sakula | 071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8

General

Target

071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8.exe
Size

216KB
MD5

c9f72ba28433e236343c289f57741bcd
SHA1

5b15bccc3f633ea9cdbba1f940b50b1c9bbb78a4
SHA256

071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8
SHA512

fd00b0a1ff76619888d1da07a138b42077d05b065b12904c1fa755940391f878bb50bd4e22a531e8295dd0c4a088d47b62547882913781461f8d5bca670bd141

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/4872-138-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4180-139-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-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

4180 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4180	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:

071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8.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"	071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8.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

2116 PING.EXE

pid	process
2116	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4924	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4924	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4924	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4924	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4924	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4924	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4872	071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4220	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4872 wrote to memory of 4180	4872	071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4872 wrote to memory of 4180	4872	071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4872 wrote to memory of 4180	4872	071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4872 wrote to memory of 1716	4872	071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4872 wrote to memory of 1716	4872	071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4872 wrote to memory of 1716	4872	071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 2116	1716	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 2116	1716	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 2116	1716	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4872

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4180

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\071b78312aa6dae55c5e468230bcae80f3f106c6e20048899c1d26fccc1bd7d8.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1716

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2116

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:4924

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:4220

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
07755e19c2154fea18a1de4ef31669c8

SHA1
11e2064cda82ad42da1fbbebc4d6d2e468f15098

SHA256
57da5feb8b39b3b74446522c2ff24ed4f0652cfbd79a112da0f2dde18f80c12a

SHA512
98b6cf72b2d7acc9b1f4620b68d7915a20fcc7872ad36f30c8711e2560cb1a9a19881e1ecac1d3357c1de465b36b5144159c4c21912ce0e8bbe1012ef94a1e84

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
07755e19c2154fea18a1de4ef31669c8

SHA1
11e2064cda82ad42da1fbbebc4d6d2e468f15098

SHA256
57da5feb8b39b3b74446522c2ff24ed4f0652cfbd79a112da0f2dde18f80c12a

SHA512
98b6cf72b2d7acc9b1f4620b68d7915a20fcc7872ad36f30c8711e2560cb1a9a19881e1ecac1d3357c1de465b36b5144159c4c21912ce0e8bbe1012ef94a1e84

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memory/4180-139-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4872-138-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4924-135-0x0000021311F60000-0x0000021311F70000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4924-136-0x0000021312520000-0x0000021312530000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4924-137-0x0000021314B90000-0x0000021314B94000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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