-0x0000023736E40000-0x0000023736E44000-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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