sakula | 08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6

General

Target

08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6.exe
Size

191KB
MD5

88e2e592b8a5cd874e062150eeaefc4f
SHA1

1d8296de3e548fc2ca79e7401193666e37ec2747
SHA256

08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6
SHA512

b12dfeb0370c0a9b69c97b120674e5bbc3112a92402d8c6e07c352014bf10e3ad8b479aa1e6e34ad13c7acc3ca6a2fe10a75d4613ec738ffd3ce0ee6f4b0e646

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

2700 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2700	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:

08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6.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"	08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6.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

3372 PING.EXE

pid	process
3372	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3500	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3500	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3500	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3500	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3500	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3500	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2116	08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3396	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2700	2116	08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2700	2116	08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2700	2116	08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 336	2116	08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 336	2116	08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 336	2116	08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6.exe	cmd.exe
PID 336 wrote to memory of 3372	336	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 336 wrote to memory of 3372	336	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 336 wrote to memory of 3372	336	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2116

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2700

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\08b2783602db3788d61a96535a4ab5b6ff48ff33c1de16a74ce71bbe06cc7eb6.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:336

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3372

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:3500

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:3396

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
17ac44a24701fb9513aeb50879cbe983

SHA1
d56679341522862113251629484f243b1e9c7591

SHA256
38af9730277990380a0892533c5d72294c4b8c7369ca80974a2ff387d54e1644

SHA512
4f9198883ab157343301aace69b43ebf3902efbf509dbd9badb77826d486ad290be1b88b985aaf9817feaa5f2e33f591964991beb87c14875c60db95e2c193bf

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
17ac44a24701fb9513aeb50879cbe983

SHA1
d56679341522862113251629484f243b1e9c7591

SHA256
38af9730277990380a0892533c5d72294c4b8c7369ca80974a2ff387d54e1644

SHA512
4f9198883ab157343301aace69b43ebf3902efbf509dbd9badb77826d486ad290be1b88b985aaf9817feaa5f2e33f591964991beb87c14875c60db95e2c193bf

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memory/3500-133-0x0000024820190000-0x00000248201A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3500-134-0x0000024820820000-0x0000024820830000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3500-135-0x0000024822F10000-0x0000024822F14000-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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