General

  • Target

    Activate__Full__Setup.exe

  • Size

    2.5MB

  • Sample

    220119-tr9w1sbdh8

  • MD5

    1e07343c234d91c56b9dd6618fe2707e

  • SHA1

    f6d0f9b4543897d9cc5fa6cf98003b74cdf5c237

  • SHA256

    32d3346ff0178589981d808bfd950b5867e6245bd659d27341269af83785bd6e

  • SHA512

    a8ecc970e83fada0bff522321376987e28224f57782deabb69c986be6f7caa9c0f9e7c85d6350ac7236f1a7c6b2e1d44230f9a92a59770793c5b2fb3df52de9b

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      Activate__Full__Setup.exe

    • Size

      2.5MB

    • MD5

      1e07343c234d91c56b9dd6618fe2707e

    • SHA1

      f6d0f9b4543897d9cc5fa6cf98003b74cdf5c237

    • SHA256

      32d3346ff0178589981d808bfd950b5867e6245bd659d27341269af83785bd6e

    • SHA512

      a8ecc970e83fada0bff522321376987e28224f57782deabb69c986be6f7caa9c0f9e7c85d6350ac7236f1a7c6b2e1d44230f9a92a59770793c5b2fb3df52de9b

    • evasion

      evasion.

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

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

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

    • Drops startup file

    • 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

    • 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

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

2
T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

4
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

System Information Discovery

4
T1082

Collection

Data from Local System

2
T1005

Tasks