sakula | 0398c785e04f311acbee7249a466b42197530b0f6108c79c5a2ed2750596dcde

General

Target

0398c785e04f311acbee7249a466b42197530b0f6108c79c5a2ed2750596dcde.exe
Size

150KB
MD5

ae7a46e3ae6f9a3396c3843bd52d726c
SHA1

3cabbbd817c8a53c27011eb8538cd2f1bd22f848
SHA256

0398c785e04f311acbee7249a466b42197530b0f6108c79c5a2ed2750596dcde
SHA512

600a108effc7a7143a6bc99dcf7ef31be5b19c47da13c00bba7b0833e439c5a700208a21cf4a3a92acd16b058585c5b985cf199f6ee8fdf6a4d6816c12becf70

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 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

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

760 MediaCenter.exe

pid	process
760	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:

0398c785e04f311acbee7249a466b42197530b0f6108c79c5a2ed2750596dcde.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1346565761-3498240568-4147300184-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0398c785e04f311acbee7249a466b42197530b0f6108c79c5a2ed2750596dcde.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

0398c785e04f311acbee7249a466b42197530b0f6108c79c5a2ed2750596dcde.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"	0398c785e04f311acbee7249a466b42197530b0f6108c79c5a2ed2750596dcde.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log	TiWorker.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WinSxS\pending.xml	TiWorker.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

4420 PING.EXE

pid	process
4420	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTiWorker.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	440	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	440	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	440	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	440	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	440	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	440	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2396	TiWorker.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

0398c785e04f311acbee7249a466b42197530b0f6108c79c5a2ed2750596dcde.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 760	1204	0398c785e04f311acbee7249a466b42197530b0f6108c79c5a2ed2750596dcde.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 760	1204	0398c785e04f311acbee7249a466b42197530b0f6108c79c5a2ed2750596dcde.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 760	1204	0398c785e04f311acbee7249a466b42197530b0f6108c79c5a2ed2750596dcde.exe	MediaCenter.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 4368	1204	0398c785e04f311acbee7249a466b42197530b0f6108c79c5a2ed2750596dcde.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 4368	1204	0398c785e04f311acbee7249a466b42197530b0f6108c79c5a2ed2750596dcde.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 4368	1204	0398c785e04f311acbee7249a466b42197530b0f6108c79c5a2ed2750596dcde.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4368 wrote to memory of 4420	4368	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4368 wrote to memory of 4420	4368	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4368 wrote to memory of 4420	4368	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0398c785e04f311acbee7249a466b42197530b0f6108c79c5a2ed2750596dcde.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0398c785e04f311acbee7249a466b42197530b0f6108c79c5a2ed2750596dcde.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1204

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:760

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 & del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0398c785e04f311acbee7249a466b42197530b0f6108c79c5a2ed2750596dcde.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4368

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4420

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:440

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:2396

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
710116d4d2bc40f8c654535eb04b9cd6

SHA1
86dac6b4d15e9918d2f1e3f6570bcf6e10462976

SHA256
0207f971f69181cd3b3f601deb8a20dde01d662e692c36575f2cd0658fa0dd23

SHA512
dc3304fb53bfc8d1615608243014e44ecefe7ff4fed952876c960dd2877d5b46e0b904717228b779ab43408274f5d57310db3310da742f233482ae88879be21d

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicroMedia\MediaCenter.exe
MD5
710116d4d2bc40f8c654535eb04b9cd6

SHA1
86dac6b4d15e9918d2f1e3f6570bcf6e10462976

SHA256
0207f971f69181cd3b3f601deb8a20dde01d662e692c36575f2cd0658fa0dd23

SHA512
dc3304fb53bfc8d1615608243014e44ecefe7ff4fed952876c960dd2877d5b46e0b904717228b779ab43408274f5d57310db3310da742f233482ae88879be21d

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memory/440-135-0x00000268F2B60000-0x00000268F2B70000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/440-136-0x00000268F3120000-0x00000268F3130000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/440-137-0x00000268F57B0000-0x00000268F57B4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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