sakula | 04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354

General

Target

04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354.exe
Size

188KB
MD5

c5886598e7a068ed4da4048a2779597a
SHA1

64fa69cffaf1b9e1e7f691aac0945569909bd15c
SHA256

04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354
SHA512

2ced7f6eea7629e03e18ad74224eb51f407d51f5490a00d4e77c5b17b875cb10d2663bb295ae211cd150bad496ea7ede3210d87969d64da763912e5fa1c9f6cb

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/3060-138-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4976-139-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-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

4976 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4976	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:

04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354.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"	04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
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

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

2880 PING.EXE

pid	process
2880	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354.exesvchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3060	04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4144	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4144	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4144	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4144	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4144	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4144	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3164	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 4976	3060	04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 4976	3060	04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 4976	3060	04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2820	3060	04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2820	3060	04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2820	3060	04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2880	2820	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2880	2820	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2880	2820	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3060

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4976

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04b925c26b1fb3610ced0dfc22885c3cc3f18b23409754197a4a7081cf376354.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2820

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2880

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:4144

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:3164

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
7314e0d7dee33f7cc41322a8e6dc6b1b

SHA1
d2dcd959fa7e724a0e833e9bb9e9bb702e10e2f5

SHA256
ace5d6073bbcef3c1a4a6a889f292cede65628ab80927b1e129c874ada4a6f87

SHA512
f886077f45625161575729e92594f6f054b4d5dd8c392b905205b6351943d838216817ba489714b754ad60d7254ddf0150e8ac133bff81f2114629e1615037d4

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
7314e0d7dee33f7cc41322a8e6dc6b1b

SHA1
d2dcd959fa7e724a0e833e9bb9e9bb702e10e2f5

SHA256
ace5d6073bbcef3c1a4a6a889f292cede65628ab80927b1e129c874ada4a6f87

SHA512
f886077f45625161575729e92594f6f054b4d5dd8c392b905205b6351943d838216817ba489714b754ad60d7254ddf0150e8ac133bff81f2114629e1615037d4

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memory/3060-138-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4144-135-0x000002C107820000-0x000002C107830000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4144-136-0x000002C107880000-0x000002C107890000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4144-137-0x000002C109F50000-0x000002C109F54000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/4976-139-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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