sakula | 0af623900a19320bce85c4bca0f946be63cb5d21d119004d44613b3d32b08d18

General

Target

0af623900a19320bce85c4bca0f946be63cb5d21d119004d44613b3d32b08d18.exe
Size

101KB
MD5

29b7071e4d7d0bed63b622b3665a8d56
SHA1

23315af8e6e3269ca10fbf12154614b15184477a
SHA256

0af623900a19320bce85c4bca0f946be63cb5d21d119004d44613b3d32b08d18
SHA512

fc47cd9d4d399145a993662a068b2bb7762006c1eabe221fca30c1350b1a149b32f3c714a150706e80a797826b3c1a00ab68170e53433387c27084f67d8ac894

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

1648 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1648	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:

0af623900a19320bce85c4bca0f946be63cb5d21d119004d44613b3d32b08d18.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0af623900a19320bce85c4bca0f946be63cb5d21d119004d44613b3d32b08d18.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0af623900a19320bce85c4bca0f946be63cb5d21d119004d44613b3d32b08d18.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"	0af623900a19320bce85c4bca0f946be63cb5d21d119004d44613b3d32b08d18.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

TiWorker.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
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
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

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

3108 PING.EXE

pid	process
3108	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	64	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	64	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	64	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	64	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	64	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	64	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0af623900a19320bce85c4bca0f946be63cb5d21d119004d44613b3d32b08d18.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 1648	1364	0af623900a19320bce85c4bca0f946be63cb5d21d119004d44613b3d32b08d18.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 1648	1364	0af623900a19320bce85c4bca0f946be63cb5d21d119004d44613b3d32b08d18.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 1648	1364	0af623900a19320bce85c4bca0f946be63cb5d21d119004d44613b3d32b08d18.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 4148	1364	0af623900a19320bce85c4bca0f946be63cb5d21d119004d44613b3d32b08d18.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 4148	1364	0af623900a19320bce85c4bca0f946be63cb5d21d119004d44613b3d32b08d18.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 4148	1364	0af623900a19320bce85c4bca0f946be63cb5d21d119004d44613b3d32b08d18.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4148 wrote to memory of 3108	4148	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4148 wrote to memory of 3108	4148	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4148 wrote to memory of 3108	4148	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0af623900a19320bce85c4bca0f946be63cb5d21d119004d44613b3d32b08d18.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0af623900a19320bce85c4bca0f946be63cb5d21d119004d44613b3d32b08d18.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1364

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1648

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0af623900a19320bce85c4bca0f946be63cb5d21d119004d44613b3d32b08d18.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4148

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3108

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:64

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:1832

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
26fe09c709fca9dd430bc97fec6474a5

SHA1
acc12c9b7d604ae89e884ebe3d7628355a27c722

SHA256
15032e60921e84ccd03bf8aed04d8d8b31098ab70aadd73725e7e282a4c7d9b9

SHA512
e83e0826d12271e2dc8d66481b3ed6ff52be81623b85093a2d77f2529b5b6b25a6a53767a56b1e63133afb7e74de02bb67c4800afb42909495ee8354db6b19c5

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
26fe09c709fca9dd430bc97fec6474a5

SHA1
acc12c9b7d604ae89e884ebe3d7628355a27c722

SHA256
15032e60921e84ccd03bf8aed04d8d8b31098ab70aadd73725e7e282a4c7d9b9

SHA512
e83e0826d12271e2dc8d66481b3ed6ff52be81623b85093a2d77f2529b5b6b25a6a53767a56b1e63133afb7e74de02bb67c4800afb42909495ee8354db6b19c5

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memory/64-132-0x00000229D1560000-0x00000229D1570000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/64-133-0x00000229D1C20000-0x00000229D1C30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/64-134-0x00000229D42E0000-0x00000229D42E4000-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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