sakula | 05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11

General

Target

05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11.exe
Size

36KB
MD5

0bae7f3a8e4bccff079c3da66b424abc
SHA1

c4986880881c3772e08cf21c8a9768732c59d72e
SHA256

05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11
SHA512

91d772e429c1c3ecddc2368f7e4d8fc2f7c7155244f58361295d92b3bbad170bb00bcdbaa3e866c64ae3debdd409b3e4fffe4fced1d3b4ff86ddae55596175a3

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Sakula
Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
trojan rat sakula
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

1484 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1484	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:

05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11.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"	05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11.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

1864 PING.EXE

pid	process
1864	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3392	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3392	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3392	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3392	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3392	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3392	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1888	05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4364	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 1484	1888	05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 1484	1888	05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 1484	1888	05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 3704	1888	05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 3704	1888	05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 3704	1888	05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3704 wrote to memory of 1864	3704	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3704 wrote to memory of 1864	3704	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3704 wrote to memory of 1864	3704	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1888

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1484

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05e8b19c0edd680e2adcdca9289b22916ead86a36938e66e93d20eb4662c7f11.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3704

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1864

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:3392

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:4364

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
4d73bbcbd2fcffff9065808087212091

SHA1
226698eda249173c83a0e41d0f96188441223ab4

SHA256
0a3428ed0bf3dd11765530181c5f58899ce6b26faa74e3ffb9be43834197de93

SHA512
689d442c2a335289366957bf84381e3291d0fb794f70a689fc9e3d41d7994f0183dd17c06ffb0c9f4bda5f1bc85d12886bc3529729632903906b484dee3482f2

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
4d73bbcbd2fcffff9065808087212091

SHA1
226698eda249173c83a0e41d0f96188441223ab4

SHA256
0a3428ed0bf3dd11765530181c5f58899ce6b26faa74e3ffb9be43834197de93

SHA512
689d442c2a335289366957bf84381e3291d0fb794f70a689fc9e3d41d7994f0183dd17c06ffb0c9f4bda5f1bc85d12886bc3529729632903906b484dee3482f2

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memory/3392-132-0x000001C41DC20000-0x000001C41DC30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3392-133-0x000001C41DC80000-0x000001C41DC90000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3392-134-0x000001C420330000-0x000001C420334000-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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