sakula | 06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d

General

Target

06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d.exe
Size

100KB
MD5

5bbe87d18fb91852336e56b904266004
SHA1

3e1a9460570a2a25c8ec1faf3db6e29d4202bbc1
SHA256

06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d
SHA512

46a25317151f73df1e04c2ffaf48fb6fed151e2df93fa5c4f84eb6909f4ce92ebefa65c031c5344f81c832cae818bb05f7f2fa47a32e2cbcb442d1bead4544e5

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

4588 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4588	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:

06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d.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"	06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.jfm	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

720 PING.EXE

pid	process
720	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3084	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3084	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3084	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3084	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3084	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3084	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1292	06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4320	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1292 wrote to memory of 4588	1292	06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1292 wrote to memory of 4588	1292	06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1292 wrote to memory of 4588	1292	06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1292 wrote to memory of 3496	1292	06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1292 wrote to memory of 3496	1292	06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1292 wrote to memory of 3496	1292	06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3496 wrote to memory of 720	3496	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3496 wrote to memory of 720	3496	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3496 wrote to memory of 720	3496	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1292

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4588

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\06046fb72ed0ffa01602ef9317c3aaa2f6e71b4cb85029ea3cb6e6809130b76d.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3496

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:720

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:3084

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:4320

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
61c052851bc76f4dcbc6f4c1480959de

SHA1
010a262fbff4b157b5723968ebc293a47fcfc575

SHA256
3aa10ceb6fcecfdc9ceb68fcfce89df9a16e668cc1844607d1a43ff32747bb3d

SHA512
495dc745f30ef98f2bddd19eadd16ea2536ef4b0966543a668016d9d27c9214d55be84f9aecff4fba1ea7e1e3b2e0c0e75f2a0dd415a76f8286dc9d3837db679

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
61c052851bc76f4dcbc6f4c1480959de

SHA1
010a262fbff4b157b5723968ebc293a47fcfc575

SHA256
3aa10ceb6fcecfdc9ceb68fcfce89df9a16e668cc1844607d1a43ff32747bb3d

SHA512
495dc745f30ef98f2bddd19eadd16ea2536ef4b0966543a668016d9d27c9214d55be84f9aecff4fba1ea7e1e3b2e0c0e75f2a0dd415a76f8286dc9d3837db679

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memory/3084-132-0x0000013B9D730000-0x0000013B9D740000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3084-133-0x0000013B9D790000-0x0000013B9D7A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3084-134-0x0000013BA0490000-0x0000013BA0494000-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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