sakula | 08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e

General

Target

08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e.exe
Size

100KB
MD5

334ff728f1935d8607c2b32b67727f41
SHA1

b35e95df0b965103f672e3b7fb33a39ba82990a2
SHA256

08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e
SHA512

42a61f8f692a9410421c581a5649c4f3d1929bf27fdc1ccc33ca3c6e39bec4ad5b4d7f1f0de16958af63269a4cf3dda2ddb3ecd67b3253937ff6d4c54f0d2e23

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

2836 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2836	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:

08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e.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"	08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e.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

1336 PING.EXE

pid	process
1336	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4316	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4316	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4316	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4316	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4316	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4316	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4168	08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	392	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4168 wrote to memory of 2836	4168	08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4168 wrote to memory of 2836	4168	08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4168 wrote to memory of 2836	4168	08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4168 wrote to memory of 1000	4168	08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4168 wrote to memory of 1000	4168	08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4168 wrote to memory of 1000	4168	08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1000 wrote to memory of 1336	1000	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1000 wrote to memory of 1336	1000	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1000 wrote to memory of 1336	1000	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4168

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2836

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\08e1fa4701532e1c1b1fda7e5bbbdea0ab35710e9ac0d2bb075afa51c2f29f9e.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1000

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1336

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:4316

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:392

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
b2087b1700d193cdc1618bd0fb9b9067

SHA1
da810a36144eb1d92eb75d74274e5079b609bb52

SHA256
1bfa7c76fe5b5dd1867105ab673f81e9d6b1e5a227d5d384787b01734db0df33

SHA512
d904801d961cb416f14cc95c555bf7b765863b14e542ffc6f909d5f7dca3eb5353b45b1e36100098cdfa0a4de02b2df9204ad3e54c633cc091c489f1cbad4ffe

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
b2087b1700d193cdc1618bd0fb9b9067

SHA1
da810a36144eb1d92eb75d74274e5079b609bb52

SHA256
1bfa7c76fe5b5dd1867105ab673f81e9d6b1e5a227d5d384787b01734db0df33

SHA512
d904801d961cb416f14cc95c555bf7b765863b14e542ffc6f909d5f7dca3eb5353b45b1e36100098cdfa0a4de02b2df9204ad3e54c633cc091c489f1cbad4ffe

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memory/4316-132-0x0000025259F80000-0x0000025259F90000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4316-133-0x000002525A620000-0x000002525A630000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4316-134-0x000002525CD00000-0x000002525CD04000-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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