General

  • Target

    945f16ba568f354266e21bbe20f7199c17d9a0068ed8b69b09abfb1d2e55e8bb

  • Size

    332KB

  • Sample

    220121-2j57vsbhgq

  • MD5

    c901d2a9836c9f911e1d59a656c09b4a

  • SHA1

    20fb92b3a220ca0ca23a49c6022c421310ac12c4

  • SHA256

    945f16ba568f354266e21bbe20f7199c17d9a0068ed8b69b09abfb1d2e55e8bb

  • SHA512

    44e556a100b31778e5132568d6ebb18b1cfb092e7e2805eb201eff69d5f74c1edf0aeefe1c11301fce545b04098e10a5ea656df4f86b4d3d3e4b5a87290afd33

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

arkei

Botnet

Default

C2

http://homesteadr.link/ggate.php

Targets

    • Target

      945f16ba568f354266e21bbe20f7199c17d9a0068ed8b69b09abfb1d2e55e8bb

    • Size

      332KB

    • MD5

      c901d2a9836c9f911e1d59a656c09b4a

    • SHA1

      20fb92b3a220ca0ca23a49c6022c421310ac12c4

    • SHA256

      945f16ba568f354266e21bbe20f7199c17d9a0068ed8b69b09abfb1d2e55e8bb

    • SHA512

      44e556a100b31778e5132568d6ebb18b1cfb092e7e2805eb201eff69d5f74c1edf0aeefe1c11301fce545b04098e10a5ea656df4f86b4d3d3e4b5a87290afd33

    • Arkei

      Arkei is an infostealer written in C++.

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess

    • Arkei Stealer Payload

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Sets service image path in registry

    • 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 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.

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

2
T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

4
T1012

System Information Discovery

4
T1082

Collection

Data from Local System

2
T1005

Tasks