sakula | 0af99d4efdf3e3c94d3de7cbff62b318147caf98822274f628dc59487898464d

General

Target

0af99d4efdf3e3c94d3de7cbff62b318147caf98822274f628dc59487898464d.exe
Size

89KB
MD5

91d882853685884fb486b5b539f584d3
SHA1

0e6eeca7d861c44d008052e744b264bfc1c309f9
SHA256

0af99d4efdf3e3c94d3de7cbff62b318147caf98822274f628dc59487898464d
SHA512

05a1becc2dd7ed1c8b420534a15fe03696a679c13c191fbd01ddc863c8f84f0d8f8a0a3b0175caedc3e74a8da456e8eadd32d7bdde678103d1c413a55fe656bd

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 2 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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

1368 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1368	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:

0af99d4efdf3e3c94d3de7cbff62b318147caf98822274f628dc59487898464d.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0af99d4efdf3e3c94d3de7cbff62b318147caf98822274f628dc59487898464d.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0af99d4efdf3e3c94d3de7cbff62b318147caf98822274f628dc59487898464d.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"	0af99d4efdf3e3c94d3de7cbff62b318147caf98822274f628dc59487898464d.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.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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.chk	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

3132 PING.EXE

pid	process
3132	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4468	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4468	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4468	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4468	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4468	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4468	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1920	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0af99d4efdf3e3c94d3de7cbff62b318147caf98822274f628dc59487898464d.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3176 wrote to memory of 1368	3176	0af99d4efdf3e3c94d3de7cbff62b318147caf98822274f628dc59487898464d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3176 wrote to memory of 1368	3176	0af99d4efdf3e3c94d3de7cbff62b318147caf98822274f628dc59487898464d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3176 wrote to memory of 1368	3176	0af99d4efdf3e3c94d3de7cbff62b318147caf98822274f628dc59487898464d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3176 wrote to memory of 4404	3176	0af99d4efdf3e3c94d3de7cbff62b318147caf98822274f628dc59487898464d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3176 wrote to memory of 4404	3176	0af99d4efdf3e3c94d3de7cbff62b318147caf98822274f628dc59487898464d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3176 wrote to memory of 4404	3176	0af99d4efdf3e3c94d3de7cbff62b318147caf98822274f628dc59487898464d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4404 wrote to memory of 3132	4404	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4404 wrote to memory of 3132	4404	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4404 wrote to memory of 3132	4404	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0af99d4efdf3e3c94d3de7cbff62b318147caf98822274f628dc59487898464d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0af99d4efdf3e3c94d3de7cbff62b318147caf98822274f628dc59487898464d.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3176

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1368

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0af99d4efdf3e3c94d3de7cbff62b318147caf98822274f628dc59487898464d.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4404

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3132

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:4468

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:1920

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
63b2b48a3857c51df9f13acf2bb6b9bc

SHA1
fde95dc7befed0acac4f1432e1875b8a7d87c239

SHA256
a6f657d57514523652f73f05b1a3c74f3611b219c0bd56c92fc51762a7c851f3

SHA512
1b402bab5df1883b3d482058297643d4d48b229d16d5df76fcd37e9c68a1054624e980ae868c1a92bcf9f6f59fe14975325a652a1991975159c82ff528f5bcf1

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
63b2b48a3857c51df9f13acf2bb6b9bc

SHA1
fde95dc7befed0acac4f1432e1875b8a7d87c239

SHA256
a6f657d57514523652f73f05b1a3c74f3611b219c0bd56c92fc51762a7c851f3

SHA512
1b402bab5df1883b3d482058297643d4d48b229d16d5df76fcd37e9c68a1054624e980ae868c1a92bcf9f6f59fe14975325a652a1991975159c82ff528f5bcf1

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memory/4468-132-0x000001D57DBA0000-0x000001D57DBB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4468-133-0x000001D57E120000-0x000001D57E130000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4468-134-0x000001D57E820000-0x000001D57E824000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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