sakula | 02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890

General

Target

02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890.exe
Size

99KB
MD5

568f66ddfb342d659b9ef748902b537f
SHA1

91d6d44a93695d87a56711d544c49ddedce1ed1b
SHA256

02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890
SHA512

99c04c496dec241f22973f90dbe6ed942d9372535a94c6bbe893a6ae6815daff711bcc50748873f9b3dd57c4f80b51e202a7166a68de7f64aeddf6d43a058ebe

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

1412 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1412	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:

02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890.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"	02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.log	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

3064 PING.EXE

pid	process
3064	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4288	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4288	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4288	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4288	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4288	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4288	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	644	02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1100	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 644 wrote to memory of 1412	644	02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 644 wrote to memory of 1412	644	02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 644 wrote to memory of 1412	644	02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 644 wrote to memory of 1400	644	02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890.exe	cmd.exe
PID 644 wrote to memory of 1400	644	02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890.exe	cmd.exe
PID 644 wrote to memory of 1400	644	02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1400 wrote to memory of 3064	1400	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1400 wrote to memory of 3064	1400	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1400 wrote to memory of 3064	1400	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:644

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1412

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\02cfa1534c2de4c73f97a455f37a6d92def884742733ace957bbeb653c714890.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1400

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3064

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:4288

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:1100

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
aa14afe40d51c717ca3ee76e968f1b8e

SHA1
c79e2da68fcffefa722f46bb4cc17a971c5f1035

SHA256
aadf280875524f4e2d44c0ead3cca857103008b2d2be00a04d88411c601977a8

SHA512
5fe5c490bca21aa5aafc3ce2f6e8ffb41fab79f9cd12362525d29c7e099ecf243c64bc8d410d95baf43193983f4477ce3e2fa648b2b3f3b711003f56caac9dc3

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
aa14afe40d51c717ca3ee76e968f1b8e

SHA1
c79e2da68fcffefa722f46bb4cc17a971c5f1035

SHA256
aadf280875524f4e2d44c0ead3cca857103008b2d2be00a04d88411c601977a8

SHA512
5fe5c490bca21aa5aafc3ce2f6e8ffb41fab79f9cd12362525d29c7e099ecf243c64bc8d410d95baf43193983f4477ce3e2fa648b2b3f3b711003f56caac9dc3

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memory/4288-132-0x0000021C83380000-0x0000021C83390000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4288-133-0x0000021C83A20000-0x0000021C83A30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4288-134-0x0000021C86100000-0x0000021C86104000-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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