sakula | 0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d

General

Target

0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d.exe
Size

36KB
MD5

b6da63c40cdd4f638c1e851fd969adbf
SHA1

6feb6270da9f9f47ed15d67035086b6db0eac7d7
SHA256

0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d
SHA512

9a55faedffb698e24bd4ba08ae81ae5573371dbd17c7b46f65709671b675939d5657aae19ca558a1092872426223875067ad9069ffffa6ebca77ee42d84f3409

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

5000 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
5000	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:

0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d.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"	0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d.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

2820 PING.EXE

pid	process
2820	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3532	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3532	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3532	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3532	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3532	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3532	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4952	0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4952 wrote to memory of 5000	4952	0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4952 wrote to memory of 5000	4952	0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4952 wrote to memory of 5000	4952	0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4952 wrote to memory of 1628	4952	0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4952 wrote to memory of 1628	4952	0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4952 wrote to memory of 1628	4952	0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 2820	1628	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 2820	1628	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 2820	1628	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4952

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:5000

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0842bded9edf9c5df77d5e39859450fcfb668b10ad75ac7c07ef26ef5700707d.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1628

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2820

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:3532

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:2724

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
47602d2ae23317972c25019d56ca8c6e

SHA1
dbc55a43e847f646d46194619e33cca8b98e0445

SHA256
4eae04dacabf0158f5a3fdfdfab203f64a48d39f03d97271622dc0db4069f9ca

SHA512
ae523691528bc7b41a36a4ef79373f3fc03ac716256843a9eb2101aaea27d4867ae8e31e87a50a4691e76a17ccf7f1f4e7228a09d1dc300ff5a7b4b360e6b040

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
47602d2ae23317972c25019d56ca8c6e

SHA1
dbc55a43e847f646d46194619e33cca8b98e0445

SHA256
4eae04dacabf0158f5a3fdfdfab203f64a48d39f03d97271622dc0db4069f9ca

SHA512
ae523691528bc7b41a36a4ef79373f3fc03ac716256843a9eb2101aaea27d4867ae8e31e87a50a4691e76a17ccf7f1f4e7228a09d1dc300ff5a7b4b360e6b040

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memory/3532-132-0x00000267A4560000-0x00000267A4570000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3532-133-0x00000267A4B20000-0x00000267A4B30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3532-134-0x00000267A71C0000-0x00000267A71C4000-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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