General

  • Target

    keygen-step-4.exe

  • Size

    4.2MB

  • Sample

    211022-r1f9ysbgc8

  • MD5

    00ebc043e56f9f084116b06bdda236af

  • SHA1

    5cd4266a7b4500f3c9bfa5174b535d52361167ed

  • SHA256

    f6e16a4200c3510b4a0ddc031240495d36e9c1d47160e488606f0978e9bb0422

  • SHA512

    03d5c4d62c09b18259d42168284b72eecb874e5ec12063edfb54637a833c376b0ab788fc20474f21969e674f29e135498aa46ddf1b62ef6f06c506037543ee67

Malware Config

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

Extracted

Family

icedid

Campaign

1875681804

C2

enticationmetho.ink

Targets

    • Target

      keygen-step-4.exe

    • Size

      4.2MB

    • MD5

      00ebc043e56f9f084116b06bdda236af

    • SHA1

      5cd4266a7b4500f3c9bfa5174b535d52361167ed

    • SHA256

      f6e16a4200c3510b4a0ddc031240495d36e9c1d47160e488606f0978e9bb0422

    • SHA512

      03d5c4d62c09b18259d42168284b72eecb874e5ec12063edfb54637a833c376b0ab788fc20474f21969e674f29e135498aa46ddf1b62ef6f06c506037543ee67

    • IcedID, BokBot

      IcedID is a banking trojan capable of stealing credentials.

    • Process spawned unexpected child process

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

    • RedLine

      RedLine Stealer is a malware family written in C#, first appearing in early 2020.

    • RedLine Payload

    • Registers COM server for autorun

    • SmokeLoader

      Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.

    • Socelars

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

    • Socelars Payload

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

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

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Sets service image path in registry

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

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

    • 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

    • 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

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

3
T1060

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

Modify Registry

3
T1112

Install Root Certificate

1
T1130

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

2
T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

5
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

System Information Discovery

5
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Collection

Data from Local System

2
T1005

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Tasks