sakula | 0a4e80e53dbb15997ad87611bab4613de4041c39bb5a995f62d56d300bd20300

General

Target

0a4e80e53dbb15997ad87611bab4613de4041c39bb5a995f62d56d300bd20300.exe
Size

60KB
MD5

b95bd17296ff2ec816aa44f6e91c05ec
SHA1

2efb9996396d04232fef89b845fc0b4f04f457c6
SHA256

0a4e80e53dbb15997ad87611bab4613de4041c39bb5a995f62d56d300bd20300
SHA512

3db9d91d4e17392645b713bd1898d7f1eed52f00692465c682fdc2cad27aa7a3cc715f8fb1269a79f23f1f69fc620207e662b4782a3bba061fe9ae94bb28199f

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

3828 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3828	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:

0a4e80e53dbb15997ad87611bab4613de4041c39bb5a995f62d56d300bd20300.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0a4e80e53dbb15997ad87611bab4613de4041c39bb5a995f62d56d300bd20300.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0a4e80e53dbb15997ad87611bab4613de4041c39bb5a995f62d56d300bd20300.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"	0a4e80e53dbb15997ad87611bab4613de4041c39bb5a995f62d56d300bd20300.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WinSxS\pending.xml	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

2520 PING.EXE

pid	process
2520	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2128	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2128	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2128	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2128	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2128	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2128	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0a4e80e53dbb15997ad87611bab4613de4041c39bb5a995f62d56d300bd20300.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4364 wrote to memory of 3828	4364	0a4e80e53dbb15997ad87611bab4613de4041c39bb5a995f62d56d300bd20300.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4364 wrote to memory of 3828	4364	0a4e80e53dbb15997ad87611bab4613de4041c39bb5a995f62d56d300bd20300.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4364 wrote to memory of 3828	4364	0a4e80e53dbb15997ad87611bab4613de4041c39bb5a995f62d56d300bd20300.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4364 wrote to memory of 2524	4364	0a4e80e53dbb15997ad87611bab4613de4041c39bb5a995f62d56d300bd20300.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4364 wrote to memory of 2524	4364	0a4e80e53dbb15997ad87611bab4613de4041c39bb5a995f62d56d300bd20300.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4364 wrote to memory of 2524	4364	0a4e80e53dbb15997ad87611bab4613de4041c39bb5a995f62d56d300bd20300.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2520	2524	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2520	2524	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2520	2524	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a4e80e53dbb15997ad87611bab4613de4041c39bb5a995f62d56d300bd20300.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a4e80e53dbb15997ad87611bab4613de4041c39bb5a995f62d56d300bd20300.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4364

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3828

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a4e80e53dbb15997ad87611bab4613de4041c39bb5a995f62d56d300bd20300.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2524

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2520

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:2128

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:3108

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
13fc5b17e6122730ea8e5bf66b911dbe

SHA1
e1f8492f28c4c6b33dd0b8749298e97f33fa2b7d

SHA256
bd2266b48a6bbe644b6eb5c77027ea51df0d456e6e7799e615b8d90ed7591c3e

SHA512
892538d4883b539e71d4fbe3eafc50661ed114f0bd33ddb8ea83f1b15fa35b9d20ec83e349455f24947b2038b609dc42195653a969166f5b98de4fb478e2e1ab

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
13fc5b17e6122730ea8e5bf66b911dbe

SHA1
e1f8492f28c4c6b33dd0b8749298e97f33fa2b7d

SHA256
bd2266b48a6bbe644b6eb5c77027ea51df0d456e6e7799e615b8d90ed7591c3e

SHA512
892538d4883b539e71d4fbe3eafc50661ed114f0bd33ddb8ea83f1b15fa35b9d20ec83e349455f24947b2038b609dc42195653a969166f5b98de4fb478e2e1ab

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memory/2128-133-0x0000025B21B20000-0x0000025B21B30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2128-132-0x0000025B21560000-0x0000025B21570000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2128-134-0x0000025B241B0000-0x0000025B241B4000-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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