Analysis

  • max time kernel
    19s
  • max time network
    22s
  • platform
    windows10_x64
  • resource
    win10
  • submitted
    19-07-2020 19:37

Errors

Reason
Machine shutdown

General

  • Target

    chthonic_2.23.15.14.vir.exe

  • Size

    407KB

  • MD5

    878804a067f5d32ba006f57a6635e87e

  • SHA1

    1433f4c575719b8a9269597a997e15ff2420caf5

  • SHA256

    a637d7360ef409b2d9f3038de841583a039287ee7f54d2f634d9cea6c0fd502f

  • SHA512

    707930f022dd4a0595f98c76e8602d8b531c1c7de8c0c311eef082b97fffab67358e7f633541c3afe00e9080d8017eba8e46c89392b5af7eb9e5f838b5f75961

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Disables taskbar notifications via registry modification
  • Checks for any installed AV software in registry 1 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 15 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 40 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Modifies WinLogon to allow AutoLogon 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Enables rebooting of the machine without requiring login credentials.

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Modifies service 2 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 23 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chthonic_2.23.15.14.vir.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chthonic_2.23.15.14.vir.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3612
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chthonic_2.23.15.14.vir.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chthonic_2.23.15.14.vir.exe" -l
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1020
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chthonic_2.23.15.14.vir.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chthonic_2.23.15.14.vir.exe
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        PID:3820
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
          msiexec.exe
          4⤵
          • Checks for any installed AV software in registry
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Checks whether UAC is enabled
          • System policy modification
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Modifies service
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Modifies registry class
          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
          PID:2564
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe_\Adobe_.exe"
            5⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:3760
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe_\Adobe_.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe_\Adobe_.exe
              6⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              • Executes dropped EXE
              PID:3340
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe_\Adobe_.exe
                "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe_\Adobe_.exe" -l
                7⤵
                • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                • Executes dropped EXE
                PID:1000
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe_\Adobe_.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe_\Adobe_.exe
                  8⤵
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                  PID:2900
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
                    msiexec.exe
                    9⤵
                    • Checks for any installed AV software in registry
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                    PID:2980
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe_\Adobe_.exe"
                      10⤵
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:2320
                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe_\Adobe_.exe
                        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe_\Adobe_.exe
                        11⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        PID:776
  • C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
    "LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x0 /state0:0xa3ac8855 /state1:0x41c64e6d
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies WinLogon to allow AutoLogon
    PID:540

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

1
T1004

Modify Existing Service

1
T1031

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

5
T1112

Discovery

Security Software Discovery

1
T1063

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe_\Adobe_.exe
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe_\Adobe_.exe
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe_\Adobe_.exe
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe_\Adobe_.exe
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe_\Adobe_.exe
  • memory/776-17-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1000-9-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1020-0-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2320-16-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2564-4-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2900-12-0x0000000000405FC3-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2980-15-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/3340-6-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/3760-5-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/3820-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    116KB

  • memory/3820-2-0x0000000000405FC3-mapping.dmp
  • memory/3820-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    116KB