sakula | 05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e

General

Target

05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e.exe
Size

101KB
MD5

d281b5f49ba5a2e5e88141730535a67c
SHA1

dd17747320ae458bee2986764abbf891ca2b9217
SHA256

05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e
SHA512

22571041320993b31a5067082fa32d156727f1d7fef2bc5aa9e0e3cc425c67354ed6146d12a16c9c4639bdfebb6703646d1a6a7b907482b54c5338b90dc3fd27

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

2604 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2604	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:

05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e.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"	05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e.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

2660 PING.EXE

pid	process
2660	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4788	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4788	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4788	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4788	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4788	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4788	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3652	05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4284	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3652 wrote to memory of 2604	3652	05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3652 wrote to memory of 2604	3652	05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3652 wrote to memory of 2604	3652	05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3652 wrote to memory of 2948	3652	05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3652 wrote to memory of 2948	3652	05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3652 wrote to memory of 2948	3652	05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2948 wrote to memory of 2660	2948	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2948 wrote to memory of 2660	2948	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2948 wrote to memory of 2660	2948	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3652

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2604

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05bd142f6bc37466d77fa2221c74e422bbeae7258044212a3255fe30180cc38e.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2948

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2660

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:4788

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:4284

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
3f55d28576db6098b32305e31b1cc497

SHA1
18755a088b3ed2b0ce1283b0e90e3505a6216d2b

SHA256
da9fbd89bb4b114df46a3186ede8f35c7b96665108eb0674eb11ddb4eb341bf0

SHA512
de753e1d1b7d7102eae68e07705a958a673c20e7390ff65dc02c810d104acee5e3f55750588cdbb26c2d535b2500b06e03ac4cd87463138f052c8cae4ea7b810

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
3f55d28576db6098b32305e31b1cc497

SHA1
18755a088b3ed2b0ce1283b0e90e3505a6216d2b

SHA256
da9fbd89bb4b114df46a3186ede8f35c7b96665108eb0674eb11ddb4eb341bf0

SHA512
de753e1d1b7d7102eae68e07705a958a673c20e7390ff65dc02c810d104acee5e3f55750588cdbb26c2d535b2500b06e03ac4cd87463138f052c8cae4ea7b810

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memory/4788-132-0x000001DACFBA0000-0x000001DACFBB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4788-133-0x000001DAD0120000-0x000001DAD0130000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4788-134-0x000001DAD2820000-0x000001DAD2824000-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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