sakula | 09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e

General

Target

09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e.exe
Size

176KB
MD5

bba7eacaf8218d638db03dabc615f966
SHA1

ec74e0c304717ae0f68e5e952b239cb08ed82671
SHA256

09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e
SHA512

45f6b4cb67cf7bc0ed654e34494ad65dc1575070da049ffaee739da4c2d95035c968bc4649e93cf9bb4f725ace6a5c3a50577684d0f049944cd70f0f0c829eac

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/5000-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/2224-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-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

2224 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2224	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:

09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e.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"	09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e.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

3116 PING.EXE

pid	process
3116	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4508	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4508	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4508	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4508	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4508	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4508	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5000	09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 5000 wrote to memory of 2224	5000	09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5000 wrote to memory of 2224	5000	09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5000 wrote to memory of 2224	5000	09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5000 wrote to memory of 4744	5000	09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5000 wrote to memory of 4744	5000	09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5000 wrote to memory of 4744	5000	09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4744 wrote to memory of 3116	4744	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4744 wrote to memory of 3116	4744	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4744 wrote to memory of 3116	4744	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5000

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2224

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09ecd2ec9267a5480517a420c4f7f05c11f09ab348c9694db7907245f547b99e.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4744

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3116

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:4508

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:2764

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
dc0e099906f593ac7df708c0e275e9e9

SHA1
e5f4e18b1110f8ce69962b1a16126d3e5d70d95e

SHA256
4df9e5b28214eda180cbd34d4dc9b4e6e13e29b2d58e1d024813d5e14e731c86

SHA512
47a7b2e2714c86b1808518c1692be35430af7447993c1e028396399fe636baf03c758a59a20e79272380854c663aa3219bd28f0fe0efa20fad0a63e129494ab0

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
dc0e099906f593ac7df708c0e275e9e9

SHA1
e5f4e18b1110f8ce69962b1a16126d3e5d70d95e

SHA256
4df9e5b28214eda180cbd34d4dc9b4e6e13e29b2d58e1d024813d5e14e731c86

SHA512
47a7b2e2714c86b1808518c1692be35430af7447993c1e028396399fe636baf03c758a59a20e79272380854c663aa3219bd28f0fe0efa20fad0a63e129494ab0

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memory/2224-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4508-132-0x000002B405550000-0x000002B405560000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4508-133-0x000002B405C20000-0x000002B405C30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4508-134-0x000002B4082D0000-0x000002B4082D4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/5000-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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