sakula | 05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d

General

Target

05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d.exe
Size

101KB
MD5

ab24426b34f5634f03b8e4a067bd6044
SHA1

87f105a64cee299e39927a61f491c38c75655567
SHA256

05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d
SHA512

b97ad395aff2506dbbc12f071c1495c60f84cfd6c663a41b1d2739558f78264ed089ebcad2ae1111ab00da79464efe492a2ed0707b0ca7e231c9b58fae81ac74

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

4652 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4652	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:

05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d.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"	05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WinSxS\pending.xml	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

4216 PING.EXE

pid	process
4216	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2992	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2992	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2992	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2992	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2992	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2992	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4724	05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3736	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4724 wrote to memory of 4652	4724	05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4724 wrote to memory of 4652	4724	05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4724 wrote to memory of 4652	4724	05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4724 wrote to memory of 4312	4724	05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4724 wrote to memory of 4312	4724	05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4724 wrote to memory of 4312	4724	05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4312 wrote to memory of 4216	4312	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4312 wrote to memory of 4216	4312	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4312 wrote to memory of 4216	4312	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4724

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4652

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05fe4801403f452e6c72d8b32efeb0345479c54c68bb073f076655b79ee2179d.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4312

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4216

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:2992

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:3736

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
15b1f4a58c55778ddf1e78dd7d2712bb

SHA1
0e44ad8d2a38ad8c6674d6f03f27987d191f592a

SHA256
4eace6fe008c42f94fd4a54ff26de03b0fe26272d2f504700df8bdc18de69ca4

SHA512
2d8bd87e42d73e8bf9fcfeaae7293a80109fda5ccf2a86e3ca550be1feef916da762298d8248a26e1aebfe1f3f32fc4fbb6ee0326ff956a042584d753abf0788

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
15b1f4a58c55778ddf1e78dd7d2712bb

SHA1
0e44ad8d2a38ad8c6674d6f03f27987d191f592a

SHA256
4eace6fe008c42f94fd4a54ff26de03b0fe26272d2f504700df8bdc18de69ca4

SHA512
2d8bd87e42d73e8bf9fcfeaae7293a80109fda5ccf2a86e3ca550be1feef916da762298d8248a26e1aebfe1f3f32fc4fbb6ee0326ff956a042584d753abf0788

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memory/2992-132-0x00000246803A0000-0x00000246803B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2992-133-0x0000024680B70000-0x0000024680B80000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2992-134-0x0000024683780000-0x0000024683784000-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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