sakula | 09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4

General

Target

09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4.exe
Size

99KB
MD5

e5c7613198df757173f718060c40c401
SHA1

5b4a177f528f1da95be286a86a02a446a9a01842
SHA256

09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4
SHA512

feab5bc0ac67bc73ac9e757c187d27ff7185188c8ba91c96e884159e6fab91615037f3fec8e1cd27810834402bb3ce0f3c4b8b02527e39b6ef4ccbc022d43e98

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

2644 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2644	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:

09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4.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"	09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
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

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

1396 PING.EXE

pid	process
1396	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	220	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	220	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	220	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	220	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	220	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	220	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1508	09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1408	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 2644	1508	09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 2644	1508	09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 2644	1508	09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 3768	1508	09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 3768	1508	09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 3768	1508	09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3768 wrote to memory of 1396	3768	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3768 wrote to memory of 1396	3768	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3768 wrote to memory of 1396	3768	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1508

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2644

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09cf62760f0e1171fa2bca08887743056b65abbf06909ecbaf7f7da48aced5c4.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3768

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1396

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:220

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:1408

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
1d51f583fd26618020d1169dbed19dd9

SHA1
851845274b6af457086ce99ed73cc1fc5e083767

SHA256
e139d58dce936a5384cbe45c0ba540f0025b50915ffccee2fa6123b06689e5bb

SHA512
33c39780426b0edd0464743cf0c7194ea1dc2adf9889d62c4215cfd418904c7cacb74edb8a826fccb5ce937a594c35b19cc56c0ffb7308a7d27935a1c6cab345

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
1d51f583fd26618020d1169dbed19dd9

SHA1
851845274b6af457086ce99ed73cc1fc5e083767

SHA256
e139d58dce936a5384cbe45c0ba540f0025b50915ffccee2fa6123b06689e5bb

SHA512
33c39780426b0edd0464743cf0c7194ea1dc2adf9889d62c4215cfd418904c7cacb74edb8a826fccb5ce937a594c35b19cc56c0ffb7308a7d27935a1c6cab345

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memory/220-132-0x000001F52A720000-0x000001F52A730000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/220-133-0x000001F52A940000-0x000001F52A950000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/220-134-0x000001F52CE40000-0x000001F52CE44000-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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