sakula | 0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b

General

Target

0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b.exe
Size

150KB
MD5

e646053f04979c98ba9bcd9eeaebb9eb
SHA1

ff9ece3a0a5094549c0a7428e22765c3b76a7fae
SHA256

0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b
SHA512

6c13b140cc36ee29fc567ae13d2b816b9eebeb8810fd3180f1da6a575be65fbaf1bcf2956eb70e1e32451a8fc5395cef4f9b4152ebe5e611670b2e3ef5ba3bcf

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 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

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

4800 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4800	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:

0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b.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"	0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b.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

1316 PING.EXE

pid	process
1316	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2924	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2924	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2924	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2924	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2924	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2924	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5052	0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1640	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 5052 wrote to memory of 4800	5052	0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5052 wrote to memory of 4800	5052	0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5052 wrote to memory of 4800	5052	0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5052 wrote to memory of 728	5052	0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5052 wrote to memory of 728	5052	0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5052 wrote to memory of 728	5052	0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 728 wrote to memory of 1316	728	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 728 wrote to memory of 1316	728	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 728 wrote to memory of 1316	728	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5052

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4800

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ae3302ab380a3f130007b45b84b9915a7dbe28b47b6c42d4363b5038cd7c89b.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:728

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1316

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:2924

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:1640

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
dbe7fffc5c35c5938ad61d87314e6a8a

SHA1
d37a0e76d92919c6383d3f985e5f5697c2503f98

SHA256
50129e6bb5570519654bad073d733bc3019d29454f4e145f1b24af3e6735fac9

SHA512
d7430ee57798fb982cb7375cf5875673ec85b743aded5713ca70a2ade9d739f68eb3798b2a0516e5d81dfcc6a73b2493b12d88f9034cb3ec21023996a8ae30ca

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
dbe7fffc5c35c5938ad61d87314e6a8a

SHA1
d37a0e76d92919c6383d3f985e5f5697c2503f98

SHA256
50129e6bb5570519654bad073d733bc3019d29454f4e145f1b24af3e6735fac9

SHA512
d7430ee57798fb982cb7375cf5875673ec85b743aded5713ca70a2ade9d739f68eb3798b2a0516e5d81dfcc6a73b2493b12d88f9034cb3ec21023996a8ae30ca

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memory/2924-132-0x0000023BE6560000-0x0000023BE6570000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2924-133-0x0000023BE6B20000-0x0000023BE6B30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2924-134-0x0000023BE91E0000-0x0000023BE91E4000-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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