sakula | 05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b

General

Target

05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b.exe
Size

99KB
MD5

313fa82dc1b83a0756915abca5d9f385
SHA1

e4759e4df56ff51f9b31affad9fe63ab57757206
SHA256

05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b
SHA512

2b89f5c8af810346040a280e57ef3dbee5d0a055e5502b5dc48aafd82b6bfcb3adca8fdb2ebab401bdb71198bca98be125de8884f3665ad788416aa00c65c52c

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

456 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
456	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:

05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b.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"	05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.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

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

4576 PING.EXE

pid	process
4576	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs

Processes:

05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4656	05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3104	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3104	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3104	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3104	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3104	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3104	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4656 wrote to memory of 456	4656	05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4656 wrote to memory of 456	4656	05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4656 wrote to memory of 456	4656	05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4656 wrote to memory of 4640	4656	05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4656 wrote to memory of 4640	4656	05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4656 wrote to memory of 4640	4656	05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4640 wrote to memory of 4576	4640	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4640 wrote to memory of 4576	4640	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4640 wrote to memory of 4576	4640	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4656

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:456

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05ad680f9881431a73f6aa609e19b0bf385bf2e985af73753310d217bdd2b27b.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4640

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4576

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:3104

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
572c62d1169dc58432bb06d8d3a3d5aa

SHA1
a3d2aef8f753fc25152faf35a26d2dda988104ff

SHA256
91d35f3bf64d253e184f0e4cf7c9ae216c4a7e44af232b9b7117e6f9c4d59a2a

SHA512
15e3004560e892053ae18c424d3eed93a2e83c4c366577241311a484c5b5294b3363659119f73c54faf90ad6a66e0b7bdea28d2f7377b30ef4f7e7ca4fa92c0a

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
572c62d1169dc58432bb06d8d3a3d5aa

SHA1
a3d2aef8f753fc25152faf35a26d2dda988104ff

SHA256
91d35f3bf64d253e184f0e4cf7c9ae216c4a7e44af232b9b7117e6f9c4d59a2a

SHA512
15e3004560e892053ae18c424d3eed93a2e83c4c366577241311a484c5b5294b3363659119f73c54faf90ad6a66e0b7bdea28d2f7377b30ef4f7e7ca4fa92c0a

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memory/3104-132-0x00000148A7590000-0x00000148A75A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3104-133-0x00000148A7C20000-0x00000148A7C30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3104-134-0x00000148AA310000-0x00000148AA314000-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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