Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    142s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-en-20210920
  • submitted
    30/09/2021, 21:28

General

  • Target
    SecuriteInfo.com.Variant.FakeAlert.2.2851.11805.exe
  • Size 1.9MB
  • Sample210930-1bbgvaaefq
  • SHA256 833ab773ed2c4e4cd2581d1e42bc5471f0621786007a8846aaf6cdfeccb198c2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
Score
8/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 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 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SecuriteInfo.com.Variant.FakeAlert.2.2851.11805.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SecuriteInfo.com.Variant.FakeAlert.2.2851.11805.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1768
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd /c powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile,$env:AppData,$env:Temp,$env:SystemRoot,$env:HomeDrive,$env:SystemDrive) -Force" & powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionExtension @('exe','dll') -Force" & exit
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1368
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile,$env:AppData,$env:Temp,$env:SystemRoot,$env:HomeDrive,$env:SystemDrive) -Force"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1444
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionExtension @('exe','dll') -Force"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1924
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd /c start C:\Windows\itstartup.exe
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2032
      • C:\Windows\itstartup.exe
        C:\Windows\itstartup.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1544
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          "cmd" /c powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath '%UserProfile%' & powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath '%AppData%' & powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath '%Temp%' & powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath '%SystemRoot%' & exit
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:836
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin'
            5⤵
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1148
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming'
            5⤵
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:968
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp'
            5⤵
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1864
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows'
            5⤵
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1744
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost32.exe "C:\Windows\itstartup.exe"
          4⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1768
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost32.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost32.exe "C:\Windows\itstartup.exe"
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1400
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "itstartup" /tr '"C:\Windows\system32\itstartup.exe"' & exit
              6⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:816
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "itstartup" /tr '"C:\Windows\system32\itstartup.exe"'
                7⤵
                • Creates scheduled task(s)
                PID:472
            • C:\Windows\system32\itstartup.exe
              "C:\Windows\system32\itstartup.exe"
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1064
              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                "cmd" /c powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath '%UserProfile%' & powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath '%AppData%' & powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath '%Temp%' & powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath '%SystemRoot%' & exit
                7⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:108
                • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                  powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin'
                  8⤵
                  • Drops file in System32 directory
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:960
                • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                  powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming'
                  8⤵
                  • Drops file in System32 directory
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:1936
                • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                  powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp'
                  8⤵
                  • Drops file in System32 directory
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:1824
                • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                  powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows'
                  8⤵
                  • Drops file in System32 directory
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:1708
              • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost32.exe "C:\Windows\system32\itstartup.exe"
                7⤵
                • Loads dropped DLL
                PID:1864
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost32.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost32.exe "C:\Windows\system32\itstartup.exe"
                  8⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Loads dropped DLL
                  • Drops file in System32 directory
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:1648
                  • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "itstartup" /tr '"C:\Windows\system32\itstartup.exe"' & exit
                    9⤵
                      PID:568
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "itstartup" /tr '"C:\Windows\system32\itstartup.exe"'
                        10⤵
                        • Creates scheduled task(s)
                        PID:668
                    • C:\Windows\system32\Microsoft\Telemetry\sihost32.exe
                      "C:\Windows\system32\Microsoft\Telemetry\sihost32.exe"
                      9⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      PID:1472
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3 & Del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost32.exe"
                      9⤵
                        PID:364
                        • C:\Windows\system32\choice.exe
                          choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3
                          10⤵
                            PID:1672
                  • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3 & Del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost32.exe"
                    6⤵
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:1480
                    • C:\Windows\system32\choice.exe
                      choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3
                      7⤵
                        PID:548

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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                Downloads

