sakula | 028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a

General

Target

028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a.exe
Size

99KB
MD5

c93eacb10a0f98cc12f18855f90ad3ec
SHA1

99b65354d74726465fd59b3a83102c2a3b2e47b2
SHA256

028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a
SHA512

be73e0769aa33a582926335ec0387e8a995719702a595a71b37728bcd830d37c2844e4cc88454344e1b2cf9d3efa1b5e2ba7d3db661e5d9a67cced9ac0ccff28

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

952 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
952	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:

028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a.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"	028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

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

684 PING.EXE

pid	process
684	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4960	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4960	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4960	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4960	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4960	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4960	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4000	028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1832	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4000 wrote to memory of 952	4000	028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4000 wrote to memory of 952	4000	028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4000 wrote to memory of 952	4000	028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4000 wrote to memory of 3328	4000	028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4000 wrote to memory of 3328	4000	028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4000 wrote to memory of 3328	4000	028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3328 wrote to memory of 684	3328	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3328 wrote to memory of 684	3328	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3328 wrote to memory of 684	3328	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4000

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:952

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\028824708db6c402fcf4e56800ba7ee2650283f87c2415d4ad18665b0652ad9a.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3328

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:684

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:4960

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:1832

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
b461215225aca6e4bd58eb3c08c8b730

SHA1
4a69170d2d25cbde29f1bd65b4d0f3f97bcc6b12

SHA256
06ac87b912314ea4f81c731618c3cd57ee0d4cdb9939864353537d7c2698f994

SHA512
5f8efedcf94d8d8226100aa55ee3305e0589d5d880c03b2f7d85b9f6d05e5a5bfe092945cb2cd3ab50718663386efa1e3b931a908d16b8e0460de0363245d606

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
b461215225aca6e4bd58eb3c08c8b730

SHA1
4a69170d2d25cbde29f1bd65b4d0f3f97bcc6b12

SHA256
06ac87b912314ea4f81c731618c3cd57ee0d4cdb9939864353537d7c2698f994

SHA512
5f8efedcf94d8d8226100aa55ee3305e0589d5d880c03b2f7d85b9f6d05e5a5bfe092945cb2cd3ab50718663386efa1e3b931a908d16b8e0460de0363245d606

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memory/4960-132-0x00000269DE390000-0x00000269DE3A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4960-133-0x00000269DEB60000-0x00000269DEB70000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4960-134-0x00000269E1770000-0x00000269E1774000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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