sakula | 044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db

General

Target

044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db.exe
Size

60KB
MD5

9b5bec464e67b77726e7a9dc85f09c1e
SHA1

e2d5251a27a30f59f3e157a24198192fa1d9f74f
SHA256

044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db
SHA512

302723ebcfae01f0ffdf8d9bb6462b9bf979c4b39e9c229dea6b0eebdd97930b37be34e0b19b611f3e98e141f02a8c1b4be1ce29c23955ad5379a732c4d58c29

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

1012 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
1012	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:

044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db.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"	044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

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

2840 PING.EXE

pid	process
2840	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2240	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2240	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2240	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2240	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2240	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2240	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5028	044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1480	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 5028 wrote to memory of 1012	5028	044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5028 wrote to memory of 1012	5028	044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5028 wrote to memory of 1012	5028	044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 5028 wrote to memory of 3076	5028	044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5028 wrote to memory of 3076	5028	044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5028 wrote to memory of 3076	5028	044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3076 wrote to memory of 2840	3076	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3076 wrote to memory of 2840	3076	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3076 wrote to memory of 2840	3076	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5028

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1012

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\044d5b640f739b9833375215580d6142bed184e33b0fc14d1408eb502486f9db.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3076

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2840

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:2240

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:1480

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
8f2349f3f7683e15279a8a70a4a22524

SHA1
ce0418aecb695c867ff68148d638aaab298470a3

SHA256
305c4098b840a294e4d6af4ca32e7b5eaf21864bfe301a0950fffc2472c83438

SHA512
fd853e2ca323ae43ebd44ae8f4c47c651f5b982fd3bfb7b31ec3e94716718db26f15e1f3312283fd88156381dec28076382ddbd23705cc1b460e72c53bbdcc1c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
8f2349f3f7683e15279a8a70a4a22524

SHA1
ce0418aecb695c867ff68148d638aaab298470a3

SHA256
305c4098b840a294e4d6af4ca32e7b5eaf21864bfe301a0950fffc2472c83438

SHA512
fd853e2ca323ae43ebd44ae8f4c47c651f5b982fd3bfb7b31ec3e94716718db26f15e1f3312283fd88156381dec28076382ddbd23705cc1b460e72c53bbdcc1c

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memory/2240-132-0x0000024415320000-0x0000024415330000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2240-133-0x0000024415380000-0x0000024415390000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2240-134-0x0000024417A60000-0x0000024417A64000-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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