sakula | 05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3

General

Target

05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3.exe
Size

35KB
MD5

ce6651395fd8e27dd937bb137a432918
SHA1

0de8633fa1f0d0c346a1a1bd189ac78595f0072f
SHA256

05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3
SHA512

6a9ecd8d555339a47e1e10a07465a40a3fc65f5064c39896f2706a472baeb4e0a8879deb0d1995e7b0f263aeb80ab10633fba0dcce6a7461cbdaddc443bf81fb

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

2148 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2148	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:

05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3.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"	05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
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

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

4548 PING.EXE

pid	process
4548	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1736	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1736	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1736	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1736	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1736	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1736	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1980	05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4828	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2148	1980	05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2148	1980	05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2148	1980	05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 1200	1980	05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 1200	1980	05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 1200	1980	05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1200 wrote to memory of 4548	1200	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1200 wrote to memory of 4548	1200	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1200 wrote to memory of 4548	1200	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1980

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2148

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05b9b7c42c30a36fff6b10e649698c7e28fb5d7fdef43a26698c36c41cb3b9b3.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1200

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4548

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:1736

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:4828

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
269685d1e38a93ab9e62acbd2067b260

SHA1
43047e4e8efbcf9b4815b9adc6e2d78bfceedf74

SHA256
a1ee3360ed91cd2aad12ff6f24433df419a6dd27c38d0aa8ba0008db0157f30c

SHA512
2bf37ac66a99d5231d2640d4741a22e15511bdc2ec630df33a61ae3ddf2746c8da5f451ed5f20e707c424923dd411e720d4d869c9c43854470883d5cfcbc7afa

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
269685d1e38a93ab9e62acbd2067b260

SHA1
43047e4e8efbcf9b4815b9adc6e2d78bfceedf74

SHA256
a1ee3360ed91cd2aad12ff6f24433df419a6dd27c38d0aa8ba0008db0157f30c

SHA512
2bf37ac66a99d5231d2640d4741a22e15511bdc2ec630df33a61ae3ddf2746c8da5f451ed5f20e707c424923dd411e720d4d869c9c43854470883d5cfcbc7afa

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memory/1736-132-0x000001BA5C220000-0x000001BA5C230000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1736-133-0x000001BA5C280000-0x000001BA5C290000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1736-134-0x000001BA5E940000-0x000001BA5E944000-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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