sakula | 04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441

General

Target

04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441.exe
Size

216KB
MD5

302d599e42b91c11e2be761923e2a619
SHA1

c4e3f91cd0e3b2a94ac25769a1a182e850615444
SHA256

04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441
SHA512

300bc552240a70de253f0309230453b604b2268facf22d5f955c9f0298c7171e5e57eb5e8d97a9f6fb90de7ea2425aad286ba70724e9d0fe779a618855005b70

Score

10^/10

sakula persistence rat suricata trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Sakula
Sakula is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
trojan rat sakula

Sakula Payload 4 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
behavioral2/memory/4724-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4632-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula

suricata: ET MALWARE SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
suricata: ET MALWARE SUSPICIOUS UA (iexplore)
suricata
suricata: ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
suricata: ET MALWARE Sakula/Mivast RAT CnC Beacon 1
suricata
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

MediaCenter.exe

pid process

4632 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4632	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:

04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441.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"	04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441.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

1444 PING.EXE

pid	process
1444	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3896	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3896	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3896	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3896	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3896	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3896	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4724	04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2504	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4724 wrote to memory of 4632	4724	04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4724 wrote to memory of 4632	4724	04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4724 wrote to memory of 4632	4724	04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4724 wrote to memory of 4796	4724	04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4724 wrote to memory of 4796	4724	04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4724 wrote to memory of 4796	4724	04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4796 wrote to memory of 1444	4796	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4796 wrote to memory of 1444	4796	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4796 wrote to memory of 1444	4796	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4724

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4632

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04c89ed64019e3835b44157a97e63c614744527bfe294c7d0c775551c7b99441.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4796

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1444

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:3896

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:2504

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
338e56bdfe0be57e65537cc1152a82dd

SHA1
1ee7f8d7fe0725ee823f72f5403a53db356b709c

SHA256
a048b8d421c9af893febd8c67f1ced63afef85f1fa9bf2388878006cb9032df2

SHA512
077a3f55e47cc155ccb0a39d01a685d425389173ce76e756476bd1d292f54372b1f51c01282218fc0e03a418f51e28454ec5ddbaa5cd68dbdc6d2ccbf6cc5de9

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
338e56bdfe0be57e65537cc1152a82dd

SHA1
1ee7f8d7fe0725ee823f72f5403a53db356b709c

SHA256
a048b8d421c9af893febd8c67f1ced63afef85f1fa9bf2388878006cb9032df2

SHA512
077a3f55e47cc155ccb0a39d01a685d425389173ce76e756476bd1d292f54372b1f51c01282218fc0e03a418f51e28454ec5ddbaa5cd68dbdc6d2ccbf6cc5de9

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memory/3896-133-0x000001C6C3B80000-0x000001C6C3B90000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3896-132-0x000001C6C3B20000-0x000001C6C3B30000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3896-134-0x000001C6C6240000-0x000001C6C6244000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/4632-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4724-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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