sakula | 097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2

General

Target

097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2.exe
Size

99KB
MD5

646ac3230a8cccfcb5820b623cfab2a5
SHA1

4c966ba5e0965d081d398fc5035669d658a44d64
SHA256

097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2
SHA512

84d61d5bc39d3d09db7ae5da79856ea6cde1675b7ad8f624575c89dad83cf499142f50c0dcc0364785058bc9b38b640bee394214a8942d95aa14d849326486bf

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

3624 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3624	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:

097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2.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"	097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2.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

1088 PING.EXE

pid	process
1088	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2.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: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3500	097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3500 wrote to memory of 3624	3500	097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3500 wrote to memory of 3624	3500	097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3500 wrote to memory of 3624	3500	097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3500 wrote to memory of 2564	3500	097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3500 wrote to memory of 2564	3500	097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3500 wrote to memory of 2564	3500	097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2564 wrote to memory of 1088	2564	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2564 wrote to memory of 1088	2564	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2564 wrote to memory of 1088	2564	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3500

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3624

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097a20a27c7283a4d270dae11e52f3f78c6b4af3f9949aeb6ab105d66b8763d2.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2564

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1088

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:5088

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
279c1a14fb2fc1a0f159294d81fed3e2

SHA1
fa2694c54ad2a20f48d21894d86c26a222e037e2

SHA256
3110bc2037f414e41802d943327a5733d5df6cefa0d0e4280639ff6e7add4001

SHA512
15fae734c70042328522a320f3de82508aad821cbec516bb12a46fa224d4ad5134ae79cea904cde41c999c6df8f8f3b07bf859a37b345fa45ac0917e3f83effe

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
279c1a14fb2fc1a0f159294d81fed3e2

SHA1
fa2694c54ad2a20f48d21894d86c26a222e037e2

SHA256
3110bc2037f414e41802d943327a5733d5df6cefa0d0e4280639ff6e7add4001

SHA512
15fae734c70042328522a320f3de82508aad821cbec516bb12a46fa224d4ad5134ae79cea904cde41c999c6df8f8f3b07bf859a37b345fa45ac0917e3f83effe

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memory/4800-132-0x000001F50F5A0000-0x000001F50F5B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4800-133-0x000001F50FD60000-0x000001F50FD70000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4800-134-0x000001F512980000-0x000001F512984000-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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