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Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_Sanu&Prod_Sanu_DVD-ROM\4&37ce57ba&0&010000\DeviceDesc	ixqrisgh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CDROM&VEN_SANU&PROD_SANU_DVD-ROM\4&37CE57BA&0&010000	ulxibgr.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_Sanu&Prod_Sanu_DVD-ROM\4&37ce57ba&0&010000\DeviceDesc	ulxibgr.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_Sanu&Prod_Sanu_DVD-ROM\4&37ce57ba&0&010000\Service	ulxibgr.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_&Prod_HeartDisk\4&37ce57ba&0&000000\DeviceDesc	ulxibgr.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CDROM&VEN_SANU&PROD_SANU_DVD-ROM\4&37CE57BA&0&010000	ixqrisgh.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_Sanu&Prod_Sanu_DVD-ROM\4&37ce57ba&0&010000\Service	ixqrisgh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\DISK&VEN_&PROD_HEARTDISK\4&37CE57BA&0&000000	ixqrisgh.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_&Prod_HeartDisk\4&37ce57ba&0&000000\DeviceDesc	ixqrisgh.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_&Prod_HeartDisk\4&37ce57ba&0&000000\Service	ixqrisgh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\DISK&VEN_&PROD_HEARTDISK\4&37CE57BA&0&000000	ulxibgr.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_&Prod_HeartDisk\4&37ce57ba&0&000000\Service	ulxibgr.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	EXCEL.EXE

Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence

Scheduled Task

pid	Process
3824	schtasks.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
508	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs

pid	Process
3532	ixqrisgh.exe
3532	ixqrisgh.exe
1188	ixqrisgh.exe
1188	ixqrisgh.exe
1188	ixqrisgh.exe
1188	ixqrisgh.exe
3804	ulxibgr.exe
3804	ulxibgr.exe
1620	ulxibgr.exe
1620	ulxibgr.exe
1620	ulxibgr.exe
1620	ulxibgr.exe
896	explorer.exe
896	explorer.exe
896	explorer.exe
896	explorer.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3804	ulxibgr.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs

pid	Process
508	EXCEL.EXE
508	EXCEL.EXE
508	EXCEL.EXE
508	EXCEL.EXE
508	EXCEL.EXE
508	EXCEL.EXE
508	EXCEL.EXE
508	EXCEL.EXE
508	EXCEL.EXE
508	EXCEL.EXE
508	EXCEL.EXE
508	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 19 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 508 wrote to memory of 3532	508	EXCEL.EXE	76
PID 508 wrote to memory of 3532	508	EXCEL.EXE	76
PID 508 wrote to memory of 3532	508	EXCEL.EXE	76
PID 3532 wrote to memory of 1188	3532	ixqrisgh.exe	80
PID 3532 wrote to memory of 1188	3532	ixqrisgh.exe	80
PID 3532 wrote to memory of 1188	3532	ixqrisgh.exe	80
PID 3532 wrote to memory of 3804	3532	ixqrisgh.exe	81
PID 3532 wrote to memory of 3804	3532	ixqrisgh.exe	81
PID 3532 wrote to memory of 3804	3532	ixqrisgh.exe	81
PID 3532 wrote to memory of 3824	3532	ixqrisgh.exe	82
PID 3532 wrote to memory of 3824	3532	ixqrisgh.exe	82
PID 3532 wrote to memory of 3824	3532	ixqrisgh.exe	82
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 1620	3804	ulxibgr.exe	84
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 1620	3804	ulxibgr.exe	84
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 1620	3804	ulxibgr.exe	84
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 896	3804	ulxibgr.exe	85
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 896	3804	ulxibgr.exe	85
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 896	3804	ulxibgr.exe	85
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 896	3804	ulxibgr.exe	85

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document-1329656623.xlsb"
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:508
- C:\hjpivi\mnpspy\ixqrisgh.exe
  "C:\hjpivi\mnpspy\ixqrisgh.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3532
- - C:\hjpivi\mnpspy\ixqrisgh.exe
    C:\hjpivi\mnpspy\ixqrisgh.exe /C
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:1188
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Hzcoqvfeyfu\ulxibgr.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Hzcoqvfeyfu\ulxibgr.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3804
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Hzcoqvfeyfu\ulxibgr.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Hzcoqvfeyfu\ulxibgr.exe /C
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:1620
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
      4⤵
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:896
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn robqnehu /tr "\"C:\hjpivi\mnpspy\ixqrisgh.exe\" /I robqnehu" /SC ONCE /Z /ST 16:52 /ET 17:04
    3⤵
    - Creates scheduled task(s)
    PID:3824

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task

Persistence

Scheduled Task

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

System Information Discovery