sakula | 09939cbae4053fe47c3dc741322c797be1403b8b07b456e2ef768193c7173dc6

General

Target

09939cbae4053fe47c3dc741322c797be1403b8b07b456e2ef768193c7173dc6.exe
Size

58KB
MD5

99b6601fa0cd928585de45afc7b8556c
SHA1

27b783dc1296c9625796a85654e44132d2b661ec
SHA256

09939cbae4053fe47c3dc741322c797be1403b8b07b456e2ef768193c7173dc6
SHA512

7ccaac4c13e0af0864d59de225e062cab768042a82a39a1f3ef40e8498e0ef4ccd67077d7aadf6cc39c2ec5c82dae285dfdc5cbc98cec4530aaeae22f550e9f0

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Sakula
Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
trojan rat sakula
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

3292 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3292	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:

09939cbae4053fe47c3dc741322c797be1403b8b07b456e2ef768193c7173dc6.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	09939cbae4053fe47c3dc741322c797be1403b8b07b456e2ef768193c7173dc6.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

09939cbae4053fe47c3dc741322c797be1403b8b07b456e2ef768193c7173dc6.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"	09939cbae4053fe47c3dc741322c797be1403b8b07b456e2ef768193c7173dc6.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

944 PING.EXE

pid	process
944	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4620	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4620	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4620	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4620	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4620	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4620	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	484	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

09939cbae4053fe47c3dc741322c797be1403b8b07b456e2ef768193c7173dc6.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 3292	2780	09939cbae4053fe47c3dc741322c797be1403b8b07b456e2ef768193c7173dc6.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 3292	2780	09939cbae4053fe47c3dc741322c797be1403b8b07b456e2ef768193c7173dc6.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 3292	2780	09939cbae4053fe47c3dc741322c797be1403b8b07b456e2ef768193c7173dc6.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2244	2780	09939cbae4053fe47c3dc741322c797be1403b8b07b456e2ef768193c7173dc6.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2244	2780	09939cbae4053fe47c3dc741322c797be1403b8b07b456e2ef768193c7173dc6.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2244	2780	09939cbae4053fe47c3dc741322c797be1403b8b07b456e2ef768193c7173dc6.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2244 wrote to memory of 944	2244	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2244 wrote to memory of 944	2244	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2244 wrote to memory of 944	2244	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09939cbae4053fe47c3dc741322c797be1403b8b07b456e2ef768193c7173dc6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09939cbae4053fe47c3dc741322c797be1403b8b07b456e2ef768193c7173dc6.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2780

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3292

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09939cbae4053fe47c3dc741322c797be1403b8b07b456e2ef768193c7173dc6.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2244

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:944

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:4620

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:484

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
eb0da20f6c4bbf0ddbcf167a0b07f1d1

SHA1
b5630edb858f6d74d66dd4343286685b250ed185

SHA256
57a492dda1693b1a21424d968145f137769fdb4973ac5a08b9c83802d0560c99

SHA512
30b379c6462cca1a43bbd5be5b93ed3b46a1982b01eba83ce809f1e3d624aa1d31649eba1c09c393cae0e2958933de4707eff92122db7c839a1b3fcdaf7344c1

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
eb0da20f6c4bbf0ddbcf167a0b07f1d1

SHA1
b5630edb858f6d74d66dd4343286685b250ed185

SHA256
57a492dda1693b1a21424d968145f137769fdb4973ac5a08b9c83802d0560c99

SHA512
30b379c6462cca1a43bbd5be5b93ed3b46a1982b01eba83ce809f1e3d624aa1d31649eba1c09c393cae0e2958933de4707eff92122db7c839a1b3fcdaf7344c1

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memory/4620-132-0x0000016CE9B60000-0x0000016CE9B70000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4620-133-0x0000016CEA120000-0x0000016CEA130000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4620-134-0x0000016CEC7A0000-0x0000016CEC7A4000-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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