sakula | 07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b

General

Target

07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b.exe
Size

150KB
MD5

dc2c99c636960ebb884d75ac37c5028c
SHA1

e60348503792d9c4e5e4474f88d50f81b353650d
SHA256

07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b
SHA512

f63ec438eb215e057540f37c1e92dd607ad8482d2b436ba2b4e5268af51af6fafe88d2a028482a3c10ab7a808952d905048881b965c0e34194cbdd9a77fd98e6

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

1840 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1840	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:

07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b.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"	07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.chk	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

2456 PING.EXE

pid	process
2456	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4832	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4832	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4832	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4832	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4832	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4832	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3708	07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1732	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3708 wrote to memory of 1840	3708	07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3708 wrote to memory of 1840	3708	07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3708 wrote to memory of 1840	3708	07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3708 wrote to memory of 1608	3708	07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3708 wrote to memory of 1608	3708	07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3708 wrote to memory of 1608	3708	07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1608 wrote to memory of 2456	1608	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1608 wrote to memory of 2456	1608	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1608 wrote to memory of 2456	1608	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3708

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1840

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\07a55888572163ca5332c4813a5ee0a1fdc57ac3e003798aff3c3aed1eb6124b.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1608

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2456

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:4832

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:1732

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
9f7e9560a49c9a0e5eed4a79ef85fad4

SHA1
f191e892bbefeb9f81206ee3c959b65660101cbf

SHA256
8f06b1a39eace682aeab7d50f5b0839338244f416048a6e3688dbdd4fae4d249

SHA512
f4e25c47a1ffc5cde8344f7bda9c1def8e7c7d356bdc4405675a974eebe5e1daf6fcf54360a042dc0a7c80d18d65dc8fbbab55b5cf2c4fba723cda89c1910361

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
9f7e9560a49c9a0e5eed4a79ef85fad4

SHA1
f191e892bbefeb9f81206ee3c959b65660101cbf

SHA256
8f06b1a39eace682aeab7d50f5b0839338244f416048a6e3688dbdd4fae4d249

SHA512
f4e25c47a1ffc5cde8344f7bda9c1def8e7c7d356bdc4405675a974eebe5e1daf6fcf54360a042dc0a7c80d18d65dc8fbbab55b5cf2c4fba723cda89c1910361

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memory/4832-132-0x000001C87FE20000-0x000001C87FE30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4832-133-0x000001C87FE80000-0x000001C87FE90000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4832-134-0x000001C802530000-0x000001C802534000-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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