sakula | 0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8

General

Target

0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8.exe
Size

60KB
MD5

ab12295fb8674c2df88a5903062a1c24
SHA1

46150b16c74764e7fe90c799a07475264a9c9351
SHA256

0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8
SHA512

7c0a931ed5faec9d539881d7570277fcfe7f42150b8942340efa0bcdd9e6dd34b796fc5349585ac28e8efe7b27dbf5b39a6bcb60d444081ff84d6cfddf5660f0

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

3472 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3472	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:

0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8.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"	0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.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

4736 PING.EXE

pid	process
4736	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4732	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4732	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4732	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4732	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4732	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4732	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1248	0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1932	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 3472	1248	0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 3472	1248	0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 3472	1248	0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 3204	1248	0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 3204	1248	0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 3204	1248	0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3204 wrote to memory of 4736	3204	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3204 wrote to memory of 4736	3204	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3204 wrote to memory of 4736	3204	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1248

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3472

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0af3d144a267791f1c23fca9ab6df987be6c23b3d61461666b3fd6132df483b8.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3204

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4736

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:4732

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:1932

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
dd1791cd9596b1ff523e49de9bcf8f9f

SHA1
bd6e33deaea7aa576e59fd165f6b805c7617f948

SHA256
0d4f30f9079508527c6add0a45975b71acd194697acbd9e26defa233b2498546

SHA512
f28be503cfccdb4b00e72ea6aa60452b5fe26aed01e670489586545d97b1b39f0932488122fda90d8094130e3194fc9e219d59eda6f4b26717cb6c78aaaf78d7

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
dd1791cd9596b1ff523e49de9bcf8f9f

SHA1
bd6e33deaea7aa576e59fd165f6b805c7617f948

SHA256
0d4f30f9079508527c6add0a45975b71acd194697acbd9e26defa233b2498546

SHA512
f28be503cfccdb4b00e72ea6aa60452b5fe26aed01e670489586545d97b1b39f0932488122fda90d8094130e3194fc9e219d59eda6f4b26717cb6c78aaaf78d7

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memory/4732-132-0x00000176D0360000-0x00000176D0370000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4732-133-0x00000176D0920000-0x00000176D0930000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4732-134-0x00000176D2FB0000-0x00000176D2FB4000-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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