sakula | 08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d

General

Target

08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d.exe
Size

101KB
MD5

4a641165c2e9a70eca25ccbfc8934847
SHA1

6661bb3fc1d80487eb272f41804c1447abd40189
SHA256

08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d
SHA512

32cfa3c3fd60ebaf69a17973f2200cde9cc7dbe9701c5e9df63e3d5501210a4df7e5da2e8cb29cccc89d5d13fa96a8cd453d8940f7425f45a972990ff24b92b3

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

4744 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4744	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:

08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d.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"	08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.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

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

4552 PING.EXE

pid	process
4552	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs

Processes:

08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5048	08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2992	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2992	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2992	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2992	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2992	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2992	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 5048 wrote to memory of 4744	5048	08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5048 wrote to memory of 4744	5048	08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5048 wrote to memory of 4744	5048	08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5048 wrote to memory of 956	5048	08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5048 wrote to memory of 956	5048	08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5048 wrote to memory of 956	5048	08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 956 wrote to memory of 4552	956	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 956 wrote to memory of 4552	956	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 956 wrote to memory of 4552	956	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5048

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4744

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\08f8983c37e1eff0e2b361b6b85ee767630fa1e594596fc4d4d28d124f8be77d.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:956

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4552

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:2992

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⤵
PID:3668

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
83118fda72660c3179024da82ac01ff5

SHA1
70184082541720a40ef3d09eca86ba25ab02bc1b

SHA256
e63d3ecc710a474cf6b9be0b19b6874fc65721d9d003800f9e0eacdacf0d63eb

SHA512
8717a3239c88d8821f16f2a674a4d7d2e0fd2e4456b9c0f255792193171edcd1e22b555471e87c649ed1148eba22d04dbb49a06dbd5c249560ef047a87177977

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
83118fda72660c3179024da82ac01ff5

SHA1
70184082541720a40ef3d09eca86ba25ab02bc1b

SHA256
e63d3ecc710a474cf6b9be0b19b6874fc65721d9d003800f9e0eacdacf0d63eb

SHA512
8717a3239c88d8821f16f2a674a4d7d2e0fd2e4456b9c0f255792193171edcd1e22b555471e87c649ed1148eba22d04dbb49a06dbd5c249560ef047a87177977

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memory/2992-132-0x0000026254770000-0x0000026254780000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2992-133-0x0000026254D20000-0x0000026254D30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2992-134-0x00000262573F0000-0x00000262573F4000-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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