Analysis

  • max time kernel
    81s
  • max time network
    122s
  • platform
    windows10_x64
  • resource
    win10-en-20211208
  • submitted
    01-01-2022 13:53

General

  • Target

    null.exe

  • Size

    343KB

  • MD5

    0c9fbe2b8445f43a1407508f609a65c5

  • SHA1

    10dc04753f38e7e6050deff40a6a021e66211010

  • SHA256

    64a44191e52ba66f1a7c4e35a2911d0aadda5f4678f513fa6d1a8a1dfa3c910e

  • SHA512

    fe22b9ae47bef7d9e3e35e805dbbe1e99c0880770d018d224574930da1343770d758c342242caa8a0347329c73230a5e5808788a05abdd07eb1ebf0dd1600253

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

arkei

Botnet

homesteadr

C2

http://homesteadr.link/ggate.php

Signatures

  • Arkei

    Arkei is an infostealer written in C++.

  • Arkei Stealer Payload 2 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

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

  • Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting 2 TTPs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\null.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\null.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3988
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c timeout /t 5 & del /f /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\null.exe" & exit
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3984
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout /t 5
        3⤵
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:1648

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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Downloads

  • memory/3988-116-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001DC000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    112KB

  • memory/3988-117-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000783000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.5MB