sakula | 03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a

General

Target

03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a.exe
Size

58KB
MD5

1a728a8b44e3b94047fc128fe1d54800
SHA1

61de11cc7e74c412e2f89f505cb55fa312fd9330
SHA256

03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a
SHA512

0b3861b70fcc844ca2d7af00b2a67650aa52dd53dc8709d2b9b950221bb69853c2ba7d251d2ad5fb5b860fb8624ba0af3bf429d21f53c359d7cad2602a9062cd

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

4344 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
4344	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:

03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a.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"	03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a.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

4188 PING.EXE

pid	process
4188	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2044	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2044	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2044	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2044	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2044	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2044	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3808	03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5088	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3808 wrote to memory of 4344	3808	03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3808 wrote to memory of 4344	3808	03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3808 wrote to memory of 4344	3808	03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 3808 wrote to memory of 3972	3808	03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3808 wrote to memory of 3972	3808	03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3808 wrote to memory of 3972	3808	03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3972 wrote to memory of 4188	3972	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3972 wrote to memory of 4188	3972	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3972 wrote to memory of 4188	3972	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3808

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4344

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\03d669078ea96f840ccdcc4be283a13fc627dd1cd593d34e2a20c52128a9ea8a.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3972

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4188

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:2044

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:5088

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
ab1c0c2ac72c2c03784d3cde453ae385

SHA1
8dae8e03a0aa626691d89ecd82203999693e7e7e

SHA256
b83733602232dbc8f9d1532cb0a319f081a44b45272befb5b7798bec78f60a83

SHA512
788d764df71ed2d74a8ac1f057095bd16c452b603f0c1a6ed79b9c0bad0f768fe95f242e0324a02fc134e6101c136799a8a1ed2d748d56879e6d81f064c369f0

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
ab1c0c2ac72c2c03784d3cde453ae385

SHA1
8dae8e03a0aa626691d89ecd82203999693e7e7e

SHA256
b83733602232dbc8f9d1532cb0a319f081a44b45272befb5b7798bec78f60a83

SHA512
788d764df71ed2d74a8ac1f057095bd16c452b603f0c1a6ed79b9c0bad0f768fe95f242e0324a02fc134e6101c136799a8a1ed2d748d56879e6d81f064c369f0

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memory/2044-132-0x0000017487320000-0x0000017487330000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2044-133-0x0000017487380000-0x0000017487390000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2044-134-0x0000017489A40000-0x0000017489A44000-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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