sakula | 04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd

General

Target

04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd.exe
Size

99KB
MD5

c9c08c21781d6a32ac538b5223c8d698
SHA1

dc865f901083fbd577a6ba55b34d9969626c9a56
SHA256

04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd
SHA512

a858e4dfbe08a3e23b846db96e44fe5440e42518f6323b62333b00db92de8afaa55d7a5ac492acdfde5c4c0fac32281df0f338373933f026341471627f21e2ed

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

4668 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4668	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:

04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd.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"	04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
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

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

2352 PING.EXE

pid	process
2352	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4488	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4488	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4488	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4488	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4488	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4488	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4576	04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2964	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 4668	4576	04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 4668	4576	04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 4668	4576	04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 1776	4576	04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 1776	4576	04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 1776	4576	04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1776 wrote to memory of 2352	1776	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1776 wrote to memory of 2352	1776	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1776 wrote to memory of 2352	1776	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4576

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4668

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04f0b59852ff8840c9ecfdb0b3d232f334215b39b7d69773d6f393a72b84fafd.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1776

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2352

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:4488

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:2964

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
c1dba73d557428d1e11a4f57385ccd14

SHA1
3f88d02e722af3f8dfbe56121d61728721fd878b

SHA256
b3280ba18ef2b37562a7338c4e7ccb589212855ca2afa1234c1af75ceaa3ff70

SHA512
d2a6df0a82b0f14a1aac8e916968d1a029b977baa0d96b7014743d762979fa9b7f86ca4d215190c250d0196b8a099605d2e53d3ec533439fb5d79f8ab6118c40

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
c1dba73d557428d1e11a4f57385ccd14

SHA1
3f88d02e722af3f8dfbe56121d61728721fd878b

SHA256
b3280ba18ef2b37562a7338c4e7ccb589212855ca2afa1234c1af75ceaa3ff70

SHA512
d2a6df0a82b0f14a1aac8e916968d1a029b977baa0d96b7014743d762979fa9b7f86ca4d215190c250d0196b8a099605d2e53d3ec533439fb5d79f8ab6118c40

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memory/4488-135-0x000002894D320000-0x000002894D330000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4488-136-0x000002894D380000-0x000002894D390000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4488-137-0x000002894FA40000-0x000002894FA44000-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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