sakula | 05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d

General

Target

05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d.exe
Size

60KB
MD5

e6303b6b0a1eeea73b6d1f81995123b3
SHA1

60014e56013b00f1e6bd7cf486e34a1a46f8ba73
SHA256

05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d
SHA512

24a097c88968f1aa2847dc2bd41f95f17018aca4e2b2f6850ad6199ee9074fb85db048a881789569c552ec496b6367f70a8be5641f1a5cada769ae6d61bd3a2d

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

1364 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1364	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:

05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-790714498-1549421491-1643397139-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d.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"	05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

TiWorker.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WinSxS\pending.xml	TiWorker.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization\State\keyValueLKG.dat	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log	TiWorker.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

MusNotifyIcon.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\Registry\Machine\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	MusNotifyIcon.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	MusNotifyIcon.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 50 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\NormalDownloadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateBkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateFrCnt = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\GeoVersion_EndpointFullUri = "https://geover.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com/geoversion"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\LinkLocalConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UplinkUsageBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MonthlyUploadRestriction = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "16.675062"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "0.000000"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\DownloadMode_BackCompat = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyCacheHostBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\Geo_EndpointFullUri = "https://geo.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com/geo"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownlinkUsageBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\FrDownloadRatePct = "90"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MonthID = "2"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownlinkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\BkDownloadRatePct = "45"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "4.818884"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MemoryUsageKB = "4068"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadMonthlyInternetBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyLanBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UplinkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PriorityDownloadPendingCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadMonthlyLanBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PeerInfoCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadRatePct = "100"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PriorityDownloadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MemoryUsageKB = "4284"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyGroupBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\SwarmCount = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\InternetConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyLinkLocalBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyCdnBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\KVFileExpirationTime = "132893146047762664"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CacheSizeBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\LANConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Settings	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyInternetBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateBkCnt = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CDNConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\GroupConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\NormalDownloadPendingCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MemoryUsageKB = "4296"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\DODownloadMode = "1"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateFrBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\SwarmCount = "0"	svchost.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

3536 PING.EXE

pid	process
3536	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3400	05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4076	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3400 wrote to memory of 1364	3400	05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3400 wrote to memory of 1364	3400	05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3400 wrote to memory of 1364	3400	05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3400 wrote to memory of 3508	3400	05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3400 wrote to memory of 3508	3400	05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3400 wrote to memory of 3508	3400	05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3508 wrote to memory of 3536	3508	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3508 wrote to memory of 3536	3508	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3508 wrote to memory of 3536	3508	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3400

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1364

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05adf712a9c938377cce214ede0b13d627f656d0a929b2734528d4254cd30e9d.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3508

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3536

C:\Windows\system32\MusNotifyIcon.exe
%systemroot%\system32\MusNotifyIcon.exe NotifyTrayIcon 13
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
PID:2132

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p
1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
PID:2948

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:4076

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

2

T1012

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
eb7a4d1c66138307b40f029ef981bc26

SHA1
6aa1695875af9c91e678851c51434b0ce2860adb

SHA256
1ed31c9482fc54b970c16a2f0dda3d8cac824c5acab5f737698b848e0b766543

SHA512
95a092be8307ec41d385162eccae6307582c9d666ed74a399ee8136b2b58c16916a7d7b433bb55c7a37d5aeafc88c97d0402e5521746e25edd96cd9781ced6e7

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
eb7a4d1c66138307b40f029ef981bc26

SHA1
6aa1695875af9c91e678851c51434b0ce2860adb

SHA256
1ed31c9482fc54b970c16a2f0dda3d8cac824c5acab5f737698b848e0b766543

SHA512
95a092be8307ec41d385162eccae6307582c9d666ed74a399ee8136b2b58c16916a7d7b433bb55c7a37d5aeafc88c97d0402e5521746e25edd96cd9781ced6e7

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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