Extracted

• • Target

    FBDDC2BF724AF868D8AA5F0D08700151.exe

  • Size

    5.3MB

  • MD5

    fbddc2bf724af868d8aa5f0d08700151

  • SHA1

    2cab05f7d25f9503ab5a5ea133cefcc356908a2d

  • SHA256

    3acec6ce8556a3f24033df05f6e71ab604577eb541b437acd3ebfdb6644c4931

  • SHA512

    63b26cf28460eaf96a0f8cfbc2598c5bbf80b0e1345470d32df2b5cbc43116efbd8eb77a8f49a7b8f2e1430ae20772d48b6403e8bcff91d32619a126d5bcc449

  Score

  10^/10

  plugxsmokeloaderbackdoordiscoveryevasionpersistencetrojanupxvmprotect

  • PlugX

    PlugX is a RAT (Remote Access Trojan) that has been around since 2008.

    trojanplugx

  • SmokeLoader

    Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.

    trojanbackdoorsmokeloader

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

  • Checks for common network interception software

    Looks in the registry for tools like Wireshark or Fiddler commonly used to analyze network activity.

    evasion

  • Blocklisted process makes network request

  • Downloads MZ/PE file

  • Drops file in Drivers directory

  • Executes dropped EXE

  • UPX packed file

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

    upx

  • VMProtect packed file

    Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

    vmprotect

  • Checks computer location settings

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Loads dropped DLL

  • Adds Run key to start application

    persistence

  • Checks installed software on the system

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

    discovery

  • Enumerates connected drives

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

  • Looks up external IP address via web service

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

  • Program crash

  • Drops file in System32 directory

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

  behavioral1behavioral2