sakula | 028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded

General

Target

028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded.exe
Size

36KB
MD5

3331e0886cff945add40f9ad665f16d7
SHA1

b79a49ecdadbedf0edb7e37f90f974395f8cd269
SHA256

028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded
SHA512

aae7c5f904b3e1d77eb37cd373804c9d1d1c0514f1ac29e0ee01840ab5d92b58283fb546f892981da47991009e052efaa154b7ec543e15bdafdacd37a2b1e8f6

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

1384 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1384	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:

028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-790714498-1549421491-1643397139-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded.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"	028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization\State\keyValueLKG.dat	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

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

MusNotifyIcon.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\Registry\Machine\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	MusNotifyIcon.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	MusNotifyIcon.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 49 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Settings	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\NormalDownloadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "3.612796"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "5.747981"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateFrCnt = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateBkCnt = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\GeoVersion_EndpointFullUri = "https://geover.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com/geoversion"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\NormalDownloadPendingCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\InternetConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\DownloadMode_BackCompat = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\DODownloadMode = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyCacheHostBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateFrBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\LinkLocalConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\GroupConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadRatePct = "100"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PriorityDownloadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\LANConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownlinkUsageBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MonthlyUploadRestriction = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "20.731610"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyCdnBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\KVFileExpirationTime = "132893190088296151"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CDNConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownlinkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\FrDownloadRatePct = "90"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MemoryUsageKB = "4344"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MemoryUsageKB = "4084"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadMonthlyInternetBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyLanBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyLinkLocalBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateBkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CacheSizeBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PeerInfoCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\BkDownloadRatePct = "45"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadMonthlyLanBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyInternetBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyGroupBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MonthID = "2"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\SwarmCount = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UplinkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PriorityDownloadPendingCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\Geo_EndpointFullUri = "https://geo.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com/geo"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UplinkUsageBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\SwarmCount = "0"	svchost.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

448 PING.EXE

pid	process
448	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3316	028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	680	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3316 wrote to memory of 1384	3316	028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3316 wrote to memory of 1384	3316	028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3316 wrote to memory of 1384	3316	028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3316 wrote to memory of 3624	3316	028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3316 wrote to memory of 3624	3316	028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3316 wrote to memory of 3624	3316	028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3624 wrote to memory of 448	3624	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3624 wrote to memory of 448	3624	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3624 wrote to memory of 448	3624	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3316

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1384

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\028da2cc6bc888bffc9538b18407ae66fc7896d2799f577c372d696bfd324ded.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3624

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:448

C:\Windows\system32\MusNotifyIcon.exe
%systemroot%\system32\MusNotifyIcon.exe NotifyTrayIcon 13
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
PID:3960

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p
1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
PID:904

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:680

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

2

T1012

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
3ade95b05f9c0cb0728e18f6c9a4370a

SHA1
d485468d46f4c6236bab1814fc1924ef5cdbaddb

SHA256
643896b87f1e547ee18431b935829bc8a2192a969d7c50782ea50f1cdc52569b

SHA512
cf6d30874b8faf95d232d42777256788fcd347c3fbb089b69f3e0b161ae4a14e6e7edaa5f8582428a1042cbe46c829cb4060371b20811d6a5f0c697205ac67f9

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
3ade95b05f9c0cb0728e18f6c9a4370a

SHA1
d485468d46f4c6236bab1814fc1924ef5cdbaddb

SHA256
643896b87f1e547ee18431b935829bc8a2192a969d7c50782ea50f1cdc52569b

SHA512
cf6d30874b8faf95d232d42777256788fcd347c3fbb089b69f3e0b161ae4a14e6e7edaa5f8582428a1042cbe46c829cb4060371b20811d6a5f0c697205ac67f9

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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