sakula | 02b4a2ff56423f70ab5b1c8034285997ad6ef7d6ecf4ac4e87abae003c110e76

General

Target

02b4a2ff56423f70ab5b1c8034285997ad6ef7d6ecf4ac4e87abae003c110e76.exe
Size

36KB
MD5

1e2c3ff7128ecb9d2c07694697756f57
SHA1

10144f90c0e70612c84163c471f9c69256f88cf2
SHA256

02b4a2ff56423f70ab5b1c8034285997ad6ef7d6ecf4ac4e87abae003c110e76
SHA512

b2de28539cf36fec0100b254fced3836d10d45a46024be1df4a232714e31823a80b1e16f3eda090a553cceb179e82696381b55daae19f4d25711642fd357a5a5

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

4996 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4996	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:

02b4a2ff56423f70ab5b1c8034285997ad6ef7d6ecf4ac4e87abae003c110e76.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	02b4a2ff56423f70ab5b1c8034285997ad6ef7d6ecf4ac4e87abae003c110e76.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

02b4a2ff56423f70ab5b1c8034285997ad6ef7d6ecf4ac4e87abae003c110e76.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"	02b4a2ff56423f70ab5b1c8034285997ad6ef7d6ecf4ac4e87abae003c110e76.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

2368 PING.EXE

pid	process
2368	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4232	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4232	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4232	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4232	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4232	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4232	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4056	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

02b4a2ff56423f70ab5b1c8034285997ad6ef7d6ecf4ac4e87abae003c110e76.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 5044 wrote to memory of 4996	5044	02b4a2ff56423f70ab5b1c8034285997ad6ef7d6ecf4ac4e87abae003c110e76.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5044 wrote to memory of 4996	5044	02b4a2ff56423f70ab5b1c8034285997ad6ef7d6ecf4ac4e87abae003c110e76.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5044 wrote to memory of 4996	5044	02b4a2ff56423f70ab5b1c8034285997ad6ef7d6ecf4ac4e87abae003c110e76.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5044 wrote to memory of 392	5044	02b4a2ff56423f70ab5b1c8034285997ad6ef7d6ecf4ac4e87abae003c110e76.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5044 wrote to memory of 392	5044	02b4a2ff56423f70ab5b1c8034285997ad6ef7d6ecf4ac4e87abae003c110e76.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5044 wrote to memory of 392	5044	02b4a2ff56423f70ab5b1c8034285997ad6ef7d6ecf4ac4e87abae003c110e76.exe	cmd.exe
PID 392 wrote to memory of 2368	392	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 392 wrote to memory of 2368	392	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 392 wrote to memory of 2368	392	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\02b4a2ff56423f70ab5b1c8034285997ad6ef7d6ecf4ac4e87abae003c110e76.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\02b4a2ff56423f70ab5b1c8034285997ad6ef7d6ecf4ac4e87abae003c110e76.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5044

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4996

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\02b4a2ff56423f70ab5b1c8034285997ad6ef7d6ecf4ac4e87abae003c110e76.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:392

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2368

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:4232

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:4056

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
da31323d532e2dff96afbaf003f9a0e5

SHA1
102019664fecf413bde94398e0c3c0e64b6439f6

SHA256
ca40f2cd0c5b032351fc44eecd24559b80c9ed55d64b90e352dd45b0ec02508e

SHA512
27610e16f5aa0934d05aa990e049599c715c7e6c5aa681a543306b39a22095f22da64ed61046d3f246dc58050d89b5aff14d1a6dc19c8e9e503ac0e0e87a336c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
da31323d532e2dff96afbaf003f9a0e5

SHA1
102019664fecf413bde94398e0c3c0e64b6439f6

SHA256
ca40f2cd0c5b032351fc44eecd24559b80c9ed55d64b90e352dd45b0ec02508e

SHA512
27610e16f5aa0934d05aa990e049599c715c7e6c5aa681a543306b39a22095f22da64ed61046d3f246dc58050d89b5aff14d1a6dc19c8e9e503ac0e0e87a336c

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memory/4232-132-0x000001A89AF50000-0x000001A89AF60000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4232-133-0x000001A89B620000-0x000001A89B630000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4232-134-0x000001A89DCD0000-0x000001A89DCD4000-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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