sakula | 047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4

General

Target

047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4.exe
Size

150KB
MD5

a569ceb82aa27d384d0b6f8da485d861
SHA1

c8f55974fb8aa8af927c530a554c7d86298a306d
SHA256

047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4
SHA512

930a664b4e47b0065fb04d57f992dd2bfcfcb04fad8dd8b6de452989fa09d8f8e6a6a601da3487d41a78414c0c3ec4d7d449f5755b260f64e90c69d2df703785

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/4612-132-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4692-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-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

4692 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4692	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:

047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4.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"	047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4.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

4008 PING.EXE

pid	process
4008	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4.exesvchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4612	047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3108	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3108	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3108	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3108	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3108	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3108	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4464	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4612 wrote to memory of 4692	4612	047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4612 wrote to memory of 4692	4612	047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4612 wrote to memory of 4692	4612	047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4612 wrote to memory of 4076	4612	047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4612 wrote to memory of 4076	4612	047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4612 wrote to memory of 4076	4612	047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4076 wrote to memory of 4008	4076	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4076 wrote to memory of 4008	4076	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4076 wrote to memory of 4008	4076	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4612

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4692

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\047de70e2481b043a8c7929fa6c6bc9039bce4bcaf3c625114cbe5b8bbb4d4a4.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4076

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4008

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:3108

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:4464

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
5418c540e2998d35b62e882c0b6985d6

SHA1
d3fd42ca47c349c355946441f086b11196c407a0

SHA256
eb98f7658a6f2bcfcf690acb533a399fdbead6d53a82278ea4250903acda73a5

SHA512
41857147cf0e958d4facd5511d167e84c16833deaf3fc403f2d7cf8181b402153b71860791547138905eb8f5b238ea259591253c84ff3a9d07a4aab8d90446ca

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
5418c540e2998d35b62e882c0b6985d6

SHA1
d3fd42ca47c349c355946441f086b11196c407a0

SHA256
eb98f7658a6f2bcfcf690acb533a399fdbead6d53a82278ea4250903acda73a5

SHA512
41857147cf0e958d4facd5511d167e84c16833deaf3fc403f2d7cf8181b402153b71860791547138905eb8f5b238ea259591253c84ff3a9d07a4aab8d90446ca

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memory/3108-133-0x000002EFF3980000-0x000002EFF3990000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3108-134-0x000002EFF4020000-0x000002EFF4030000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3108-135-0x000002EFF6700000-0x000002EFF6704000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/4612-132-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4692-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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