sakula | 0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810

General

Target

0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810.exe
Size

216KB
MD5

b5954577c3cac5b8e7b53afdbe1a61ac
SHA1

df82dd8a7a3768e0036a78d4ddb4a8cdc20dc3af
SHA256

0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810
SHA512

9e49c1d39d3a2a8bfce36aea285ab209673630a1ea3cb88ceb26fc95ab18427241352311ee8837c984edcb83bcef36b9e4ce2e76e5b869f0bd5af2fa0ae6bdc3

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat suricata 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/1188-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2588-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

suricata: ET MALWARE SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
suricata: ET MALWARE SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
suricata
suricata: ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
suricata: ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
suricata
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

2588 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2588	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:

0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810.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"	0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810.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

3052 PING.EXE

pid	process
3052	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3408	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3408	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3408	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3408	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3408	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3408	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1188	0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2388	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 2588	1188	0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 2588	1188	0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 2588	1188	0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 208	1188	0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 208	1188	0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 208	1188	0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810.exe	cmd.exe
PID 208 wrote to memory of 3052	208	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 208 wrote to memory of 3052	208	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 208 wrote to memory of 3052	208	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1188

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2588

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0aed49ba83a9a59ff05bdb87baba383583385befb8c052690f263d640c024810.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:208

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3052

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:3408

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:2388

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
1d6e2e4e427afb123a0d4f650e43d392

SHA1
384b72a0aaf2461e0a73d4ee45784ef9f1bb5c7b

SHA256
8008ff8c19ae8e91da642532c25ec7bf8993475a8c9caca04ed489087578907d

SHA512
884c0f03daabc97fb81986725ad74af3867aedb7f046c146d0c4ef2d61925f4c09259b24d2a6fb28b375baf6d7ba2e2c0c86cc8f819cd8ee3122b39f8dd1094c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
1d6e2e4e427afb123a0d4f650e43d392

SHA1
384b72a0aaf2461e0a73d4ee45784ef9f1bb5c7b

SHA256
8008ff8c19ae8e91da642532c25ec7bf8993475a8c9caca04ed489087578907d

SHA512
884c0f03daabc97fb81986725ad74af3867aedb7f046c146d0c4ef2d61925f4c09259b24d2a6fb28b375baf6d7ba2e2c0c86cc8f819cd8ee3122b39f8dd1094c

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memory/1188-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/2588-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/3408-132-0x000002A268330000-0x000002A268340000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3408-133-0x000002A268390000-0x000002A2683A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3408-134-0x000002A26B0B0000-0x000002A26B0B4000-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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