sakula | 028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3

General

Target

028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3.exe
Size

36KB
MD5

0261cf34413117498f88f7242b9f3363
SHA1

bc344a715feac624f0b1df8baa6f724248682e3c
SHA256

028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3
SHA512

cbdfed057ff9fe180e9ae433db8e4e83cb2b4b505b063b4a9f4113579a1d12edb19967abb2f53ac45a6e0a95e4909b7270aa617746c442178da156bf3ba1bc98

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

4676 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4676	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:

028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3.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"	028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WinSxS\pending.xml	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

4076 PING.EXE

pid	process
4076	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2064	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2064	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2064	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2064	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2064	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2064	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4652	028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1136	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4652 wrote to memory of 4676	4652	028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4652 wrote to memory of 4676	4652	028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4652 wrote to memory of 4676	4652	028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4652 wrote to memory of 1408	4652	028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4652 wrote to memory of 1408	4652	028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4652 wrote to memory of 1408	4652	028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4076	1408	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4076	1408	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4076	1408	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4652

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4676

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\028e670e5a7501e71ac59ef6cba9685bd5ed6f60c91d75d72f4b985dbfead7c3.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1408

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4076

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:2064

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:1136

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
0620dd6269fa85edd1ee1158d80d0de9

SHA1
ab9ca5210b46d6a5605a00fdc02a7afd0dc1d663

SHA256
46e287655224f86e5a1fcb50383ed3bfac01f7f331c1ecf87f837d83e62f3ef6

SHA512
5df0d3f2802531b3b411c1ad8cb8ddd931df599227ab4af36097090d86dd013ebe7f4d80a21c35b9b15284b948fc9cf71c515e24a899c502062116cee965e19c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
0620dd6269fa85edd1ee1158d80d0de9

SHA1
ab9ca5210b46d6a5605a00fdc02a7afd0dc1d663

SHA256
46e287655224f86e5a1fcb50383ed3bfac01f7f331c1ecf87f837d83e62f3ef6

SHA512
5df0d3f2802531b3b411c1ad8cb8ddd931df599227ab4af36097090d86dd013ebe7f4d80a21c35b9b15284b948fc9cf71c515e24a899c502062116cee965e19c

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memory/2064-132-0x0000020ED1B30000-0x0000020ED1B40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2064-133-0x0000020ED1B90000-0x0000020ED1BA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2064-134-0x0000020ED48A0000-0x0000020ED48A4000-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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