Analysis

  • max time kernel
    545s
  • max time network
    431s
  • platform
    windows10_x64
  • resource
    win10v20210410
  • submitted
    23-08-2021 21:37

General

  • Target

    http://alebastersbastard.com/index_files/

  • Sample

    210823-5ldyycyrde

Malware Config

Signatures

  • GoldDragon

    GoldDragon is a second-stage backdoor attributed to Kimsuky.

  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Loads dropped DLL 64 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer Phishing Filter 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 59 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 23 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 21 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 59 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://alebastersbastard.com/index_files/
    1⤵
    • Modifies Internet Explorer Phishing Filter
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:772
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:772 CREDAT:82945 /prefetch:2
      2⤵
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2148
  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ebook.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ebook.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3448
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-8CBNT.tmp\ebook.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-8CBNT.tmp\ebook.tmp" /SL5="$4024C,28982256,486912,C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ebook.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2224
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Icecream Ebook Reader\ebookreader.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Icecream Ebook Reader\ebookreader.exe" -inst
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4700
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge.exe" -ServerName:MicrosoftEdge.AppXdnhjhccw3zf0j06tkg3jtqr00qdm0khc.mca
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2496
  • C:\Windows\system32\browser_broker.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\browser_broker.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    PID:4004
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe" -ServerName:ContentProcess.AppX6z3cwk4fvgady6zya12j1cw28d228a7k.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2164
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe" -ServerName:ContentProcess.AppX6z3cwk4fvgady6zya12j1cw28d228a7k.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:500
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge.exe" -ServerName:MicrosoftEdge.AppXdnhjhccw3zf0j06tkg3jtqr00qdm0khc.mca
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5088
  • C:\Windows\system32\browser_broker.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\browser_broker.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4160
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\TempState\Downloads\ebook_reader_setup.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\TempState\Downloads\ebook_reader_setup.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2956
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-8487C.tmp\ebook_reader_setup.tmp
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-8487C.tmp\ebook_reader_setup.tmp" /SL5="$30298,28983580,486912,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\TempState\Downloads\ebook_reader_setup.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2944
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Icecream Ebook Reader\ebookreader.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Icecream Ebook Reader\ebookreader.exe" -inst
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:1784
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe" -ServerName:ContentProcess.AppX6z3cwk4fvgady6zya12j1cw28d228a7k.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4400
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe" -ServerName:ContentProcess.AppX6z3cwk4fvgady6zya12j1cw28d228a7k.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    PID:2192
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe" -ServerName:ContentProcess.AppX6z3cwk4fvgady6zya12j1cw28d228a7k.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4792
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe" -ServerName:ContentProcess.AppX6z3cwk4fvgady6zya12j1cw28d228a7k.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    PID:2976
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe" -ServerName:ContentProcess.AppX6z3cwk4fvgady6zya12j1cw28d228a7k.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    PID:3476

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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Downloads

  • memory/772-114-0x00007FF85C980000-0x00007FF85C9EB000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    428KB

  • memory/2224-126-0x00000000023A0000-0x00000000023A1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2944-194-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000063E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    696KB

  • memory/2956-193-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000481000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    516KB

  • memory/3448-125-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000481000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    516KB

  • memory/5088-188-0x000001DA29820000-0x000001DA29830000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB