sakula | 0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358

General

Target

0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358.exe
Size

184KB
MD5

afd52f772793930547f18b87d6693c0f
SHA1

60b24f9ab545e9ec51a53641c91aaf2d6095127b
SHA256

0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358
SHA512

6da16040d5f52fbfe4f9351efe18e248c17d295696bc89f950aa3cbcd8ce5ad5cf52636de9d343e5f3cd1a43660b2f06f6c192a8594de14a4c349f27e0852508

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 4 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
behavioral2/memory/3956-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4676-137-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	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

4676 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4676	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:

0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358.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"	0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358.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

4816 PING.EXE

pid	process
4816	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4772	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4772	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4772	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4772	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4772	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4772	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3956	0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4848	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3956 wrote to memory of 4676	3956	0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3956 wrote to memory of 4676	3956	0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3956 wrote to memory of 4676	3956	0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3956 wrote to memory of 4040	3956	0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3956 wrote to memory of 4040	3956	0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3956 wrote to memory of 4040	3956	0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 4816	4040	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 4816	4040	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 4816	4040	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3956

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4676

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a0fe4142783ac24c802467592559889fbc88c34f865158f30df1e0b38929358.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4040

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4816

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:4772

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:4848

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
9a7d153c60dd28e5f04d71817cd16a77

SHA1
532bb28bf32b4ec0ebbe974811feb11c6a11ba8f

SHA256
ddc46cf4b29f2f4b7674846f62eb68a4be9681b2b5bc153e3abe29e0c747bd84

SHA512
e43d237414cf07887af3b9bce16283d695762589626bc5afd862b713942a73f7bb24f2280c00ed280e0b459ce74c88ac76c59931e1e20cc221dc8bad3b49054a

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
9a7d153c60dd28e5f04d71817cd16a77

SHA1
532bb28bf32b4ec0ebbe974811feb11c6a11ba8f

SHA256
ddc46cf4b29f2f4b7674846f62eb68a4be9681b2b5bc153e3abe29e0c747bd84

SHA512
e43d237414cf07887af3b9bce16283d695762589626bc5afd862b713942a73f7bb24f2280c00ed280e0b459ce74c88ac76c59931e1e20cc221dc8bad3b49054a

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memory/3956-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4676-137-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4772-133-0x000002DDB0C20000-0x000002DDB0C30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4772-134-0x000002DDB0C80000-0x000002DDB0C90000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4772-135-0x000002DDB3350000-0x000002DDB3354000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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