sakula | 042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4

General

Target

042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4.exe
Size

79KB
MD5

51a4f190a4f8bcdb6bf1a10b6d45da52
SHA1

1c6980a99758608fcc3da80ca0280252f6a7bc11
SHA256

042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4
SHA512

db3699d853a8f1c3fb611fbdfd687c0d963d93faa15ae59eec541b28d3ef6761cd6b02dfd85ad79aebfa933bfb171de77692966be18ae4b2e9bf26de71eafab7

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

4508 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4508	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:

042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4.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"	042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

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

3496 PING.EXE

pid	process
3496	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4.exesvchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2772	042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2360	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2360	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2360	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2360	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2360	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2360	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	428	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 4508	2772	042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 4508	2772	042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 4508	2772	042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 4268	2772	042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 4268	2772	042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 4268	2772	042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4268 wrote to memory of 3496	4268	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4268 wrote to memory of 3496	4268	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4268 wrote to memory of 3496	4268	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2772

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4508

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\042f65d1b9ebc0ff650af29b1e062c1d08de1af6481e3b6d96bf673da5162be4.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4268

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3496

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:2360

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:428

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
9eae38e49b23ba68db75c94a8a7614b4

SHA1
8c5e959c6e49e802542927fd1651cadf29e271e8

SHA256
8465fa7be9a7f672001974b9a8ed57067148e2ea8449d302adc9245c70f0e101

SHA512
b4ff364e05e2714c62ae6c6bcd18ccaa77f1deaa5abb138ca1c23fdec021daee7f8dea5e6cb32bc2a6cbfbbba274872bd8a12b8c29487a6b49d7b15632408ef9

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
9eae38e49b23ba68db75c94a8a7614b4

SHA1
8c5e959c6e49e802542927fd1651cadf29e271e8

SHA256
8465fa7be9a7f672001974b9a8ed57067148e2ea8449d302adc9245c70f0e101

SHA512
b4ff364e05e2714c62ae6c6bcd18ccaa77f1deaa5abb138ca1c23fdec021daee7f8dea5e6cb32bc2a6cbfbbba274872bd8a12b8c29487a6b49d7b15632408ef9

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memory/2360-132-0x00000271D0BA0000-0x00000271D0BB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2360-133-0x00000271D12F0000-0x00000271D1300000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2360-134-0x00000271D3820000-0x00000271D3824000-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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