General

  • Target

    2baec496257f3f6d81ecf505b00a5b6ad397dc4f82476f097e48ef7d7f3091c7

  • Size

    312KB

  • Sample

    220115-p7qe4aefan

  • MD5

    79eee2dce53b4aa3887fde2d15c07d47

  • SHA1

    09d9e75e441e623999fb8dca4b7120c2a742e2dd

  • SHA256

    2baec496257f3f6d81ecf505b00a5b6ad397dc4f82476f097e48ef7d7f3091c7

  • SHA512

    c7e1faf217ad40dd348fc5b2d3092af42ff35ecc3a98eacbbf349527d41ff8c2c61e28c013718860936977cc298eb17275071eda4e6f775b0e57dbe9b0d7c016

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

smokeloader

Version

2020

C2

http://host-data-coin-11.com/

http://file-coin-host-12.com/

http://srtuiyhuali.at/

http://fufuiloirtu.com/

http://amogohuigotuli.at/

http://novohudosovu.com/

http://brutuilionust.com/

http://bubushkalioua.com/

http://dumuilistrati.at/

http://verboliatsiaeeees.com/

rc4.i32
rc4.i32
rc4.i32
rc4.i32

Extracted

Family

arkei

Botnet

Default

C2

http://file-file-host4.com/tratata.php

Extracted

Family

tofsee

C2

patmushta.info

parubey.info

Extracted

Family

vidar

Version

49.6

Botnet

1120

C2

https://noc.social/@banda5ker

https://mastodon.social/@banda6ker

Attributes
  • profile_id

    1120

Targets

    • Target

      2baec496257f3f6d81ecf505b00a5b6ad397dc4f82476f097e48ef7d7f3091c7

    • Size

      312KB

    • MD5

      79eee2dce53b4aa3887fde2d15c07d47

    • SHA1

      09d9e75e441e623999fb8dca4b7120c2a742e2dd

    • SHA256

      2baec496257f3f6d81ecf505b00a5b6ad397dc4f82476f097e48ef7d7f3091c7

    • SHA512

      c7e1faf217ad40dd348fc5b2d3092af42ff35ecc3a98eacbbf349527d41ff8c2c61e28c013718860936977cc298eb17275071eda4e6f775b0e57dbe9b0d7c016

    • Arkei

      Arkei is an infostealer written in C++.

    • SmokeLoader

      Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess

    • Tofsee

      Backdoor/botnet which carries out malicious activities based on commands from a C2 server.

    • Vidar

      Vidar is an infostealer based on Arkei stealer.

    • suricata: ET MALWARE Sharik/Smoke CnC Beacon 11

      suricata: ET MALWARE Sharik/Smoke CnC Beacon 11

    • suricata: ET MALWARE Single char EXE direct download likely trojan (multiple families)

      suricata: ET MALWARE Single char EXE direct download likely trojan (multiple families)

    • suricata: ET MALWARE Vidar/Arkei/Megumin/Oski Stealer HTTP POST Pattern

      suricata: ET MALWARE Vidar/Arkei/Megumin/Oski Stealer HTTP POST Pattern

    • xmrig

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

    • Arkei Stealer Payload

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

    • Vidar Stealer

    • XMRig Miner Payload

    • Creates new service(s)

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

    • Sets service image path in registry

    • 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.

    • Accesses 2FA software files, possible credential harvesting

    • 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

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

New Service

1
T1050

Modify Existing Service

1
T1031

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

2
T1060

Privilege Escalation

New Service

1
T1050

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

Modify Registry

2
T1112

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

3
T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

7
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

System Information Discovery

7
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Collection

Data from Local System

3
T1005

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Tasks