sakula | 084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800

General

Target

084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800.exe
Size

35KB
MD5

bccda6a8cba7cca90183dec509a53b72
SHA1

5ac5cbe5b68ee3f272cd39671d88b7e156a6e142
SHA256

084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800
SHA512

402296a35d4ff40b2fdbdf51ad669e7530bb9a98b0ac8a757be907ccf6f9193aa3eef08f12791b64e8f3c84d247cea54c85a83ca393a9479b6a959194783b9a0

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

2104 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2104	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:

084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800.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"	084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800.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

4440 PING.EXE

pid	process
4440	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2728	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2728	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2728	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2728	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2728	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2728	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3628	084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3312	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3628 wrote to memory of 2104	3628	084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3628 wrote to memory of 2104	3628	084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3628 wrote to memory of 2104	3628	084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3628 wrote to memory of 2064	3628	084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3628 wrote to memory of 2064	3628	084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3628 wrote to memory of 2064	3628	084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 4440	2064	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 4440	2064	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 4440	2064	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3628

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2104

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\084627b8112e39f4921ca750b944b96450389d42a166710343825b7ec9407800.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2064

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4440

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:2728

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:3312

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
017441b1a345cdf2c146c366ac73ea3f

SHA1
71d3af5808c85281334ceda47ecf2612f713278f

SHA256
174570ce71fe4434e7c56fc517ad3522150c7930467001def85ad0be3e252f4b

SHA512
5dbc984ccb287231185930a905a7ccfa25cb78ae93c00ae17fb468a2aabf145bced7e415acb607f4f5f6c84898a04fc3404d4d8834cf607ff3202685510e1945

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
017441b1a345cdf2c146c366ac73ea3f

SHA1
71d3af5808c85281334ceda47ecf2612f713278f

SHA256
174570ce71fe4434e7c56fc517ad3522150c7930467001def85ad0be3e252f4b

SHA512
5dbc984ccb287231185930a905a7ccfa25cb78ae93c00ae17fb468a2aabf145bced7e415acb607f4f5f6c84898a04fc3404d4d8834cf607ff3202685510e1945

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memory/2728-132-0x000001F58A120000-0x000001F58A130000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2728-133-0x000001F58A180000-0x000001F58A190000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2728-134-0x000001F58C850000-0x000001F58C854000-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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