Malware Analysis Report

2025-06-16 05:24

Sample ID 210302-a5vbsqxh6n
Target msals.dll
SHA256 46ef7a76af23c6b073fabeb7242c7b5727c379a07cc1081532212e4ba2132abe
Tags
hancitor 0203_lisr93 downloader
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

46ef7a76af23c6b073fabeb7242c7b5727c379a07cc1081532212e4ba2132abe

Threat Level: Known bad

The file msals.dll was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

hancitor 0203_lisr93 downloader

Hancitor

Blocklisted process makes network request

Looks up external IP address via web service

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Program crash

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

MITRE ATT&CK

N/A

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2021-03-02 15:09

Signatures

N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2021-03-02 15:09

Reported

2021-03-02 15:11

Platform

win7v20201028

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

148s

Command Line

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msals.dll,#1

Signatures

Hancitor

downloader hancitor

Blocklisted process makes network request

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A

Looks up external IP address via web service

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A api.ipify.org N/A N/A

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1628 set thread context of 552 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msals.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msals.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
N/A 8.8.8.8:53 api.ipify.org udp
N/A 54.221.253.252:80 api.ipify.org tcp
N/A 8.8.8.8:53 witakilateg.com udp
N/A 91.201.53.168:80 witakilateg.com tcp
N/A 8.8.8.8:53 kilopaskal.ru udp
N/A 47.254.131.254:80 kilopaskal.ru tcp
N/A 54.221.253.252:80 api.ipify.org tcp
N/A 8.8.8.8:53 sweyblidian.com udp
N/A 185.100.65.29:80 sweyblidian.com tcp
N/A 185.100.65.29:80 sweyblidian.com tcp
N/A 185.100.65.29:80 sweyblidian.com tcp
N/A 185.100.65.29:80 sweyblidian.com tcp
N/A 185.100.65.29:80 sweyblidian.com tcp
N/A 185.100.65.29:80 sweyblidian.com tcp
N/A 91.201.53.168:80 witakilateg.com tcp
N/A 185.100.65.29:80 sweyblidian.com tcp

Files

memory/1628-2-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/1628-3-0x0000000075251000-0x0000000075253000-memory.dmp

memory/1628-4-0x0000000000160000-0x0000000000161000-memory.dmp

memory/1628-5-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000538000-memory.dmp

memory/1628-6-0x0000000000550000-0x000000000055A000-memory.dmp

memory/2008-7-0x000007FEF6510000-0x000007FEF678A000-memory.dmp

memory/552-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp

memory/552-9-0x0000000000401480-mapping.dmp

memory/552-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2021-03-02 15:09

Reported

2021-03-02 15:11

Platform

win10v20201028

Max time kernel

38s

Max time network

151s

Command Line

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msals.dll,#1

Signatures

Hancitor

downloader hancitor

Program crash

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeRestorePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe N/A
Token: SeBackupPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 3584 wrote to memory of 640 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 3584 wrote to memory of 640 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 3584 wrote to memory of 640 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

Processes

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msals.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msals.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 640 -s 868

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
N/A 8.8.8.8:53 www.msftconnecttest.com udp
N/A 13.107.4.52:80 www.msftconnecttest.com tcp

Files

memory/640-2-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/640-3-0x0000000000691000-0x00000000006F7000-memory.dmp

memory/640-4-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000761000-memory.dmp

memory/640-5-0x0000000004760000-0x0000000004768000-memory.dmp

memory/640-6-0x0000000004780000-0x000000000478A000-memory.dmp

memory/3968-7-0x0000000004D50000-0x0000000004D51000-memory.dmp