sakula | 057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3

General

Target

057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3.exe
Size

79KB
MD5

be9cb7e9216eef4945ef7543cd22b42e
SHA1

3b48ffc566784d090015324d3ec8a5419c73309c
SHA256

057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3
SHA512

088923b538f130397705a097200526eede8c230a8c16be54006b68fcfa1f58b0f5f24a9e18f85e6e0ab266d7d934edacaa7279a2463ea011dd4973bc86d420a6

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

1456 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1456	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:

057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3.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"	057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log	TiWorker.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WinSxS\pending.xml	TiWorker.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

1648 PING.EXE

pid	process
1648	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2856	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2856	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2856	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2856	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2856	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2856	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4980	057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3360	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 1456	4980	057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 1456	4980	057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 1456	4980	057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 2212	4980	057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 2212	4980	057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 2212	4980	057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 1648	2212	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 1648	2212	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 1648	2212	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4980

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1456

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\057dca2bbf8baf262e9575959872191a524b865e0d985fbce95b583f4f629eb3.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2212

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1648

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:2856

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:3360

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
9f4bb1c004e49aae82e08f82b693aa94

SHA1
3f674ca522915fcf9b6a5f8eb2750c8715bdffec

SHA256
bda7ea28efa796c2eafbc6d937936a79d775cdf41c11808255d9901596c17f1a

SHA512
e208b9848a1a1ebaf4d602cae4353bafce378faa8cc521e11f640a97bb490b03277a40017edf3573b8806edb79b41635ad4f58b0367aca420c4a3ef4d2e9aaf7

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
9f4bb1c004e49aae82e08f82b693aa94

SHA1
3f674ca522915fcf9b6a5f8eb2750c8715bdffec

SHA256
bda7ea28efa796c2eafbc6d937936a79d775cdf41c11808255d9901596c17f1a

SHA512
e208b9848a1a1ebaf4d602cae4353bafce378faa8cc521e11f640a97bb490b03277a40017edf3573b8806edb79b41635ad4f58b0367aca420c4a3ef4d2e9aaf7

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memory/2856-132-0x00000184CB120000-0x00000184CB130000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2856-133-0x00000184CB180000-0x00000184CB190000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2856-134-0x00000184CD830000-0x00000184CD834000-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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