sakula | 05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3

General

Target

05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3.exe
Size

100KB
MD5

ce2ac0eca54a6a9e61a5a0584e43158c
SHA1

1708f300d31ad2b65d865e715c306646b08f5587
SHA256

05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3
SHA512

00ba903ee26ceda173aaf82a2f4f66e9dce3a858d57399d6679466d7ddcd44331b42f31a9763e2dd570325dfa85ca397f64aed3fb85f4487cdd9a22d933586bb

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

3348 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
3348	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:

05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3.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"	05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3.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

3192 PING.EXE

pid	process
3192	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4296	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4296	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4296	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4296	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4296	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4296	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2780	05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1336	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 3348	2780	05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 3348	2780	05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 3348	2780	05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 1660	2780	05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 1660	2780	05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 1660	2780	05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 3192	1660	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 3192	1660	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 3192	1660	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2780

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3348

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05de185145ee4285f9bf1b20d66b00c49f2ae367320fe98a95b009ee327cd0d3.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1660

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3192

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:4296

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:1336

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
3e588f09789eafb5c3cb0ce04ae3e21c

SHA1
0c78b99aadc91c9d261408a9d6b52c81e8f12d24

SHA256
72cd2487dfd4632da4cd596119a5bd1342445d199a590692a348f1b32b883335

SHA512
e4d1f569eac3aaf92f90a7f568d6eedba22db4eaa6ffd68564a1ba8b099b40ac8e8bc6493bd7ac7c163e45739b2a9b848a844aa1bc2809c4ce6d5affacbdb1da

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
3e588f09789eafb5c3cb0ce04ae3e21c

SHA1
0c78b99aadc91c9d261408a9d6b52c81e8f12d24

SHA256
72cd2487dfd4632da4cd596119a5bd1342445d199a590692a348f1b32b883335

SHA512
e4d1f569eac3aaf92f90a7f568d6eedba22db4eaa6ffd68564a1ba8b099b40ac8e8bc6493bd7ac7c163e45739b2a9b848a844aa1bc2809c4ce6d5affacbdb1da

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memory/4296-132-0x00000229BE180000-0x00000229BE190000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4296-133-0x00000229BE820000-0x00000229BE830000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4296-134-0x00000229C0F00000-0x00000229C0F04000-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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