Analysis

  • max time kernel
    81s
  • max time network
    82s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7v20201028
  • submitted
    20-01-2021 08:03

General

  • Target

    2021 NEW LIST.exe

  • Size

    951KB

  • MD5

    0e23d8747ee8389cd5efdcf703ffc520

  • SHA1

    1eef4df1079c5a328473c9bef8db9a1b7eb1b518

  • SHA256

    0bd4a6df9d752c54589dca027df07822dc2595fa1a73a48be50e7f4e5e7116fe

  • SHA512

    912247043ec09456aa74fb7af66be27db5a48b83fcc73c36c0740a15538bb52262a7478c902fa52db53a9433124f8de601fa058f9e35e9b3a31976e418bde50b

Malware Config

Extracted

Credentials

  • Protocol:
    smtp
  • Host:
    mail.gschofield.com
  • Port:
    587
  • Username:
    gschofield@gschofield.com
  • Password:
    gaston1955

Extracted

Family

matiex

Credentials

  • Protocol:
    smtp
  • Host:
    mail.gschofield.com
  • Port:
    587
  • Username:
    gschofield@gschofield.com
  • Password:
    gaston1955

Signatures

  • Matiex

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

  • Matiex Main Payload 3 IoCs
  • Reads data files stored by FTP clients 2 TTPs

    Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.

  • Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs

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

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

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

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2021 NEW LIST.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2021 NEW LIST.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:544
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\aTQwKODjZjkh" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF4CA.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1744
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2021 NEW LIST.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2021 NEW LIST.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:532
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
        "netsh" wlan show profile
        3⤵
          PID:1408

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

    Execution

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Persistence

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Privilege Escalation

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Credential Access

    Credentials in Files

    3
    T1081

    Discovery

    System Information Discovery

    1
    T1082

    Collection

    Data from Local System

    3
    T1005

    Replay Monitor

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF4CA.tmp
      MD5

      85361bf4d0bfab500ed968ec9c56624c

      SHA1

      3d1ec2210c4b6202e10e9983b25035ce7576a173

      SHA256

      ac13ecb279b8875d86ff517541f5aa8f98e92e18baa0c7b6e52523baaf23eb33

      SHA512

      9f11e331c13a0a1876835131a327c9f46b7b8ad3cd0c959e356323e841bd8c0592bd0e4ca42348ab75099a28e53d4872561bb30cf3f49344ceab8b060711d243

    • memory/532-12-0x00000000749D0000-0x00000000750BE000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      6.9MB

    • memory/532-15-0x0000000005920000-0x0000000005921000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/532-18-0x0000000005925000-0x0000000005936000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      68KB

    • memory/532-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      472KB

    • memory/532-11-0x000000000047093E-mapping.dmp
    • memory/532-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      472KB

    • memory/544-3-0x0000000000920000-0x0000000000921000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/544-2-0x00000000749D0000-0x00000000750BE000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      6.9MB

    • memory/544-7-0x0000000005290000-0x0000000005338000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      672KB

    • memory/544-5-0x00000000008C0000-0x00000000008E3000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      140KB

    • memory/544-6-0x0000000004E70000-0x0000000004E71000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1408-16-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1408-17-0x0000000076881000-0x0000000076883000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1744-8-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp