sakula | 052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f

General

Target

052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f.exe
Size

99KB
MD5

4ccc3f7c5dbb03a10d9e305ac34784b8
SHA1

eaf8f84094446fc06368baa2bde0d6386114eb60
SHA256

052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f
SHA512

884c62d7f4e6f854661699c3af3f52ddda2cc90283cc8871abf1d32736b9b7b6bd2dbea000a9b6ae38255b6acbd682e6d76d439da04a16cca1d7da2e1373e3cb

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

4392 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4392	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:

052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f.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"	052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f.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

632 PING.EXE

pid	process
632	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1348	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1348	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1348	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1348	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1348	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1348	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1860	052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1860 wrote to memory of 4392	1860	052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1860 wrote to memory of 4392	1860	052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1860 wrote to memory of 4392	1860	052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1860 wrote to memory of 3688	1860	052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1860 wrote to memory of 3688	1860	052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1860 wrote to memory of 3688	1860	052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3688 wrote to memory of 632	3688	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3688 wrote to memory of 632	3688	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3688 wrote to memory of 632	3688	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1860

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4392

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\052646bd886c96b4d66a98fb4777898a73e3f2caea6cd0e5a1a59d199a9d407f.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3688

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:632

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:1348

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:5088

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
6fe97fe1a0817d602cafad16db17f0dc

SHA1
55d5e94b1d1e8e96adc9762ed95b176ccd89bc6b

SHA256
fd25001ee9b4ebfc738b594e4ab2eaf0d85855c2eacdc40dca040180cb7e7027

SHA512
e9d1a6a3d26e3a5e81df3cfaa210fcd0cda0d874c111b14afe18384bce7491deefda4f72335e3aac734ada777909de0e58c467d5c5fb11cf0e7adf4c36dee921

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
6fe97fe1a0817d602cafad16db17f0dc

SHA1
55d5e94b1d1e8e96adc9762ed95b176ccd89bc6b

SHA256
fd25001ee9b4ebfc738b594e4ab2eaf0d85855c2eacdc40dca040180cb7e7027

SHA512
e9d1a6a3d26e3a5e81df3cfaa210fcd0cda0d874c111b14afe18384bce7491deefda4f72335e3aac734ada777909de0e58c467d5c5fb11cf0e7adf4c36dee921

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memory/1348-132-0x00000229FD330000-0x00000229FD340000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1348-133-0x00000229FD390000-0x00000229FD3A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1348-134-0x00000229800D0000-0x00000229800D4000-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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