sakula | 09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b

General

Target

09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b.exe
Size

192KB
MD5

b1a5bdca45365c755ce548ed6e76c0c5
SHA1

4ff2b69a87a4053b036b26cb6961c579b9f1f7c2
SHA256

09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b
SHA512

c0f2232a27d3d8bc32b55e5e336dec0a6967d78c2747655a589d48ed7c72ab569a66923b0ed386e91a43774ec0d8ecfc49e76689c207040428ff138298cac88d

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

2768 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2768	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:

09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b.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"	09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.jfm	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

232 PING.EXE

pid	process
232	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1380	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1380	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1380	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1380	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1380	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1380	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2372	09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1936	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2768	2372	09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2768	2372	09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2768	2372	09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 4268	2372	09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 4268	2372	09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 4268	2372	09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4268 wrote to memory of 232	4268	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4268 wrote to memory of 232	4268	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4268 wrote to memory of 232	4268	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2372

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2768

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09792bc9e57d168d6ba6ea58ecbf9d5a926ebd43ae83db5987565c3a8d9c962b.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4268

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:232

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:1380

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:1936

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
a87f5b47e1900a1ef246ab9b5e45e014

SHA1
556e740c36cb4b25ccf0900d1b578fe90e43879b

SHA256
3d687d0bd22260dfaee6516372468c63a2dbfc95bec890e0b689b43fb7acbc17

SHA512
73e94143c1f97d1844000fbc8771fc7d0c88599d3a444b090aca25b2b201993d90f5c572ea09f5dfddfc97f954fbd31965c13ff9d8b8ffef9289898f8be542fa

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
a87f5b47e1900a1ef246ab9b5e45e014

SHA1
556e740c36cb4b25ccf0900d1b578fe90e43879b

SHA256
3d687d0bd22260dfaee6516372468c63a2dbfc95bec890e0b689b43fb7acbc17

SHA512
73e94143c1f97d1844000fbc8771fc7d0c88599d3a444b090aca25b2b201993d90f5c572ea09f5dfddfc97f954fbd31965c13ff9d8b8ffef9289898f8be542fa

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memory/1380-132-0x0000021A0BF20000-0x0000021A0BF30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1380-133-0x0000021A0BF80000-0x0000021A0BF90000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1380-134-0x0000021A0E630000-0x0000021A0E634000-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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