dharma | 8d6a931a8e8a65cf3a98fc2ee69ded2bd91ee03ef6677c6f653561dd4742ce17

General

Target

2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe
Size

182KB
MD5

31293dfcacc8dc2e1e0daca8ad83ffe4
SHA1

49d99d21ee7070f9923e53247dff9359cef66e56
SHA256

8d6a931a8e8a65cf3a98fc2ee69ded2bd91ee03ef6677c6f653561dd4742ce17
SHA512

962605b126e84500a0039b6ddcc2dd6686c942e2aa762d09ab49f97200812721c837770e116f5cb0477ce6ce145529830ef6cfafadb311944c28d388a3ee68dc

Score

10^/10

dharma smokeloader backdoor persistence ransomware trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

smokeloader

Version

2020

C2

http://rexstat35x.xyz/statweb955/

http://dexspot2x.xyz/statweb955/

http://atxspot20x.xyz/statweb955/

http://rexspot7x.xyz/statweb955/

http://fdmail85.club/statweb955/

http://servicem977x.xyz/statweb955/

http://advertxman7x.xyz/statweb955/

http://starxpush7x.xyz/statweb955/

rc4.i32

Signatures

Dharma
Dharma is a ransomware that uses security software installation to hide malicious activities.
ransomware dharma
SmokeLoader
Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.
trojan backdoor smokeloader
Deletes shadow copies 2 TTPs
Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.
ransomware

File Deletion
T1107

Inhibit System Recovery
T1490
Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

Processes:

7E.exe1E5.exe2F0.exe4A5.exe5DE.exe

pid process

1964 7E.exe
1968 1E5.exe
832 2F0.exe
1368 4A5.exe
1496 5DE.exe
Deletes itself 1 IoCs

Processes:

pid process

1208
Drops startup file 1 IoCs

Processes:

7E.exe

description ioc process

File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\7E.exe 7E.exe
Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

Processes:

2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe

pid process

1876 2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe
1208
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
T1060

Modify Registry
T1112

Processes:

7E.exe

description ioc process

Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\7E.exe = "C:\\Windows\\System32\\7E.exe" 7E.exe
Drops desktop.ini file(s) 1 IoCs

Processes:

7E.exe

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-1131729243-447456001-3632642222-1000\desktop.ini 7E.exe
Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

7E.exe

description ioc process

File created C:\Windows\System32\7E.exe 7E.exe
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe

description pid process target process

PID 240 set thread context of 1876 240 2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe 2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe

pid	process
1964	7E.exe
1968	1E5.exe
832	2F0.exe
1368	4A5.exe
1496	5DE.exe

pid	process
1208

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\7E.exe	7E.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\7E.exe = "C:\\Windows\\System32\\7E.exe"	7E.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-1131729243-447456001-3632642222-1000\desktop.ini	7E.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\System32\7E.exe	7E.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 240 set thread context of 1876	240	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe

Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe

description	ioc	process
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe
Key enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe

Interacts with shadow copies 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.
ransomware

File Deletion
T1107

Inhibit System Recovery
T1490

Processes:

vssadmin.exe

pid process

836 vssadmin.exe

pid	process
836	vssadmin.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

Processes:

2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe

pid	process
1876	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe
1876	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe
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Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

pid process

1208
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs

Processes:

2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe

pid process

1876 2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 4 IoCs

Processes:

pid process

1208
1208
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1208
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 8 IoCs

Processes:

pid process

1208
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pid	process
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Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe7E.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 240 wrote to memory of 1876	240	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe
PID 240 wrote to memory of 1876	240	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe
PID 240 wrote to memory of 1876	240	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe
PID 240 wrote to memory of 1876	240	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe
PID 240 wrote to memory of 1876	240	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe
PID 240 wrote to memory of 1876	240	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe
PID 240 wrote to memory of 1876	240	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe	2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1964	1208		7E.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1964	1208		7E.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1964	1208		7E.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1964	1208		7E.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1968	1208		1E5.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1968	1208		1E5.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1968	1208		1E5.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1968	1208		1E5.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 832	1208		2F0.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 832	1208		2F0.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 832	1208		2F0.exe
PID 1964 wrote to memory of 2016	1964	7E.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1964 wrote to memory of 2016	1964	7E.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1964 wrote to memory of 2016	1964	7E.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1964 wrote to memory of 2016	1964	7E.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1368	1208		4A5.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1368	1208		4A5.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1368	1208		4A5.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1368	1208		4A5.exe
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 804	2016	cmd.exe	mode.com
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 804	2016	cmd.exe	mode.com
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 804	2016	cmd.exe	mode.com
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 836	2016	cmd.exe	vssadmin.exe
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 836	2016	cmd.exe	vssadmin.exe
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 836	2016	cmd.exe	vssadmin.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1496	1208		5DE.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1496	1208		5DE.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1496	1208		5DE.exe
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1496	1208		5DE.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:240

