sakula | 0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6

General

Target

0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6.exe
Size

176KB
MD5

d81712621366d35c3840dc00c438977e
SHA1

07d2c810d49a729a442a3f22bc8651a83b45d9ff
SHA256

0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6
SHA512

f36e06ccad4eda8a09a3b2964ad0a05b80951ac6c5062bf8e0c0d48bac8b7e3d24ca5780ba4521e219f32799fc789ad7a5a1f5becc980dc35de319e9fb520fc7

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/4504-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_sakula
behavioral2/memory/4016-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-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

4016 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4016	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:

0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6.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"	0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

TiWorker.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.jfm	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\ReportingEvents.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

4080 PING.EXE

pid	process
4080	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4200	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4200	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4200	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4200	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4200	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4200	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4504	0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1120	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4504 wrote to memory of 4016	4504	0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4504 wrote to memory of 4016	4504	0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4504 wrote to memory of 4016	4504	0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 4504 wrote to memory of 4644	4504	0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4504 wrote to memory of 4644	4504	0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4504 wrote to memory of 4644	4504	0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 4080	4644	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 4080	4644	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 4080	4644	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4504

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4016

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0442fd04f0dc2dceecf8b97687f22867a94d71b49f49fa3a0af3d72c688fa9e6.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4644

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4080

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:4200

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:1120

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
608603c292c40061b4b2b6fa39de3b67

SHA1
d962a57b5a41884251e618004d56313c9b0560b7

SHA256
b632ec76841083b98bed7b02adc2aa629bb87daaa0c4a7f1004742974c6fa661

SHA512
f466decee73e0f9073eb04bc8c075e8a9476527ca4ce5f531269fd599beabd84d8755573540cdec3842ac9b77a73f8ebfd05157145d06d2f4fb3b5a4c2075973

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
608603c292c40061b4b2b6fa39de3b67

SHA1
d962a57b5a41884251e618004d56313c9b0560b7

SHA256
b632ec76841083b98bed7b02adc2aa629bb87daaa0c4a7f1004742974c6fa661

SHA512
f466decee73e0f9073eb04bc8c075e8a9476527ca4ce5f531269fd599beabd84d8755573540cdec3842ac9b77a73f8ebfd05157145d06d2f4fb3b5a4c2075973

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memory/4016-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4200-132-0x0000020E09820000-0x0000020E09830000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4200-133-0x0000020E09880000-0x0000020E09890000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4200-134-0x0000020E0BF40000-0x0000020E0BF44000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/4504-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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