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General

  • Target

    malware.exe

  • Size

    11.9MB

  • Sample

    211019-rqq2eagab5

  • MD5

    5544ca0d55ecf9e4f1a738f01bcebe84

  • SHA1

    54cf5562fd1e992baff6060f5262cecf5449fe1c

  • SHA256

    37aa2beb667b66b5b548722f4a5b7c72d01b191c538e4ad1acb9467cbc5d8727

  • SHA512

    676bd327e881bfea4134e60c97cf67fb500dc261d2e3515762ed098e9e56eb558fbec159a1af593aafcdb53f4892e33a5a28fe895be89a9f90c340cde68ba71f

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

azorult

C2

http://kvaka.li/1210776429.php

Targets

    • Target

      malware.exe

    • Size

      11.9MB

    • MD5

      5544ca0d55ecf9e4f1a738f01bcebe84

    • SHA1

      54cf5562fd1e992baff6060f5262cecf5449fe1c

    • SHA256

      37aa2beb667b66b5b548722f4a5b7c72d01b191c538e4ad1acb9467cbc5d8727

    • SHA512

      676bd327e881bfea4134e60c97cf67fb500dc261d2e3515762ed098e9e56eb558fbec159a1af593aafcdb53f4892e33a5a28fe895be89a9f90c340cde68ba71f

    • Azorult

      An information stealer that was first discovered in 2016, targeting browsing history and passwords.

    • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings

    • Process spawned unexpected child process

      This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.

    • Socelars

      Socelars is an infostealer targeting browser cookies and credit card credentials.

    • Socelars Payload

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess

    • Zloader, Terdot, DELoader, ZeusSphinx

      Zloader is a malware strain that was initially discovered back in August 2015.

    • xmrig

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

    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

    • ASPack v2.12-2.42

      Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

    • Blocklisted process makes network request

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Modifies Installed Components in the registry

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

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

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Themida packer

      Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

    • Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Checks installed software on the system

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

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • 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.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Execution

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Persistence

Modify Existing Service

2
T1031

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

2
T1060

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

5
T1112

Disabling Security Tools

1
T1089

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

Install Root Certificate

1
T1130

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

2
T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

8
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

System Information Discovery

8
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

2
T1120

Remote System Discovery

1
T1018

Collection

Data from Local System

2
T1005

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Tasks