sakula | 0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a

General

Target

0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a.exe
Size

36KB
MD5

e5a5909a75727bf28c461768aa12f067
SHA1

6678fb2e07621858bfe6c13bd24d64c597ca6e07
SHA256

0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a
SHA512

b7e44e75259ab08a4fd74a20fc832f93354a765c5ff1a46afa02a6468117d6db59bb4ed1f232c46b614fc1f6a9c7d30974a542da870070d8184fc514d85b23f1

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

2792 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2792	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:

0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a.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"	0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

TiWorker.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
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
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

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

3380 PING.EXE

pid	process
3380	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2068	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2068	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2068	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2068	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2068	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2068	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	376	0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 376 wrote to memory of 2792	376	0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 376 wrote to memory of 2792	376	0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 376 wrote to memory of 2792	376	0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 376 wrote to memory of 1128	376	0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 376 wrote to memory of 1128	376	0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 376 wrote to memory of 1128	376	0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1128 wrote to memory of 3380	1128	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1128 wrote to memory of 3380	1128	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1128 wrote to memory of 3380	1128	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:376

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2792

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ae9af0a495d750d6c4ddafd1161f35bda321f27a71bf5e36bd9adf6092b972a.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1128

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3380

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:2068

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:4056

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
c5770a85a2c3eedaee3d5dfd447b0525

SHA1
b6b25eac96b3a08d0b4fa949d62f9ed8a22bdcef

SHA256
7043ba22dd126b444bd9253c419ed411b36aa09cd95d244f32184d362e40f321

SHA512
2c286339b7bc3f01871c5df9074c7396c5abd5357e7d4283c6f0fe09b1c0adc827f38bb647e630b275f08e49d85b0cb4d64a82776cd000391703bf3fe3cf741d

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
c5770a85a2c3eedaee3d5dfd447b0525

SHA1
b6b25eac96b3a08d0b4fa949d62f9ed8a22bdcef

SHA256
7043ba22dd126b444bd9253c419ed411b36aa09cd95d244f32184d362e40f321

SHA512
2c286339b7bc3f01871c5df9074c7396c5abd5357e7d4283c6f0fe09b1c0adc827f38bb647e630b275f08e49d85b0cb4d64a82776cd000391703bf3fe3cf741d

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memory/2068-132-0x000001F5A0970000-0x000001F5A0980000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2068-133-0x000001F5A1020000-0x000001F5A1030000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2068-134-0x000001F5A36F0000-0x000001F5A36F4000-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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