sakula | 0a7dbd67442b12068179dcb2ea2a48aea77750c5df2134e9246a90e6c925e196

General

Target

0a7dbd67442b12068179dcb2ea2a48aea77750c5df2134e9246a90e6c925e196.exe
Size

35KB
MD5

a379f535ff71e6f1c933873565c795a8
SHA1

5364ce112f61d89f73b7dfac89e052e87a2444ea
SHA256

0a7dbd67442b12068179dcb2ea2a48aea77750c5df2134e9246a90e6c925e196
SHA512

72423ba9f939a3f840e2f16660ace0ceb855394d7c1e1e28eb307f186c8dcdcf88a67e5563fd5b59d3d3de0aba73f4cea07eeff18c4802309c896f601a1bdb43

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

2436 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2436	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:

0a7dbd67442b12068179dcb2ea2a48aea77750c5df2134e9246a90e6c925e196.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-790714498-1549421491-1643397139-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0a7dbd67442b12068179dcb2ea2a48aea77750c5df2134e9246a90e6c925e196.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0a7dbd67442b12068179dcb2ea2a48aea77750c5df2134e9246a90e6c925e196.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"	0a7dbd67442b12068179dcb2ea2a48aea77750c5df2134e9246a90e6c925e196.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization\State\keyValueLKG.dat	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

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

MusNotifyIcon.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\Registry\Machine\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	MusNotifyIcon.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	MusNotifyIcon.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 51 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownlinkUsageBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\FrDownloadRatePct = "90"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "0.006585"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\DownloadMode_BackCompat = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadMonthlyInternetBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\GeoVersion_EndpointFullUri = "https://geover.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com/geoversion"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\SwarmCount = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\SwarmCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyCacheHostBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CacheSizeBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadRatePct = "100"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MonthlyUploadRestriction = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\NormalDownloadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "0.000000"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownlinkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateFrBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateBkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\Geo_EndpointFullUri = "https://geo.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com/geo"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PeerInfoCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\LANConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\InternetConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UplinkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UplinkUsageBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadMonthlyLanBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateFrCnt = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\LinkLocalConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PriorityDownloadPendingCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "2.597398"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MemoryUsageKB = "4320"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\BkDownloadRatePct = "45"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Settings	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyInternetBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyLanBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyLinkLocalBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyCdnBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyGroupBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateBkCnt = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\KVFileExpirationTime = "132893075152956123"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\GroupConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\NormalDownloadPendingCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MemoryUsageKB = "4116"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\DODownloadMode = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MonthID = "2"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CDNConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PriorityDownloadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "7.142798"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MemoryUsageKB = "3996"	svchost.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

3352 PING.EXE

pid	process
3352	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

TiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0a7dbd67442b12068179dcb2ea2a48aea77750c5df2134e9246a90e6c925e196.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3432 wrote to memory of 2436	3432	0a7dbd67442b12068179dcb2ea2a48aea77750c5df2134e9246a90e6c925e196.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3432 wrote to memory of 2436	3432	0a7dbd67442b12068179dcb2ea2a48aea77750c5df2134e9246a90e6c925e196.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3432 wrote to memory of 2436	3432	0a7dbd67442b12068179dcb2ea2a48aea77750c5df2134e9246a90e6c925e196.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3432 wrote to memory of 908	3432	0a7dbd67442b12068179dcb2ea2a48aea77750c5df2134e9246a90e6c925e196.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3432 wrote to memory of 908	3432	0a7dbd67442b12068179dcb2ea2a48aea77750c5df2134e9246a90e6c925e196.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3432 wrote to memory of 908	3432	0a7dbd67442b12068179dcb2ea2a48aea77750c5df2134e9246a90e6c925e196.exe	cmd.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 3352	908	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 908 wrote to memory of 3352	908	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 908 wrote to memory of 3352	908	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a7dbd67442b12068179dcb2ea2a48aea77750c5df2134e9246a90e6c925e196.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a7dbd67442b12068179dcb2ea2a48aea77750c5df2134e9246a90e6c925e196.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3432

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2436

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a7dbd67442b12068179dcb2ea2a48aea77750c5df2134e9246a90e6c925e196.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:908

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3352

C:\Windows\system32\MusNotifyIcon.exe
%systemroot%\system32\MusNotifyIcon.exe NotifyTrayIcon 13
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
PID:3376

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p
1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
PID:3392

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:3164

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

2

T1012

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
07f5f2102aaeb2dd1f09faab20c086a5

SHA1
ba80e12b4a4b8f621f8ed0dce8e1639d610c2a0c

SHA256
15e0d8a1daabe7f458739af7c4139efeabb3f66f145b20bc463ad4641748c711

SHA512
b43198501686249d0c52ec06499205b62346bae3e21f869fb47636476c5e932527a61a413e6dd30bc121a0d38d72e8c9319be04ef54daa35963331a915c93e02

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
07f5f2102aaeb2dd1f09faab20c086a5

SHA1
ba80e12b4a4b8f621f8ed0dce8e1639d610c2a0c

SHA256
15e0d8a1daabe7f458739af7c4139efeabb3f66f145b20bc463ad4641748c711

SHA512
b43198501686249d0c52ec06499205b62346bae3e21f869fb47636476c5e932527a61a413e6dd30bc121a0d38d72e8c9319be04ef54daa35963331a915c93e02

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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