sakula | 074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e

General

Target

074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e.exe
Size

192KB
MD5

22be18bd103dfd1d7f848ebe6d16814e
SHA1

8156fc566bdfe8dd1855628af6b3a4b36192844b
SHA256

074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e
SHA512

5330397c01849492b770f3671ed24c955fd835b1ba18040dcfbb9c292102b97295a8f300ac772cf669397b0376bc62987d2acfbfc04af7578672d5cb49831941

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

3276 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3276	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:

074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-790714498-1549421491-1643397139-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e.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"	074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization\State\keyValueLKG.dat	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

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

MusNotifyIcon.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\Registry\Machine\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	MusNotifyIcon.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	MusNotifyIcon.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 49 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateFrCnt = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MonthID = "2"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownlinkUsageBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PriorityDownloadPendingCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\DownloadMode_BackCompat = "1"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyCdnBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "1.282065"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MemoryUsageKB = "4064"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "0.781221"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadMonthlyInternetBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateBkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\LinkLocalConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\GroupConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyGroupBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PeerInfoCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateBkCnt = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "1.865697"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\SwarmCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\DODownloadMode = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyLanBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownlinkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\FrDownloadRatePct = "90"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadRatePct = "100"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\NormalDownloadPendingCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadMonthlyLanBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\GeoVersion_EndpointFullUri = "https://geover.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com/geoversion"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\SwarmCount = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\InternetConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UplinkUsageBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MonthlyUploadRestriction = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PriorityDownloadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\NormalDownloadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Settings	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyLinkLocalBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyCacheHostBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CacheSizeBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MemoryUsageKB = "4196"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CDNConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\LANConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UplinkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\BkDownloadRatePct = "45"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyInternetBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateFrBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\KVFileExpirationTime = "132893125970722442"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\Geo_EndpointFullUri = "https://geo.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com/geo"	svchost.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

1784 PING.EXE

pid	process
1784	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	244	074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 244 wrote to memory of 3276	244	074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 244 wrote to memory of 3276	244	074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 244 wrote to memory of 3276	244	074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 244 wrote to memory of 4088	244	074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 244 wrote to memory of 4088	244	074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 244 wrote to memory of 4088	244	074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 1784	4088	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 1784	4088	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 1784	4088	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:244

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3276

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\074665acb0d591fc0eda5212cedef6b07f803506857bac61a642de14b5eb407e.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4088

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1784

C:\Windows\system32\MusNotifyIcon.exe
%systemroot%\system32\MusNotifyIcon.exe NotifyTrayIcon 13
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
PID:2916

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p
1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
PID:3140

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:2792

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

2

T1012

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
22b75a5539797c41472e742c28528b76

SHA1
c75346689044cbbe52eb58cb53295b17f7dc5e9b

SHA256
de12c054a8b306526539779b5b253c4b185e7a2d5d0208914d83de35c9c7587f

SHA512
3d2bd595580ca4d54b35059805d8e83d6056afe593830702277b32b92d3de76bcaab0c86d7a4bcb22d6810d2669d0e5c6713f3f607af22ec3a3f3d09803863f4

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
22b75a5539797c41472e742c28528b76

SHA1
c75346689044cbbe52eb58cb53295b17f7dc5e9b

SHA256
de12c054a8b306526539779b5b253c4b185e7a2d5d0208914d83de35c9c7587f

SHA512
3d2bd595580ca4d54b35059805d8e83d6056afe593830702277b32b92d3de76bcaab0c86d7a4bcb22d6810d2669d0e5c6713f3f607af22ec3a3f3d09803863f4

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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