Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    122s
  • platform
    windows10_x64
  • resource
    win10
  • submitted
    19/07/2020, 19:24

General

  • Target
    citadel_1.1.0.0.vir.exe
  • Size 401KB
  • Sample200719-3rnfybhh2j
  • SHA256 fcce249643f7fe240695fdbc393b54a543fa4a49942b56ad8aad6f219c4f896d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
Score
8/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 72 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 146 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Identifies Wine through registry keys 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

Processes

  • c:\windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
      PID:2784
    • c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
      c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe -k unistacksvcgroup -s CDPUserSvc
      1⤵
        PID:2796
      • c:\windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
        taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
        1⤵
          PID:2848
        • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
          C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
          1⤵
            PID:2992
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\citadel_1.1.0.0.vir.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\citadel_1.1.0.0.vir.exe"
              2⤵
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
              PID:2920
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\citadel_1.1.0.0.vir.exe
                昆㹠Ȝခ
                3⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:3556
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Ecet\etfi.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Ecet\etfi.exe"
                  4⤵
                  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  PID:3840
                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Ecet\etfi.exe
                    昆㹠Ȟခ
                    5⤵
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    • Adds Run key to start application
                    • Identifies Wine through registry keys
                    PID:3800
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpe8d12196.bat"
                  4⤵
                    PID:3772
            • C:\Windows\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\ShellExperienceHost.exe
              "C:\Windows\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\ShellExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXtk181tbxbce2qsex02s8tw7hfxa9xb3t.mca
              1⤵
                PID:3136
              • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchUI.exe
                "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchUI.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXa50dqqa5gqv4a428c9y1jjw7m3btvepj.mca
                1⤵
                  PID:3148
                • C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
                  C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
                  1⤵
                    PID:3360
                  • C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
                    C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
                    1⤵
                      PID:3592
                    • C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
                      "C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXy7vb4pc2dr3kc93kfc509b1d0arkfb2x.mca
                      1⤵
                        PID:2552
                      • C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
                        C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe -Embedding
                        1⤵
                          PID:532

                        Network

                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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                              Downloads

                              memory/3556-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000449000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3556-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000449000-memory.dmp