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2020-08-16_12-33-29.bin.exe"
2⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
PID:1876

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7E.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7E.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops startup file
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops desktop.ini file(s)
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1964

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2016

C:\Windows\system32\mode.com
mode con cp select=1251
3⤵
PID:804

C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
3⤵
- Interacts with shadow copies
PID:836

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1E5.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1E5.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1968

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2F0.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2F0.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:832

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4A5.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4A5.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1368

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5DE.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5DE.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1496

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

File Deletion

2

T1107

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

1

T1120

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

Inhibit System Recovery

2

T1490

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1E5.exe
MD5
359a7ae304a3ce473aa85553923f6c65

SHA1
a273ef45d9ca0984ee6d216ec184d5056c39b80f

SHA256
161e8c0f3023f41c1d2dfa862a797b5308a97c68f468259f6c9347d6e14621aa

SHA512
b76418de9c516ce33fbdf7416d53d008cb6f7a7588a8857fcc2edd672e45a2d5f74dbcfbc21c1b6ab46726bb23008f677a8598563eeffc0ddfaa40d93fc1db63

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2F0.exe
MD5
9554ed93dcd76c7eb9cc354c1226b4b9

SHA1
cb294b3a17db3cd049f6d3a04d446a0c945fc58d

SHA256
f3ff3b74e22c128de4ffa2d52930077f77a9b7cef0d8c52a491166101b34ce2f

SHA512
af7001be8e70b14e92e2954f54f2f27588c65bd8819692e90cf7bb3df8af3f706c069ad0ab89646af80be0ad88c83f92965fccd924557db04e479f8ae3a02cc5

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4A5.exe
MD5
8a18416a19f624b5ee624e58247436f9

SHA1
69a8e7b3dd161317c342bdc50f89ceedaa27421f

SHA256
7ce7f067be48fa72bbed8c5cfb27c7c18585847a118ca2bbc6f63b0890865965

SHA512
25e28542e8222f41ba6c876f8c21dc83810d7ba987f315396ec780b37af7a65f0102473aae418161095dbdf6d7333eb36f36ada5d4fa0e21a22aed5f7e42cfe5

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7E.exe
MD5
52ac90f9816873680666d4f2692b0409

SHA1
706f2797b81341f7df9786f4c2812f63dfa0a5de

SHA256
ee28d94d0c9f1e47e533c65c66fe4ad23923136fb0d0805a86f21ff56c838f12

SHA512
519232081dc4ea5b73ccd90a2b58be9cac1ce27801acf0a4d7ea967cc8872be9b849769bbd864a85deb9aa517ef4134ddfa268e05a94ef8d1eb486a2768b8556

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7E.exe
MD5
52ac90f9816873680666d4f2692b0409

SHA1
706f2797b81341f7df9786f4c2812f63dfa0a5de

SHA256
ee28d94d0c9f1e47e533c65c66fe4ad23923136fb0d0805a86f21ff56c838f12

SHA512
519232081dc4ea5b73ccd90a2b58be9cac1ce27801acf0a4d7ea967cc8872be9b849769bbd864a85deb9aa517ef4134ddfa268e05a94ef8d1eb486a2768b8556

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2F0.exe
MD5
9554ed93dcd76c7eb9cc354c1226b4b9

SHA1
cb294b3a17db3cd049f6d3a04d446a0c945fc58d

SHA256
f3ff3b74e22c128de4ffa2d52930077f77a9b7cef0d8c52a491166101b34ce2f

SHA512
af7001be8e70b14e92e2954f54f2f27588c65bd8819692e90cf7bb3df8af3f706c069ad0ab89646af80be0ad88c83f92965fccd924557db04e479f8ae3a02cc5

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\D47F.tmp
MD5
d124f55b9393c976963407dff51ffa79

SHA1
2c7bbedd79791bfb866898c85b504186db610b5d

SHA256
ea1e16247c848c8c171c4cd1fa17bc5a018a1fcb0c0dac25009066b6667b8eef

SHA512
278fe3a4b1fbbe700e4f4483b610133e975e36e101455661d5197bd892a68839b9d555499040d200c92aefa9e3819380e395c0cd85d5fc845c6364d128a8cf06

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memory/240-1-0x0000000004DA0000-0x0000000004DB1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/240-0-0x00000000033AF000-0x00000000033B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/804-19-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/832-12-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/836-21-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1208-5-0x0000000002200000-0x0000000002216000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/1368-17-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1496-23-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1876-3-0x0000000000402C70-mapping.dmp

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memory/1876-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/1964-13-0x0000000003680000-0x0000000003691000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/1964-10-0x00000000033AA000-0x00000000033AB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1964-6-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1968-8-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1968-22-0x0000000003630000-0x0000000003641000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/2016-16-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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