General

  • Target

    IObit Uninstaller Pro.exe

  • Size

    5.3MB

  • Sample

    211107-gnwtrsheh3

  • MD5

    179eb02431d74ac80da5689254fa1f0b

  • SHA1

    64b289011e17ba3f7de8850fafe7eae787eb1dd7

  • SHA256

    8e4ec19445eb1409c602b0956c196f4943189bfd2a4dc230d7cf31c3be4ae277

  • SHA512

    155fc255256978ab3e51db60ed0b84f5b8e2aa554565017a096247708643f5f3e342dcf08efdb836447961c83bf522b6b7c96290831caa505e1a5f04dd8eabf5

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
ps1
Deobfuscated
URLs
exe.dropper

https://www.iobit.com/downloadcenter.php?product=nl-advanced-uninstaller

Targets

    • Target

      72A4F42E3A2ABA89A433727FB5E9E26B163F3BC7872A1FFC1B21D73244EBF42B

    • Size

      5.4MB

    • MD5

      b4b62cc70409c96442250f701259df0e

    • SHA1

      573cc145d8c3e9e63a2d033fd7082e147088ceb6

    • SHA256

      72a4f42e3a2aba89a433727fb5e9e26b163f3bc7872a1ffc1b21d73244ebf42b

    • SHA512

      6b99b5ba389dc8bd7df0722a3392def93f29e5854fd695f72d99d1525da531b6990f375f0d4099789a576b1c43e70cf68b5fb6e1940505bbf557377e92bb1aa6

    • Modifies system executable filetype association

    • Registers COM server for autorun

    • Blocklisted process makes network request

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Modifies file permissions

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

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

    • Checks installed software on the system

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

    • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object

      BHOs are DLL modules which act as plugins for Internet Explorer.

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

Change Default File Association

1
T1042

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Browser Extensions

1
T1176

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

3
T1112

File Permissions Modification

1
T1222

Install Root Certificate

1
T1130

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

1
T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

4
T1012

System Information Discovery

4
T1082

Collection

Data from Local System

1
T1005

Tasks