sakula | 05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800

General

Target

05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800.exe
Size

36KB
MD5

2f86368e0533fdd4a96ffce7acc04bc3
SHA1

1484d63e7ae36a8ffbb212a7c1846a0b0447f0a2
SHA256

05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800
SHA512

86c943d1c36ac29e6382d6bc7941ea497659370887135ab829f0b4dd342caec97bb3ed0beb112dae8356121aa37cc4368bff3613a1ae27a836f47a06138b6d50

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Sakula
Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
trojan rat sakula
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

1648 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1648	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:

05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800.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"	05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.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

112 PING.EXE

pid	process
112	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4904	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4904	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4904	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4904	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4904	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4904	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1344	05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4516	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 1648	1344	05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 1648	1344	05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 1648	1344	05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 3908	1344	05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 3908	1344	05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 3908	1344	05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3908 wrote to memory of 112	3908	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3908 wrote to memory of 112	3908	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3908 wrote to memory of 112	3908	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1344

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1648

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05bcd36dfd01c9b5161eb7e0dc27d05268164297abd77bebc39a097efc4e1800.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3908

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:112

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:4904

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:4516

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
b68316cfd75933d223a9495289a1a2a4

SHA1
5ccf38fee991947e73145c929ae2c6c9a2df0fb1

SHA256
8aaeb23230f7526ce308320d9ae63982992c609b830d0cba89a45e8de26a9400

SHA512
1ff78b7a48ff51fd9a6f024340cecdb83fd2f5673e2746876aff82ba24b273c5c67e0adac408ae41dfc47364e1e951774c329985ddc7d3f8052f55231aa0f4e7

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
b68316cfd75933d223a9495289a1a2a4

SHA1
5ccf38fee991947e73145c929ae2c6c9a2df0fb1

SHA256
8aaeb23230f7526ce308320d9ae63982992c609b830d0cba89a45e8de26a9400

SHA512
1ff78b7a48ff51fd9a6f024340cecdb83fd2f5673e2746876aff82ba24b273c5c67e0adac408ae41dfc47364e1e951774c329985ddc7d3f8052f55231aa0f4e7

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memory/4904-133-0x0000021C3F780000-0x0000021C3F790000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4904-132-0x0000021C3F720000-0x0000021C3F730000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4904-134-0x0000021C41E30000-0x0000021C41E34000-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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