sakula | 0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c

General

Target

0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c.exe
Size

60KB
MD5

6bcf49d8fa9052101e6746e7f19a4035
SHA1

b4b89bae8c661f1b2f502572b42ca9aa1efb2be9
SHA256

0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c
SHA512

3a3c82f6eadf0dff94a394650983899bdbad6721c1482028aadfd2ff94e8adf8e658681924e721213aaf517a81221c8eee1e8ac02c2380813a3bede70ec94cb9

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

4688 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4688	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:

0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c.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"	0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c.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

4480 PING.EXE

pid	process
4480	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c.exesvchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2856	0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1520	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1520	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1520	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1520	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1520	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1520	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1576	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 4688	2856	0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 4688	2856	0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 4688	2856	0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 3492	2856	0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 3492	2856	0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 3492	2856	0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3492 wrote to memory of 4480	3492	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3492 wrote to memory of 4480	3492	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3492 wrote to memory of 4480	3492	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2856

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4688

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0276e4d5cf2514a2b01d98f36ac84eeef8c6d407400cbbc330bcf5770faf692c.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3492

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4480

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:1520

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:1576

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
ea6d89e2f775331b52d6056054511371

SHA1
e1107ca9d4f1770bdaffc047f438f166b95b82d0

SHA256
754fd4eb6edbd7ec7672d7dcc9280bf0be194ccb4076db9e3baf3cebf2f29c39

SHA512
886fd0d3a119f3370d7cf072c83bfdbd5000ba7acf221202ddc9239aea898b8169fe8f2268868a96a0324c0e946df6dda60f769401b026d7cc36197409e84d56

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
ea6d89e2f775331b52d6056054511371

SHA1
e1107ca9d4f1770bdaffc047f438f166b95b82d0

SHA256
754fd4eb6edbd7ec7672d7dcc9280bf0be194ccb4076db9e3baf3cebf2f29c39

SHA512
886fd0d3a119f3370d7cf072c83bfdbd5000ba7acf221202ddc9239aea898b8169fe8f2268868a96a0324c0e946df6dda60f769401b026d7cc36197409e84d56

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memory/1520-135-0x000001E5ECD90000-0x000001E5ECDA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1520-136-0x000001E5ED560000-0x000001E5ED570000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1520-137-0x000001E5F0170000-0x000001E5F0174000-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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