sakula | 09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b

General

Target

09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b.exe
Size

216KB
MD5

b4b5bd202a867b9d354c3371932ead7f
SHA1

2148265e821542a771dd8376d5bc19c29c6b4025
SHA256

09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b
SHA512

3e4c95bb8d0c045788385e0197e68347983720b4fc5a43f6a866e2b1fd11c44667019732e53e2b20fc7b0b0bed14b025aa78c137ef4ab743b4143adbca2e4a29

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 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/4364-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4768-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

4768 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4768	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:

09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b.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"	09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b.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

3376 PING.EXE

pid	process
3376	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4800	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4800	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4800	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4800	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4800	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4800	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4364	09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4812	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4364 wrote to memory of 4768	4364	09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4364 wrote to memory of 4768	4364	09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4364 wrote to memory of 4768	4364	09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4364 wrote to memory of 3096	4364	09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4364 wrote to memory of 3096	4364	09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4364 wrote to memory of 3096	4364	09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3096 wrote to memory of 3376	3096	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3096 wrote to memory of 3376	3096	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3096 wrote to memory of 3376	3096	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- 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:4768

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09ae0fcfc8b35017f3d36d61cb422a3444f8eb30eb3ae319c87baf9602dceb0b.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3096

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3376

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:4800

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:4812

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
9951aa51deec9661e77f007c1a88b5e9

SHA1
074c8685a292fe505b78708753c7e753d44fd624

SHA256
041afa949edc96c61a4c1059285eb6adc7f384de44c88547f43591885b1dac96

SHA512
f3fece07dba1a07fe97a8101f1fa8a0f6143ae9b194477974ef89d8ab2dae2be1c1d17a17b0bce370df256ec84c06157aa8039f923f2bfed8c4637445787214c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
9951aa51deec9661e77f007c1a88b5e9

SHA1
074c8685a292fe505b78708753c7e753d44fd624

SHA256
041afa949edc96c61a4c1059285eb6adc7f384de44c88547f43591885b1dac96

SHA512
f3fece07dba1a07fe97a8101f1fa8a0f6143ae9b194477974ef89d8ab2dae2be1c1d17a17b0bce370df256ec84c06157aa8039f923f2bfed8c4637445787214c

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memory/4364-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4768-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4800-132-0x000002AC34D80000-0x000002AC34D90000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4800-133-0x000002AC35320000-0x000002AC35330000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4800-134-0x000002AC37A00000-0x000002AC37A04000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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