sakula | 0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53

General

Target

0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53.exe
Size

191KB
MD5

4aa1b9223bd3930fab312047a0a9b693
SHA1

5d7710c677eaf61dce9a23c303878ae82091539b
SHA256

0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53
SHA512

93057e1a120dc730883f0b5b2c11f87b70d15e9515594b39a90db97dc4ce32eb83bcf9f744a066472863214f898be3631cb3c1cb82ddef0d582e4dd47c2120c8

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat 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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

3512 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3512	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:

0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53.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"	0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53.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

3536 PING.EXE

pid	process
3536	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53.exesvchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4580	0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3160	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3160	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3160	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3160	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3160	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3160	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4580 wrote to memory of 3512	4580	0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4580 wrote to memory of 3512	4580	0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4580 wrote to memory of 3512	4580	0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4580 wrote to memory of 3528	4580	0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4580 wrote to memory of 3528	4580	0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4580 wrote to memory of 3528	4580	0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3528 wrote to memory of 3536	3528	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3528 wrote to memory of 3536	3528	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3528 wrote to memory of 3536	3528	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4580

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3512

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a3c1562d19d70ab80764b9d0810abfd739d78261490e03a6d3a0475226d3f53.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3528

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3536

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:3160

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:2460

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
87c0e5e253e32aa9b5c5321298b33030

SHA1
90675b15b3c90b892c22f8eb4fbd735608a15baf

SHA256
7bebf36b8f6451ae923539a1029da278b7453ede48008b314c5418540cd3663b

SHA512
2f63a89ad6fc1c80deee9ee3037a2a8008805cc0796df4060889dff3f81ca93431a7a4363455db5cb11a2313d901fa5dd1f5395e86813610e8cfec9bc065b920

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
87c0e5e253e32aa9b5c5321298b33030

SHA1
90675b15b3c90b892c22f8eb4fbd735608a15baf

SHA256
7bebf36b8f6451ae923539a1029da278b7453ede48008b314c5418540cd3663b

SHA512
2f63a89ad6fc1c80deee9ee3037a2a8008805cc0796df4060889dff3f81ca93431a7a4363455db5cb11a2313d901fa5dd1f5395e86813610e8cfec9bc065b920

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memory/3160-132-0x00000258AEB20000-0x00000258AEB30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3160-133-0x00000258AEB80000-0x00000258AEB90000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3160-134-0x00000258B1230000-0x00000258B1234000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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