sakula | 04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d

General

Target

04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d.exe
Size

192KB
MD5

9e7b50310343352f7cf2d98adf39c886
SHA1

6ed340836e1c41fd7a04475462443b48a37f2c00
SHA256

04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d
SHA512

e71b0cdfbd5fde4e9361e7297ae1427f46c6d6249c755c91d7086870f48f585cb1d12758757615fad0ad805c267f6a69e7e77e624606031dd2ec3942b202ffbb

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

4828 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4828	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:

04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d.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"	04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb	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

872 PING.EXE

pid	process
872	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1500	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1500	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1500	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1500	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1500	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1500	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4644	04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5096	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 4828	4644	04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 4828	4644	04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 4828	4644	04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 2808	4644	04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 2808	4644	04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 2808	4644	04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 872	2808	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 872	2808	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 872	2808	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4644

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4828

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04982e0b1724b7c7cd4ec201ed8ef6e1031cab3ad1a400d5708434eee14f603d.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2808

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:872

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:1500

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:5096

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
7b7c59814bd73b8211f0fbe78118e56b

SHA1
7fb4e559ee10e0582bd58e9fd5f00749693c770e

SHA256
2718a2ad87290179415d5f1f5484fd3adb0a74cf6c7e2b0b45ceebd7a6b58d51

SHA512
8cb90c78e1966a02c8f5c9faf207438f523f2476cffde6fa91ebb0c5e694e15c34de89e8965b5c12103da70818f0308e24f0105e93481106274638e578216516

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
7b7c59814bd73b8211f0fbe78118e56b

SHA1
7fb4e559ee10e0582bd58e9fd5f00749693c770e

SHA256
2718a2ad87290179415d5f1f5484fd3adb0a74cf6c7e2b0b45ceebd7a6b58d51

SHA512
8cb90c78e1966a02c8f5c9faf207438f523f2476cffde6fa91ebb0c5e694e15c34de89e8965b5c12103da70818f0308e24f0105e93481106274638e578216516

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memory/1500-132-0x00000223BC330000-0x00000223BC340000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1500-133-0x00000223BC390000-0x00000223BC3A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1500-134-0x00000223BF070000-0x00000223BF074000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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