sakula | 02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732

General

Target

02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732.exe
Size

36KB
MD5

beb9fcb12faf129665ad5462a4c43822
SHA1

124fefb2fa50eb4c058e327a44911005d3d2e21f
SHA256

02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732
SHA512

b8d0f9287a61635497ac533ba7256fb0d7f2b39ef8115226ea54be7c861991c74539d7a5d3de4b37d6c8f3c205803e8b87528112bdbbd4a3ab1293b2bb2d08dd

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

4596 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4596	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:

02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732.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"	02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

TiWorker.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\ReportingEvents.log	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log	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

2664 PING.EXE

pid	process
2664	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2428	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2428	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2428	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2428	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2428	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2428	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2320	02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2364	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 4596	2320	02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 4596	2320	02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 4596	2320	02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1856	2320	02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1856	2320	02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1856	2320	02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1856 wrote to memory of 2664	1856	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1856 wrote to memory of 2664	1856	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1856 wrote to memory of 2664	1856	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2320

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4596

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\02c7ef8c9e3db2e564963b1d955336b2329143607d73c28482809e5c74ca9732.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1856

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2664

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:2428

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:2364

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
0e627a418782d6d57a1267bd6b7066d1

SHA1
f1fab1d0c0a733f6cea911e4dc7cc79929c9d6da

SHA256
a35ead03aca1e9f64bd9ba7d5f4e7304293e90987697ceb6346d97f808210eb2

SHA512
bebec389b2449ba24f85f9ecb48068fe81325ffe7efcefaa252c583beb5e65bfbe126685606833b6233c704c0ec87356f5f38491740938956abe7220f5d41788

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
0e627a418782d6d57a1267bd6b7066d1

SHA1
f1fab1d0c0a733f6cea911e4dc7cc79929c9d6da

SHA256
a35ead03aca1e9f64bd9ba7d5f4e7304293e90987697ceb6346d97f808210eb2

SHA512
bebec389b2449ba24f85f9ecb48068fe81325ffe7efcefaa252c583beb5e65bfbe126685606833b6233c704c0ec87356f5f38491740938956abe7220f5d41788

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memory/2428-132-0x000002585D930000-0x000002585D940000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2428-133-0x000002585D990000-0x000002585D9A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2428-134-0x0000025860670000-0x0000025860674000-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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