sakula | 04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a

General

Target

04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a.exe
Size

36KB
MD5

7dd4a038065d7d9cbfe6491f50772f56
SHA1

1171815db87ecfeed9258e19ce006cdef44e4ce2
SHA256

04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a
SHA512

484db02cbb93a944819b25736fb1052de448e30d4288682da2070360b3e006dc4f88fb824c95fa2c7b728ed7a99c6953ada1504b72292da1588328342e45df50

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

1196 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1196	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:

04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a.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"	04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a.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.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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WinSxS\pending.xml	TiWorker.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.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

4852 PING.EXE

pid	process
4852	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2932	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2932	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2932	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2932	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2932	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2932	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4952	04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4176	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4952 wrote to memory of 1196	4952	04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4952 wrote to memory of 1196	4952	04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4952 wrote to memory of 1196	4952	04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4952 wrote to memory of 532	4952	04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4952 wrote to memory of 532	4952	04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4952 wrote to memory of 532	4952	04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 532 wrote to memory of 4852	532	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 532 wrote to memory of 4852	532	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 532 wrote to memory of 4852	532	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4952

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1196

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04a9e73011ec65d237691f25eb66e0bc050dc8d2c3ad87cfc11e5494c046823a.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:532

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4852

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:2932

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:4176

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
fe31d4cd3d8a383ef1ba793f65468239

SHA1
e94c5a309de649fcbd6384b360fb6a131943be3b

SHA256
39893986480121e95fd191f8b5b8eadb4bc8d21206e7d79b02d922010714ce79

SHA512
a2244526d6fc36d27609ab15234085d2d6ad8e58dc085892ce0f6dd4484d0746a2e15907d9493f32c040d94fa46f74f7285fe0e9c0730e34c478cd54bbc8be5c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
fe31d4cd3d8a383ef1ba793f65468239

SHA1
e94c5a309de649fcbd6384b360fb6a131943be3b

SHA256
39893986480121e95fd191f8b5b8eadb4bc8d21206e7d79b02d922010714ce79

SHA512
a2244526d6fc36d27609ab15234085d2d6ad8e58dc085892ce0f6dd4484d0746a2e15907d9493f32c040d94fa46f74f7285fe0e9c0730e34c478cd54bbc8be5c

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memory/2932-132-0x00000198CFB30000-0x00000198CFB40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2932-133-0x00000198CFB90000-0x00000198CFBA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2932-134-0x00000198D28B0000-0x00000198D28B4000-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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