General

  • Target

    05a2116ecfc9309b34006fabff6d40d4.exe

  • Size

    990KB

  • Sample

    201117-vecc2aamfj

  • MD5

    05a2116ecfc9309b34006fabff6d40d4

  • SHA1

    63bcad12e9cd7805c11061d5f59fdffba1bc88b0

  • SHA256

    682257a6e10dab11aefd8ab37dbe84de4537eaf592e3b3b13240098241cdd5aa

  • SHA512

    fe0103dac5f3c7dd931534ef3e4ae3d866fb5d118b3a2b7e0c9d1ffc97618b61c26e4030e3fd6d250914bc3ccd0ba227717aad7e97172ffe0da1790ab345a541

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

matiex

C2

https://api.telegram.org/bot1474029845:AAESF02q0JZytndFFaKINAGOHrylDk8NpJA/sendMessage?chat_id=1481651786

Targets

    • Target

      05a2116ecfc9309b34006fabff6d40d4.exe

    • Size

      990KB

    • MD5

      05a2116ecfc9309b34006fabff6d40d4

    • SHA1

      63bcad12e9cd7805c11061d5f59fdffba1bc88b0

    • SHA256

      682257a6e10dab11aefd8ab37dbe84de4537eaf592e3b3b13240098241cdd5aa

    • SHA512

      fe0103dac5f3c7dd931534ef3e4ae3d866fb5d118b3a2b7e0c9d1ffc97618b61c26e4030e3fd6d250914bc3ccd0ba227717aad7e97172ffe0da1790ab345a541

    • Matiex

      Matiex is a keylogger and infostealer first seen in July 2020.

    • Matiex Main Payload

    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry

    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

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

    • Reads data files stored by FTP clients

      Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.

    • Reads user/profile data of local email clients

      Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    • Maps connected drives based on registry

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

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2
T1497

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

3
T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

4
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2
T1497

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Collection

Data from Local System

3
T1005

Tasks