sakula | 05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5

General

Target

05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5.exe
Size

191KB
MD5

2ac07fb75a4a09678af27ad2c9c79ab4
SHA1

761ffe869e4518db6eff0810dd09146d305cdfaa
SHA256

05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5
SHA512

947d6e4a059a83eda17124ab4e81ceb3cc485a60f55e43bd909b0202940b58cc03dd334467453f01d0f3435301ef9efae7de7bfd9f29dfc79a71df42f26ea1eb

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

1768 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1768	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:

05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5.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"	05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5.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

4288 PING.EXE

pid	process
4288	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1044	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1044	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1044	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1044	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1044	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1044	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4172	05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 1768	4172	05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 1768	4172	05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 1768	4172	05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4424	4172	05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4424	4172	05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4424	4172	05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 4288	4424	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 4288	4424	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 4288	4424	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4172

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1768

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05fa668f62a5891e1517433cb63862ba021cd1887bad29c55e7cda9e2a9808a5.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4424

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4288

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:1044

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:1876

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
12b76d6002a8512f88c05e69096ba979

SHA1
d48601068416ac7df0eb485e74e0bdc5e6d1c9f4

SHA256
6dd61f50293b5aa50c3bdc576a3db325133699680f99d3d37b0a5aa8e43de617

SHA512
3cbd729bbae16fa628b2df2323fd904bb69ddc59c28ef13ad7ad8c9997963ceab43f7986159a14022acd075e1df3cac3f2d105afa52248afd17d6fceb4f6151a

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
12b76d6002a8512f88c05e69096ba979

SHA1
d48601068416ac7df0eb485e74e0bdc5e6d1c9f4

SHA256
6dd61f50293b5aa50c3bdc576a3db325133699680f99d3d37b0a5aa8e43de617

SHA512
3cbd729bbae16fa628b2df2323fd904bb69ddc59c28ef13ad7ad8c9997963ceab43f7986159a14022acd075e1df3cac3f2d105afa52248afd17d6fceb4f6151a

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memory/1044-132-0x00000277E5330000-0x00000277E5340000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1044-133-0x00000277E5390000-0x00000277E53A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1044-134-0x00000277E8070000-0x00000277E8074000-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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