sakula | 02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891

General

Target

02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891.exe
Size

150KB
MD5

2a927eb565852a9750df62d1a0154e96
SHA1

55530ef0e3622ee62a4b60f6d1f3231f82a094cc
SHA256

02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891
SHA512

d94f3e613923d6799afb7ef75b6e7311dd020e5d8b0517711de89c42bc6d0a3de6379c9230ff96ca9233a27787df99b3af8bdf5178edd70311ab85c309bb2533

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

1316 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1316	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:

02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891.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"	02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

TiWorker.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\ReportingEvents.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

2064 PING.EXE

pid	process
2064	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1836	02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3404	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1316	1836	02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1316	1836	02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1316	1836	02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 948	1836	02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 948	1836	02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 948	1836	02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891.exe	cmd.exe
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2064	948	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2064	948	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2064	948	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1836

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1316

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\02b9fbe0d78c55e16267e00629f4767621a2002e4b5df376713bee32a378e891.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:948

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2064

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:2348

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:3404

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
ea1e201a37793971e6afea2485f12d53

SHA1
42319a92b1f766a525abe0373ded19a08cb6702d

SHA256
d0901b2884f2cefbb4a972eff5d4f5019c89c44609024fec9bfd16b6c760fdc8

SHA512
f43d21e913f10f5cf9a37cbc18a4c19ff8e4ae94d119a819bc06c11212ba7114d9c65568cedaf19741cd59fd7d52608b91f218f21b5404a6966f94533fe13f33

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
ea1e201a37793971e6afea2485f12d53

SHA1
42319a92b1f766a525abe0373ded19a08cb6702d

SHA256
d0901b2884f2cefbb4a972eff5d4f5019c89c44609024fec9bfd16b6c760fdc8

SHA512
f43d21e913f10f5cf9a37cbc18a4c19ff8e4ae94d119a819bc06c11212ba7114d9c65568cedaf19741cd59fd7d52608b91f218f21b5404a6966f94533fe13f33

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memory/2348-135-0x0000026795DA0000-0x0000026795DB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2348-136-0x0000026796560000-0x0000026796570000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2348-137-0x0000026799180000-0x0000026799184000-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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