sakula | 06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb

General

Target

06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb.exe
Size

176KB
MD5

6c0e78b957ce03a49a112f4d688d612d
SHA1

101584eea35dea4ab826f78c2e2f4bbd9f6e26a5
SHA256

06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb
SHA512

6d452aedd1283820a8f422f2eba049b54ab3c7b8b99a9afb03028078b2ae91ca002a7b31e1ef73c13500d06537635365069382d1b70ad96306b81bb6941856ad

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/4764-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4040-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-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

4040 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4040	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:

06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb.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"	06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb.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

504 PING.EXE

pid	process
504	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4480	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4480	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4480	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4480	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4480	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4480	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4764	06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4296	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4764 wrote to memory of 4040	4764	06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4764 wrote to memory of 4040	4764	06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4764 wrote to memory of 4040	4764	06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4764 wrote to memory of 2552	4764	06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4764 wrote to memory of 2552	4764	06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4764 wrote to memory of 2552	4764	06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 504	2552	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 504	2552	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 504	2552	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4764

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4040

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\06eea3d5bf3d97e30071e36cb96bc3bd1486971c2c6fca5fdd9f0d1644a66ccb.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2552

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:504

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:4480

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:4296

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
c894baad30848f98697ab72b029fab32

SHA1
fec12323a486fc48f58ee61ebfb52497a8d3eb6a

SHA256
081b08b8d0204875f2d0f4762fba91a9c9cc6172feedf5013caa22159f734540

SHA512
3fbbf96218342cef91c42bcf48653e351290685518e3cc6732e6fd8d8511ac9a8bbfbc3c88125b89de4c1d3a3a7f08338c00977a383ad1ecaee9b914ffdd5603

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
c894baad30848f98697ab72b029fab32

SHA1
fec12323a486fc48f58ee61ebfb52497a8d3eb6a

SHA256
081b08b8d0204875f2d0f4762fba91a9c9cc6172feedf5013caa22159f734540

SHA512
3fbbf96218342cef91c42bcf48653e351290685518e3cc6732e6fd8d8511ac9a8bbfbc3c88125b89de4c1d3a3a7f08338c00977a383ad1ecaee9b914ffdd5603

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memory/4040-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4480-132-0x00000283EC5A0000-0x00000283EC5B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4480-133-0x00000283ECC20000-0x00000283ECC30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4480-134-0x00000283EF320000-0x00000283EF324000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/4764-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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