Analysis

  • max time kernel
    98s
  • max time network
    158s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-en-20220112
  • submitted
    20-01-2022 19:58

General

  • Target

    4d658370321465f62feef44746a5b7e0.exe

  • Size

    201KB

  • MD5

    4d658370321465f62feef44746a5b7e0

  • SHA1

    899a2cde5f9f6885fab0e97bed7ebc5ab68a5d52

  • SHA256

    c90b2b849ae98bd11605bdfbd61c267b2889320ee222473c21a312de41facd1b

  • SHA512

    204743550425f87e6be775f91a089d75320b970abd46d0917404ce0768f46a56a1b5dadfe407462fa35acfbe3318daed65c86bb660e0a49f9688ee94275f0f59

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

pony

C2

http://windowssecuritycheck.gdn/gx/p/gate.php

Signatures

  • Guloader,Cloudeye

    A shellcode based downloader first seen in 2020.

  • Pony,Fareit

    Pony is a Remote Access Trojan application that steals information.

  • suricata: ET MALWARE Generic .bin download from Dotted Quad

    suricata: ET MALWARE Generic .bin download from Dotted Quad

  • Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs
  • Checks QEMU agent file 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Checks presence of QEMU agent, possibly to detect virtualization.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Reads data files stored by FTP clients 2 TTPs

    Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

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

  • Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 41 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs
  • outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4d658370321465f62feef44746a5b7e0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4d658370321465f62feef44746a5b7e0.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks QEMU agent file
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3064
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4d658370321465f62feef44746a5b7e0.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4d658370321465f62feef44746a5b7e0.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks QEMU agent file
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
      • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
      • Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      • outlook_win_path
      PID:3580
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\30316843.bat" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4d658370321465f62feef44746a5b7e0.exe" "
        3⤵
          PID:316
    • C:\Windows\System32\WaaSMedicAgent.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\WaaSMedicAgent.exe a03e2c62d4f8635c2ec7b260bf7d4f20 9NmQLr7boU+nlcCKvkrEQQ.0.1.0.0.0
      1⤵
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:3240
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k wusvcs -p
      1⤵
        PID:4000

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

      Persistence

      Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

      1
      T1060

      Defense Evasion

      Modify Registry

      1
      T1112

      Credential Access

      Credentials in Files

      3
      T1081

      Discovery

      Query Registry

      3
      T1012

      System Information Discovery

      3
      T1082

      Collection

      Data from Local System

      3
      T1005

      Email Collection

      2
      T1114

      Replay Monitor

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\30316843.bat
        MD5

        3880eeb1c736d853eb13b44898b718ab

        SHA1

        4eec9d50360cd815211e3c4e6bdd08271b6ec8e6

        SHA256

        936d9411d5226b7c5a150ecaf422987590a8870c8e095e1caa072273041a86e7

        SHA512

        3eaa3dddd7a11942e75acd44208fbe3d3ff8f4006951cd970fb9ab748c160739409803450d28037e577443504707fc310c634e9dc54d0c25e8cfe6094f017c6b

      • memory/3064-132-0x00000000021F0000-0x0000000002218000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        160KB

      • memory/3064-133-0x00007FFCAEBB0000-0x00007FFCAEDA5000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/3064-134-0x0000000077190000-0x0000000077333000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.6MB

      • memory/3064-135-0x0000000077190000-0x0000000077333000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.6MB

      • memory/3580-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001654000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        18.3MB

      • memory/3580-137-0x0000000001660000-0x0000000001860000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/3580-138-0x00007FFCAEBB0000-0x00007FFCAEDA5000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/3580-139-0x0000000077190000-0x0000000077333000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.6MB

      • memory/3580-140-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001654000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        18.3MB