hiverat | f49c3157e749609acf89ae453958b7d4f1fc165941e6e998271b0caee1f0cf35

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201201-b4k57571mn10

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
30s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7v20201028
submitted
01/12/2020, 14:48

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General

Target
NEW SC.cmd.exe
Size 14KB
Sample201201-b4k57571mn
SHA256 f49c3157e749609acf89ae453958b7d4f1fc165941e6e998271b0caee1f0cf35
MD5 870ffbc1a133083f10fadf93cf28f706
SHA1 eddbe2346d62a6925634abd5dfe2d6f6b0ff3a5b
SHA512 f6b65b12ccadc42cfecc2130399cab9beadf4447dfbae09c523c3e7dc7eacf881be2d7590942f49e1270c3d8c3d793cfb293006696300c56ab5320b66d8f835b
MD5 SHA1 SHA512

Score

10^/10

hiverat evasion persistence rat stealer trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

HiveRAT
HiveRAT is an improved version of FirebirdRAT with various capabilities.
rat stealer hiverat

Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-293278959-2699126792-324916226-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\shell = "explorer.exe,\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\NEW SC.cmd.exe\""	NEW SC.cmd.exe

Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs
evasion trojan

Modify Registry
T1112

Modify Existing Service
T1031

Disabling Security Tools
T1089
Windows security bypass 2 TTPs
evasion trojan

Disabling Security Tools
T1089

Modify Registry
T1112

HiveRAT Payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1532-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000454000-memory.dmp	family_hiverat
behavioral1/memory/1532-34-0x000000000044CD9E-mapping.dmp	family_hiverat
behavioral1/memory/1532-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000454000-memory.dmp	family_hiverat
behavioral1/memory/1532-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000454000-memory.dmp	family_hiverat

Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry 2 TTPs
evasion

Query Registry
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
T1497
Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs
evasion

Query Registry
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
T1497

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	NEW SC.cmd.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	NEW SC.cmd.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2232	cmd.exe

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\NEW SC.cmd.exe	NEW SC.cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\NEW SC.cmd.exe	NEW SC.cmd.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 9 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disabling Security Tools

T1089

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions	NEW SC.cmd.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features	NEW SC.cmd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features\TamperProtection = "0"	NEW SC.cmd.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	NEW SC.cmd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\NEW SC.cmd.exe = "0"	NEW SC.cmd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEW SC.cmd.exe = "0"	NEW SC.cmd.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection	NEW SC.cmd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableRealtimeMonitoring = "1"	NEW SC.cmd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet\SubmitSamplesConsent = "0"	NEW SC.cmd.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-293278959-2699126792-324916226-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\NEW SC.cmd.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\NEW SC.cmd.exe"	NEW SC.cmd.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-293278959-2699126792-324916226-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce	WScript.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-293278959-2699126792-324916226-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Avast Essentials = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming \\ Avast.exe"	WScript.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-293278959-2699126792-324916226-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce	WScript.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-293278959-2699126792-324916226-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Avast Essentials = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Avast.exe"	WScript.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-293278959-2699126792-324916226-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\<Unknown> = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\NEW SC.cmd.exe"	NEW SC.cmd.exe

Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs

Web Service
T1102

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	NEW SC.cmd.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0	NEW SC.cmd.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1840 set thread context of 1532	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	41

Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs

evasion

pid	Process
1740	timeout.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2268	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs

