Analysis

  • max time kernel
    127s
  • max time network
    141s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-en-20220112
  • submitted
    21-01-2022 01:39

General

  • Target

    sse.exe

  • Size

    197KB

  • MD5

    6eaeb3b2575361e191ee34c0baacf7b7

  • SHA1

    673bf4970b55bf5d4a89cc14b0a977ccebb53789

  • SHA256

    a42c56999d2837f01e3d1e04b7ce70fb17b1357a3ffb08d1e29eb09f8f8b0c05

  • SHA512

    153ae58e82e37e0e13475e82df39937c175d48824e9ccee1cbe868d2fd32fcfcb967323df8db6eb1ecbecbc78a59c9dff232607936c16169e915a8d38f92b7ce

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

lokibot

C2

http://windowssecuritycheck.gdn/jx/l/fre.php

http://kbfvzoboss.bid/alien/fre.php

http://alphastand.trade/alien/fre.php

http://alphastand.win/alien/fre.php

http://alphastand.top/alien/fre.php

Extracted

Family

pony

C2

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

Signatures

  • Guloader,Cloudeye

    A shellcode based downloader first seen in 2020.

  • Lokibot

    Lokibot is a Password and CryptoCoin Wallet Stealer.

  • 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

  • suricata: ET MALWARE LokiBot Checkin

    suricata: ET MALWARE LokiBot Checkin

  • suricata: ET MALWARE LokiBot User-Agent (Charon/Inferno)

    suricata: ET MALWARE LokiBot User-Agent (Charon/Inferno)

  • suricata: ET MALWARE Terse alphanumeric executable downloader high likelihood of being hostile

    suricata: ET MALWARE Terse alphanumeric executable downloader high likelihood of being hostile

  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs
  • Checks QEMU agent file 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Checks presence of QEMU agent, possibly to detect virtualization.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • 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 4 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 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 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 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 49 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs
  • outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
  • outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sse.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sse.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:3936
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sse.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sse.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks QEMU agent file
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
      • Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      • outlook_office_path
      PID:1052
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wix.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wix.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks QEMU agent file
        • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2536
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wix.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wix.exe"
          4⤵
          • Checks QEMU agent file
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • 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:1704
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\30446562.bat" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wix.exe" "
            5⤵
              PID:2948
    • C:\Windows\System32\WaaSMedicAgent.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\WaaSMedicAgent.exe 407f510869c6cbbaa857e6ef29008d31 2URH+vHQFkGkbEY8QnWCgQ.0.1.0.0.0
      1⤵
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:3896
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k wusvcs -p
      1⤵
        PID:3708

      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\30446562.bat
        MD5

        3880eeb1c736d853eb13b44898b718ab

        SHA1

        4eec9d50360cd815211e3c4e6bdd08271b6ec8e6

        SHA256

        936d9411d5226b7c5a150ecaf422987590a8870c8e095e1caa072273041a86e7

        SHA512

        3eaa3dddd7a11942e75acd44208fbe3d3ff8f4006951cd970fb9ab748c160739409803450d28037e577443504707fc310c634e9dc54d0c25e8cfe6094f017c6b

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\oWd6XQZBhARVHwO1QZW240
        MD5

        f97264a5d29376aadd091cb8880bf4e4

        SHA1

        1641d112c7f0f31ccff1b9ccab6222d245642e27

        SHA256

        5bd919690a6400c82da06969c65988a748945cbf3fd6f4ed803884ba516e4bd2

        SHA512

        6badc1c7bd2b5dad04ff809f0ea6e3a590a777fcaef4750e873bdaea24afd9ce4cc5e1190811632c12f9d6a5cfd67e0b449060fd1811bd55e8863f3a5620b0e2

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wix.exe
        MD5

        c509c11adc8929e2a932b4bda1216791

        SHA1

        985cf44ab37c06fe2d544cc350210e4a65eb3136

        SHA256

        40d656064f338170882f2de5b2983bd751d102c5986a84ab6a8bd6c61adbf0fc

        SHA512

        e537eb81f104dd55e818f6d516fa11fb9e5f7407436d570b76b5e69fc1cf33e5b114404000d02d1bdea0b2ae2bd4c632f3d3a84bdb4af63ed821e4dae7a9187c

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wix.exe
        MD5

        c509c11adc8929e2a932b4bda1216791

        SHA1

        985cf44ab37c06fe2d544cc350210e4a65eb3136

        SHA256

        40d656064f338170882f2de5b2983bd751d102c5986a84ab6a8bd6c61adbf0fc

        SHA512

        e537eb81f104dd55e818f6d516fa11fb9e5f7407436d570b76b5e69fc1cf33e5b114404000d02d1bdea0b2ae2bd4c632f3d3a84bdb4af63ed821e4dae7a9187c

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wix.exe
        MD5

        c509c11adc8929e2a932b4bda1216791

        SHA1

        985cf44ab37c06fe2d544cc350210e4a65eb3136

        SHA256

        40d656064f338170882f2de5b2983bd751d102c5986a84ab6a8bd6c61adbf0fc

        SHA512

        e537eb81f104dd55e818f6d516fa11fb9e5f7407436d570b76b5e69fc1cf33e5b114404000d02d1bdea0b2ae2bd4c632f3d3a84bdb4af63ed821e4dae7a9187c

      • memory/1052-137-0x0000000001660000-0x00000000017C0000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.4MB

      • memory/1052-139-0x0000000076E70000-0x0000000077013000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.6MB

      • memory/1052-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001654000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        18.3MB

      • memory/1052-145-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001654000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        18.3MB

      • memory/1052-138-0x00007FFD9D810000-0x00007FFD9DA05000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/1704-151-0x0000000001660000-0x00000000017B0000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.3MB

      • memory/1704-154-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001654000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        18.3MB

      • memory/1704-153-0x0000000076E70000-0x0000000077013000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.6MB

      • memory/1704-152-0x00007FFD9D810000-0x00007FFD9DA05000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/2536-146-0x00000000021B0000-0x00000000021D7000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        156KB

      • memory/2536-150-0x0000000076E70000-0x0000000077013000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.6MB

      • memory/2536-148-0x00007FFD9D810000-0x00007FFD9DA05000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/3936-134-0x0000000076E70000-0x0000000077013000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.6MB

      • memory/3936-135-0x0000000076E70000-0x0000000077013000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.6MB

      • memory/3936-132-0x0000000002210000-0x0000000002238000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        160KB

      • memory/3936-133-0x00007FFD9D810000-0x00007FFD9DA05000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        2.0MB