                memory/960-138-0x0000000001F7B000-0x0000000001F9A000-memory.dmp

                memory/960-134-0x000007FEED310000-0x000007FEEDE6D000-memory.dmp

                memory/960-136-0x0000000001F72000-0x0000000001F74000-memory.dmp

                memory/960-137-0x0000000001F74000-0x0000000001F77000-memory.dmp

                memory/960-135-0x0000000001F70000-0x0000000001F72000-memory.dmp

                memory/968-81-0x000007FEECDD0000-0x000007FEED92D000-memory.dmp

                memory/968-95-0x000000000253B000-0x000000000255A000-memory.dmp

                memory/968-82-0x0000000002530000-0x0000000002532000-memory.dmp

                memory/968-84-0x0000000002532000-0x0000000002534000-memory.dmp

                memory/968-85-0x0000000002534000-0x0000000002537000-memory.dmp

                memory/968-88-0x000000001B800000-0x000000001BAFF000-memory.dmp

                memory/1064-131-0x000000001BC20000-0x000000001BC22000-memory.dmp

                memory/1064-124-0x000000013FF00000-0x000000013FF01000-memory.dmp

                memory/1148-71-0x0000000002332000-0x0000000002334000-memory.dmp

                memory/1148-72-0x0000000002334000-0x0000000002337000-memory.dmp

                memory/1148-79-0x000000000233B000-0x000000000235A000-memory.dmp

                memory/1148-74-0x000000001B760000-0x000000001BA5F000-memory.dmp

                memory/1148-65-0x000007FEFBE61000-0x000007FEFBE63000-memory.dmp

                memory/1148-69-0x000007FEECDD0000-0x000007FEED92D000-memory.dmp

                memory/1148-70-0x0000000002330000-0x0000000002332000-memory.dmp

                memory/1400-119-0x00000000024C0000-0x00000000024C2000-memory.dmp

                memory/1400-115-0x000000013FB60000-0x000000013FB61000-memory.dmp

                memory/1444-60-0x0000000075821000-0x0000000075823000-memory.dmp

                memory/1444-67-0x00000000024C1000-0x00000000024C2000-memory.dmp

                memory/1444-66-0x00000000024C0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

                memory/1444-68-0x00000000024C2000-0x00000000024C4000-memory.dmp

                memory/1472-180-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A52000-memory.dmp

                memory/1472-177-0x000000013F040000-0x000000013F041000-memory.dmp

                memory/1544-61-0x000000013F300000-0x000000013F301000-memory.dmp

                memory/1544-73-0x000000001BEC0000-0x000000001BEC2000-memory.dmp

                memory/1648-169-0x000000013F920000-0x000000013F921000-memory.dmp

                memory/1648-179-0x000000001BC00000-0x000000001BC02000-memory.dmp

                memory/1708-162-0x000000000283B000-0x000000000285A000-memory.dmp

                memory/1708-159-0x000007FEED310000-0x000007FEEDE6D000-memory.dmp

                memory/1708-160-0x0000000002830000-0x0000000002832000-memory.dmp

                memory/1708-161-0x0000000002832000-0x0000000002834000-memory.dmp

                memory/1708-163-0x0000000002834000-0x0000000002837000-memory.dmp

                memory/1744-106-0x00000000029E2000-0x00000000029E4000-memory.dmp

                memory/1744-108-0x000000001B7F0000-0x000000001BAEF000-memory.dmp

                memory/1744-109-0x00000000029EB000-0x0000000002A0A000-memory.dmp

                memory/1744-107-0x00000000029E4000-0x00000000029E7000-memory.dmp

                memory/1744-104-0x000007FEECDD0000-0x000007FEED92D000-memory.dmp

                memory/1744-105-0x00000000029E0000-0x00000000029E2000-memory.dmp

                memory/1824-151-0x000007FEED310000-0x000007FEEDE6D000-memory.dmp

                memory/1824-155-0x00000000027FB000-0x000000000281A000-memory.dmp

                memory/1824-154-0x00000000027F4000-0x00000000027F7000-memory.dmp

                memory/1824-152-0x00000000027F0000-0x00000000027F2000-memory.dmp

                memory/1824-153-0x00000000027F2000-0x00000000027F4000-memory.dmp

                memory/1864-93-0x000007FEECDD0000-0x000007FEED92D000-memory.dmp

                memory/1864-100-0x000000000253B000-0x000000000255A000-memory.dmp

                memory/1864-99-0x000000001B860000-0x000000001BB5F000-memory.dmp

                memory/1864-97-0x0000000002532000-0x0000000002534000-memory.dmp

                memory/1864-98-0x0000000002534000-0x0000000002537000-memory.dmp

                memory/1864-96-0x0000000002530000-0x0000000002532000-memory.dmp

                memory/1924-94-0x0000000001DC2000-0x0000000001DC4000-memory.dmp

                memory/1924-86-0x0000000001DC0000-0x0000000001DC1000-memory.dmp

                memory/1924-87-0x0000000001DC1000-0x0000000001DC2000-memory.dmp

                memory/1936-142-0x000007FEED310000-0x000007FEEDE6D000-memory.dmp

                memory/1936-146-0x00000000024FB000-0x000000000251A000-memory.dmp

                memory/1936-144-0x00000000024F2000-0x00000000024F4000-memory.dmp

                memory/1936-143-0x00000000024F0000-0x00000000024F2000-memory.dmp

                memory/1936-145-0x00000000024F4000-0x00000000024F7000-memory.dmp