Analysis

  • max time kernel
    4265058s
  • max time network
    126s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-en-20220112
  • submitted
    17-01-2022 12:00

General

  • Target

    a74a33005f023e5239a671a89c969e524c49e3b0a2e20fdef22609ce0c5b4334.exe

  • Size

    336KB

  • MD5

    2fd09b6fbbe6857f8d5fd23cd64219a1

  • SHA1

    e66d1df65222f9e0e847a38b864f9a1c39033c3d

  • SHA256

    a74a33005f023e5239a671a89c969e524c49e3b0a2e20fdef22609ce0c5b4334

  • SHA512

    16a0f45f11db0debb73b53b8ca466204fa071a046fb322d3d020e3efcbffac354f8baa2bf48dac829d6e23ff17a93004160e55e7557ede4ff646c3724dbc2f53

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

arkei

Botnet

homesteadr

C2

http://homesteadr.link/ggate.php

Signatures

  • Arkei

    Arkei is an infostealer written in C++.

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess 1 IoCs
  • Arkei Stealer Payload 2 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • 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.

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

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

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a74a33005f023e5239a671a89c969e524c49e3b0a2e20fdef22609ce0c5b4334.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a74a33005f023e5239a671a89c969e524c49e3b0a2e20fdef22609ce0c5b4334.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4028
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c timeout /t 5 & del /f /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a74a33005f023e5239a671a89c969e524c49e3b0a2e20fdef22609ce0c5b4334.exe" & exit
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3840
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout /t 5
        3⤵
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:2888
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4028 -s 1544
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2984
  • C:\Windows\system32\MusNotification.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\MusNotification.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1952
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 452 -p 4028 -ip 4028
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3928

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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Downloads

  • C:\ProgramData\mozglue.dll

    MD5

    8f73c08a9660691143661bf7332c3c27

    SHA1

    37fa65dd737c50fda710fdbde89e51374d0c204a

    SHA256

    3fe6b1c54b8cf28f571e0c5d6636b4069a8ab00b4f11dd842cfec00691d0c9cd

    SHA512

    0042ecf9b3571bb5eba2de893e8b2371df18f7c5a589f52ee66e4bfbaa15a5b8b7cc6a155792aaa8988528c27196896d5e82e1751c998bacea0d92395f66ad89

  • C:\ProgramData\nss3.dll

    MD5

    bfac4e3c5908856ba17d41edcd455a51

    SHA1

    8eec7e888767aa9e4cca8ff246eb2aacb9170428

    SHA256

    e2935b5b28550d47dc971f456d6961f20d1633b4892998750140e0eaa9ae9d78

    SHA512

    2565bab776c4d732ffb1f9b415992a4c65b81bcd644a9a1df1333a269e322925fc1df4f76913463296efd7c88ef194c3056de2f1ca1357d7b5fe5ff0da877a66

  • C:\ProgramData\sqlite3.dll

    MD5

    e477a96c8f2b18d6b5c27bde49c990bf

    SHA1

    e980c9bf41330d1e5bd04556db4646a0210f7409

    SHA256

    16574f51785b0e2fc29c2c61477eb47bb39f714829999511dc8952b43ab17660

    SHA512

    335a86268e7c0e568b1c30981ec644e6cd332e66f96d2551b58a82515316693c1859d87b4f4b7310cf1ac386cee671580fdd999c3bcb23acf2c2282c01c8798c

  • memory/2888-137-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

  • memory/3840-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

  • memory/4028-130-0x0000000000978000-0x0000000000989000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    68KB

  • memory/4028-132-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DC000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.9MB

  • memory/4028-131-0x0000000000930000-0x000000000094C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    112KB