sakula | 075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29

General

Target

075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29.exe
Size

216KB
MD5

aced6591646c90b3633121b4d5ce04fc
SHA1

f2858adf9699932eb6ff774d5d58a142abea8778
SHA256

075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29
SHA512

8d9888c22ac11aa5b26fe823f206c12c7249709f4fa00140dd17adb5faa2809af4ebd1be03e423b790462f01daf5d272ad0a4c31e39eccaf525efbd22d3ed2d7

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat suricata trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Sakula
Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
trojan rat sakula

Sakula Payload 4 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
behavioral2/memory/1512-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/3588-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

suricata: ET MALWARE SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
suricata: ET MALWARE SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
suricata
suricata: ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
suricata: ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
suricata
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

3588 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3588	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:

075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29.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"	075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29.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

3092 PING.EXE

pid	process
3092	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2912	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2912	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2912	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2912	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2912	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2912	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1512	075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3644	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1512 wrote to memory of 3588	1512	075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1512 wrote to memory of 3588	1512	075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1512 wrote to memory of 3588	1512	075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1512 wrote to memory of 1284	1512	075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1512 wrote to memory of 1284	1512	075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1512 wrote to memory of 1284	1512	075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1284 wrote to memory of 3092	1284	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1284 wrote to memory of 3092	1284	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1284 wrote to memory of 3092	1284	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1512

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3588

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\075e4b915c54e3c8173c3b5b29fa19e716ca544ab582941941847d14dba4cc29.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1284

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3092

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:2912

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:3644

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
fdd47590315200cd02d2828032bf3794

SHA1
31ffecb54b880a878e1f459a3f90bd6b3f0ddf87

SHA256
2c60bcffe4378b3c9cb61e4506905479628c8321597ed2b6dc15377268ee84e8

SHA512
cd6aa50c4969c23bbdcb474d04d401d981428c4caa17be1f9eda2ba00c5078d4c5aef7819c0f4a69fa0ec3ebad662d068065a68c0be0f3faaab741bc1546f35d

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
fdd47590315200cd02d2828032bf3794

SHA1
31ffecb54b880a878e1f459a3f90bd6b3f0ddf87

SHA256
2c60bcffe4378b3c9cb61e4506905479628c8321597ed2b6dc15377268ee84e8

SHA512
cd6aa50c4969c23bbdcb474d04d401d981428c4caa17be1f9eda2ba00c5078d4c5aef7819c0f4a69fa0ec3ebad662d068065a68c0be0f3faaab741bc1546f35d

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memory/1512-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/2912-132-0x0000025C747A0000-0x0000025C747B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2912-133-0x0000025C74D20000-0x0000025C74D30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2912-134-0x0000025C77420000-0x0000025C77424000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/3588-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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