sakula | 05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de

General

Target

05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de.exe
Size

36KB
MD5

eb86d1d37fc42086b7d92efe146b5dac
SHA1

6467c32d62b272f88d7aa09d34e98fbc3d64ce2d
SHA256

05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de
SHA512

706459e3f04e983e83c3bc5d32e35bb9df5d68ade7df23749366131e43a11fbdf6882ce030fd6bedf1d57027ef385729005e8a41ffc3d10ec4e55a09c6573177

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

5056 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
5056	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:

05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de.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"	05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de.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

3884 PING.EXE

pid	process
3884	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de.exesvchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4724	05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4924	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4924	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4924	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4924	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4924	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4924	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3724	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4724 wrote to memory of 5056	4724	05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4724 wrote to memory of 5056	4724	05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4724 wrote to memory of 5056	4724	05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4724 wrote to memory of 3092	4724	05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4724 wrote to memory of 3092	4724	05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4724 wrote to memory of 3092	4724	05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3092 wrote to memory of 3884	3092	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3092 wrote to memory of 3884	3092	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3092 wrote to memory of 3884	3092	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4724

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:5056

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05ada8d7f9bc709731ff039bad3dbaef88e7e2b5818b1180bf803afb0b1dd9de.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3092

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3884

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:4924

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:3724

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
fd245dca62b1017b5f8ddc2c9f599ddb

SHA1
2c449b9cfd24a9df5fd9479f685f80cd696a7272

SHA256
c8a0370156f26254439be4ecd8b4fc0a66e193e7b925ecb6ba8a9a8280776ad0

SHA512
7fe6c4a8f388886bf33efd1916ef4f7a6f95e69d975e2709af848c9acfc16fb2bbdc23fe6f26bec287f072fcf3379fe086243e2755517fa9a33d6fdc97f44c5c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
fd245dca62b1017b5f8ddc2c9f599ddb

SHA1
2c449b9cfd24a9df5fd9479f685f80cd696a7272

SHA256
c8a0370156f26254439be4ecd8b4fc0a66e193e7b925ecb6ba8a9a8280776ad0

SHA512
7fe6c4a8f388886bf33efd1916ef4f7a6f95e69d975e2709af848c9acfc16fb2bbdc23fe6f26bec287f072fcf3379fe086243e2755517fa9a33d6fdc97f44c5c

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memory/4924-132-0x0000024F65560000-0x0000024F65570000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4924-133-0x0000024F65B20000-0x0000024F65B30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4924-134-0x0000024F681A0000-0x0000024F681A4000-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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