Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    191s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7v20210408
  • submitted
    23/07/2021, 05:04

General

  • Target
    4B71D55F16C4A497FB2457C340D5A8A6.exe
  • Size 4.2MB
  • Sample210723-5bfl1557bx
  • SHA256 4fcda5517e6673b3233c58d4738b079c6f944ce746dfc3b1dbf87f475f8ff364
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • blacknet

Version
  • v3.7.0 Public

Botnet
  • OTwjgZ

C2
  • http://54.237.66.139

Mutex
  • BN[a4bfa882efc194e2bcd370ea]

Attributes
  • antivm

    false

  • elevate_uac

    false

  • install_name

    WindowsUpdate.exe

  • splitter

    |BN|

  • start_name

    19eb68018edbdeae69b26450d3d0915f

  • startup

    false

  • usb_spread

    false

Signatures

  • BlackNET

    BlackNET is an open source remote access tool written in VB.NET.

  • BlackNET Payload 6 IoCs
  • Contains code to disable Windows Defender 6 IoCs

    A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.

  • xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • XMRig Miner Payload 3 IoCs
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 12 IoCs
  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4B71D55F16C4A497FB2457C340D5A8A6.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4B71D55F16C4A497FB2457C340D5A8A6.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:468
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\run.vbs"
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1680
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\ATB.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\ATB.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:824
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 824 -s 584
          4⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Program crash
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1768
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\cracked.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\cracked.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:456
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
          "{path}"
          4⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1012
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\phone.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\phone.exe"
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:364
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\phoneupdate.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\phoneupdate.exe"
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1428
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "userupdate" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\userupdate.exe"' & exit
              6⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1548
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "userupdate" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\userupdate.exe"'
                7⤵
                • Creates scheduled task(s)
                PID:1952
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Libs\sihost64.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Libs\sihost64.exe"
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              PID:1940
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\userupdate.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\userupdate.exe"
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Loads dropped DLL
              • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1436
              • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "userupdate" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\userupdate.exe"' & exit
                7⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:1156
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "userupdate" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\userupdate.exe"'
                  8⤵
                  • Creates scheduled task(s)
                  PID:1464
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Libs\sihost64.exe
                "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Libs\sihost64.exe"
                7⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                PID:968
              • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                C:\Windows/System32\cmd.exe --cinit-find-x -B --algo=rx/0 --asm=auto --cpu-memory-pool=1 --randomx-mode=auto --randomx-no-rdmsr --cuda-bfactor-hint=12 --cuda-bsleep-hint=100 --url=mine.c3pool.com:13333 --user=439KJy5uZoHFetfkQ45pdjRnjLzN1TsFn2NLxPcZbTMwTqJGGpJw4SEM4NhUygc7xacM16VKBNq2Hfe52KmiWTpE46UsCLH --pass= --cpu-max-threads-hint=20 --donate-level=5 --cinit-idle-wait=5 --cinit-idle-cpu=80 --cinit-stealth
                7⤵
                • Blocklisted process makes network request
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:1648

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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        memory/364-98-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/364-109-0x000000001B369000-0x000000001B388000-memory.dmp

        memory/364-107-0x000000001B362000-0x000000001B363000-memory.dmp

        memory/364-108-0x000000001B364000-0x000000001B365000-memory.dmp

        memory/364-106-0x000000001B360000-0x000000001B362000-memory.dmp

        memory/456-86-0x00000000001F0000-0x00000000001F2000-memory.dmp

        memory/456-78-0x0000000004820000-0x0000000004821000-memory.dmp

        memory/456-87-0x0000000005E60000-0x00000000060F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/456-71-0x0000000000330000-0x0000000000331000-memory.dmp

        memory/456-88-0x0000000006590000-0x00000000067D4000-memory.dmp

        memory/468-59-0x0000000075051000-0x0000000075053000-memory.dmp

        memory/824-72-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000801000-memory.dmp

        memory/824-76-0x0000000009F60000-0x000000000A027000-memory.dmp

        memory/824-79-0x0000000004CD0000-0x0000000004CD1000-memory.dmp

        memory/824-75-0x00000000006C0000-0x00000000006C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/968-137-0x000000013F0C0000-0x000000013F0C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/968-148-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000942000-memory.dmp

        memory/1012-93-0x0000000005030000-0x0000000005031000-memory.dmp

        memory/1012-91-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000063C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1012-89-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000063C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1428-111-0x0000000002490000-0x0000000002492000-memory.dmp

        memory/1428-110-0x000000001C250000-0x000000001C46B000-memory.dmp

        memory/1428-104-0x000000013FA70000-0x000000013FA71000-memory.dmp

        memory/1436-129-0x000000001B690000-0x000000001B692000-memory.dmp

        memory/1436-139-0x00000000022E0000-0x00000000022EA000-memory.dmp

        memory/1436-123-0x000000013FB10000-0x000000013FB11000-memory.dmp

        memory/1648-143-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140758000-memory.dmp

        memory/1648-140-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140758000-memory.dmp

        memory/1648-146-0x0000000001FC0000-0x0000000001FE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1648-145-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000460000-memory.dmp

        memory/1648-144-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000460000-memory.dmp

        memory/1648-142-0x0000000000180000-0x00000000001A0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1768-85-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1940-128-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000023B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/1940-126-0x00000000006D0000-0x00000000006D2000-memory.dmp

        memory/1940-122-0x000000013F9E0000-0x000000013F9E1000-memory.dmp