pid	Process
1520	powershell.exe
664	powershell.exe
780	powershell.exe
1684	powershell.exe
664	powershell.exe
1684	powershell.exe
1520	powershell.exe
780	powershell.exe
1532	NEW SC.cmd.exe
1532	NEW SC.cmd.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1684	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	780	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1520	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	664	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1532	NEW SC.cmd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 53 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1748	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	29
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1748	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	29
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1748	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	29
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1748	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	29
PID 1748 wrote to memory of 1740	1748	cmd.exe	31
PID 1748 wrote to memory of 1740	1748	cmd.exe	31
PID 1748 wrote to memory of 1740	1748	cmd.exe	31
PID 1748 wrote to memory of 1740	1748	cmd.exe	31
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 664	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	33
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 664	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	33
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 664	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	33
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 664	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	33
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1684	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	35
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1684	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	35
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1684	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	35
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1684	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	35
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 780	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	37
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 780	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	37
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 780	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	37
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 780	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	37
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1520	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	39
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1520	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	39
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1520	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	39
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1520	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	39
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1532	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	41
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1532	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	41
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1532	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	41
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1532	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	41
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1532	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	41
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1532	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	41
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1532	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	41
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1532	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	41
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1532	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	41
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1532	1840	NEW SC.cmd.exe	41
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 904	1532	NEW SC.cmd.exe	42
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 904	1532	NEW SC.cmd.exe	42
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 904	1532	NEW SC.cmd.exe	42
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 904	1532	NEW SC.cmd.exe	42
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 980	1532	NEW SC.cmd.exe	43
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 980	1532	NEW SC.cmd.exe	43
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 980	1532	NEW SC.cmd.exe	43
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 980	1532	NEW SC.cmd.exe	43
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1904	1840	explorer.exe	46
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1904	1840	explorer.exe	46
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1904	1840	explorer.exe	46
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 2232	1532	NEW SC.cmd.exe	47
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 2232	1532	NEW SC.cmd.exe	47
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 2232	1532	NEW SC.cmd.exe	47
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 2232	1532	NEW SC.cmd.exe	47
PID 2232 wrote to memory of 2268	2232	cmd.exe	49
PID 2232 wrote to memory of 2268	2232	cmd.exe	49
PID 2232 wrote to memory of 2268	2232	cmd.exe	49
PID 2232 wrote to memory of 2268	2232	cmd.exe	49

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEW SC.cmd.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEW SC.cmd.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Drops startup file
- Windows security modification
- Adds Run key to start application
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1840
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c timeout 4.638
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1748
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
    timeout 4.638
    3⤵
    - Delays execution with timeout.exe
    PID:1740
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\NEW SC.cmd.exe" -Force
  2⤵
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:664
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\NEW SC.cmd.exe" -Force
  2⤵
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1684
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\NEW SC.cmd.exe" -Force
  2⤵
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:780
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEW SC.cmd.exe" -Force
  2⤵
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1520
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEW SC.cmd.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEW SC.cmd.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1532
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Execution2.vbs"
    3⤵
    - Adds Run key to start application
    PID:904
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\explorer.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Execution.vbs
    3⤵
    PID:980
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 500 > Nul & Del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEW SC.cmd.exe"
    3⤵
    - Deletes itself
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2232
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 500
      4⤵
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:2268

C:\Windows\explorer.exe
C:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -Embedding
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1840
- C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Execution.vbs"
  2⤵
  - Adds Run key to start application
  PID:1904

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Modify Existing Service

T1031

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1004

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Disabling Security Tools

T1089

Modify Registry

T1112

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

Web Service

T1102

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

T1012

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Information Discovery

T1082

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Web Service

T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

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memory/664-25-0x0000000002610000-0x0000000002611000-memory.dmp

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memory/664-13-0x00000000749E0000-0x00000000750CE000-memory.dmp

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memory/780-15-0x00000000749E0000-0x00000000750CE000-memory.dmp

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memory/1520-16-0x00000000749E0000-0x00000000750CE000-memory.dmp

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memory/1520-29-0x0000000004950000-0x0000000004951000-memory.dmp

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memory/1532-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000454000-memory.dmp

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memory/1532-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000454000-memory.dmp

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memory/1532-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000454000-memory.dmp

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memory/1532-37-0x00000000749E0000-0x00000000750CE000-memory.dmp

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memory/1684-17-0x0000000000F30000-0x0000000000F31000-memory.dmp

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memory/1684-42-0x0000000005650000-0x0000000005651000-memory.dmp

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memory/1684-67-0x0000000006110000-0x0000000006111000-memory.dmp

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memory/1684-59-0x0000000006240000-0x0000000006241000-memory.dmp

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memory/1684-83-0x0000000006300000-0x0000000006301000-memory.dmp

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memory/1684-84-0x0000000006310000-0x0000000006311000-memory.dmp

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memory/1684-51-0x00000000061B0000-0x00000000061B1000-memory.dmp

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memory/1684-49-0x00000000056B0000-0x00000000056B1000-memory.dmp

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memory/1684-14-0x00000000749E0000-0x00000000750CE000-memory.dmp

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memory/1684-21-0x0000000004970000-0x0000000004971000-memory.dmp

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memory/1840-2-0x00000000749E0000-0x00000000750CE000-memory.dmp

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memory/1840-7-0x0000000005CC0000-0x0000000005DC1000-memory.dmp

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memory/1840-3-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/1904-71-0x00000000026C0000-0x00000000026C4000-memory.dmp

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