sakula | 068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801

General

Target

068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801.exe
Size

80KB
MD5

51b22f6a1aad9dff22dea50e74d0d3da
SHA1

9b3006d6ca2fea91832abe9c3de319bf57a7e890
SHA256

068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801
SHA512

d1e10d3a64a3addc45d05d5dc50ea7eac291cbe4829aaef6d3cad1a58afac95cb972a968f44190ef031abac6ddec99cbaad9d5617bbd4417a86d4cdb6b5eb344

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

2752 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
2752	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:

068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801.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"	068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

TiWorker.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
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
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

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

1432 PING.EXE

pid	process
1432	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3284	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3284	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3284	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3284	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3284	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3284	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2664	068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2752	2664	068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2752	2664	068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2752	2664	068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 1668	2664	068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 1668	2664	068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 1668	2664	068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 1432	1668	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 1432	1668	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 1432	1668	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2664

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2752

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068990133b37649cfd4b6ee2bf8235a1a7a638e180f2087cdc806415dc866801.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1668

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1432

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:3284

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:4144

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
910b7d0c08a8562fa99a580188b31a1b

SHA1
cbb3bd890ef5ac4d48d43b64602dd5fa9068545f

SHA256
9eca210f8408f98df54a8ed585babec81d4bda64800dfbfc83302e8ca3df3bf4

SHA512
3090f42c7c501d35bfb5bf2e8d0e5408da35025f8517811df6c8aadcd77829f7e7af5ed3dd570ce5111a6b433f5e18559c4a3e0a5744e0caa732278b9123f4bb

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
910b7d0c08a8562fa99a580188b31a1b

SHA1
cbb3bd890ef5ac4d48d43b64602dd5fa9068545f

SHA256
9eca210f8408f98df54a8ed585babec81d4bda64800dfbfc83302e8ca3df3bf4

SHA512
3090f42c7c501d35bfb5bf2e8d0e5408da35025f8517811df6c8aadcd77829f7e7af5ed3dd570ce5111a6b433f5e18559c4a3e0a5744e0caa732278b9123f4bb

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memory/3284-132-0x000001EE73960000-0x000001EE73970000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3284-133-0x000001EE73F20000-0x000001EE73F30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3284-134-0x000001EE765C0000-0x000001EE765C4000-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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