arkei | 8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b

General

Target

8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe
Size

284KB
MD5

859dd564770fd5d85f5ae3a337339f94
SHA1

31ffb57ec8c76bb54e072746f9fcd2635d430a3f
SHA256

8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b
SHA512

f5d4d59c75cf536287a06af0a626ea17284b8d1a990405ccc0f00f5ecbebae9b28d1c9a1f3835c35048388fb54da91db89304335b948f28808535ae0c501c03e

Score

10^/10

arkei default discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

arkei

Botnet

Default

C2

http://homesteadr.link/ggate.php

Signatures

Arkei
Arkei is an infostealer written in C++.
stealer arkei
Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess 1 IoCs

Processes:

WerFault.exe

description pid process target process

PID 224 created 2436 224 WerFault.exe 8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 224 created 2436	224	WerFault.exe	8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe

Arkei Stealer Payload 2 IoCs

stealer

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2436-131-0x00000000006C0000-0x00000000006DC000-memory.dmp	family_arkei
behavioral1/memory/2436-132-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp	family_arkei

Downloads MZ/PE file
Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs
persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
T1060

Modify Registry
T1112

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-790714498-1549421491-1643397139-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe

pid	process
2436	8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe
2436	8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe
2436	8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting 2 TTPs
spyware

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081
Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
discovery

Query Registry
T1012
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082
Program crash 1 IoCs

Processes:

WerFault.exe

pid pid_target process target process

1556 2436 WerFault.exe 8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe

pid	pid_target	process	target process
1556	2436	WerFault.exe	8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exeWerFault.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	WerFault.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	WerFault.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	WerFault.exe

Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
evasion

Processes:

timeout.exe

pid process

4048 timeout.exe

pid	process
4048	timeout.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

WerFault.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS	WerFault.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU	WerFault.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 41 IoCs

Processes:

WaaSMedicAgent.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople	WaaSMedicAgent.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

WerFault.exe

pid process

1556 WerFault.exe
1556 WerFault.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

WerFault.exe

description pid process

Token: SeRestorePrivilege 1556 WerFault.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege 1556 WerFault.exe

pid	process
1556	WerFault.exe
1556	WerFault.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1556	WerFault.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1556	WerFault.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes:

8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.execmd.exeWerFault.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 2912	2436	8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 2912	2436	8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 2912	2436	8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 4048	2912	cmd.exe	timeout.exe
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 4048	2912	cmd.exe	timeout.exe
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 4048	2912	cmd.exe	timeout.exe
PID 224 wrote to memory of 2436	224	WerFault.exe	8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe
PID 224 wrote to memory of 2436	224	WerFault.exe	8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2436

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c timeout /t 5 & del /f /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8ec118f1e1f0b80207b38ce9c47868a13e136e07fca2a39fcd7944ebb5b6d90b.exe" & exit
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2912

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
timeout /t 5
3⤵
- Delays execution with timeout.exe
PID:4048

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2436 -s 1568
2⤵
- Program crash
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1556

C:\Windows\System32\WaaSMedicAgent.exe
C:\Windows\System32\WaaSMedicAgent.exe 488063e06a9cfc79c80a365c25dfadf0 u3pCchQsYkujnCz7FYwSeA.0.1.0.0.0
1⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
PID:1832

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 2436 -ip 2436
1⤵
- Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:224

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

2

T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

4

T1012

System Information Discovery

4

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

2

T1005

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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Downloads

C:\ProgramData\mozglue.dll
MD5
8f73c08a9660691143661bf7332c3c27

SHA1
37fa65dd737c50fda710fdbde89e51374d0c204a

SHA256
3fe6b1c54b8cf28f571e0c5d6636b4069a8ab00b4f11dd842cfec00691d0c9cd

SHA512
0042ecf9b3571bb5eba2de893e8b2371df18f7c5a589f52ee66e4bfbaa15a5b8b7cc6a155792aaa8988528c27196896d5e82e1751c998bacea0d92395f66ad89

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C:\ProgramData\nss3.dll
MD5
bfac4e3c5908856ba17d41edcd455a51

SHA1
8eec7e888767aa9e4cca8ff246eb2aacb9170428

SHA256
e2935b5b28550d47dc971f456d6961f20d1633b4892998750140e0eaa9ae9d78

SHA512
2565bab776c4d732ffb1f9b415992a4c65b81bcd644a9a1df1333a269e322925fc1df4f76913463296efd7c88ef194c3056de2f1ca1357d7b5fe5ff0da877a66

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C:\ProgramData\sqlite3.dll
MD5
e477a96c8f2b18d6b5c27bde49c990bf

SHA1
e980c9bf41330d1e5bd04556db4646a0210f7409

SHA256
16574f51785b0e2fc29c2c61477eb47bb39f714829999511dc8952b43ab17660

SHA512
335a86268e7c0e568b1c30981ec644e6cd332e66f96d2551b58a82515316693c1859d87b4f4b7310cf1ac386cee671580fdd999c3bcb23acf2c2282c01c8798c

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memory/2436-130-0x0000000000540000-0x0000000000551000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/2436-131-0x00000000006C0000-0x00000000006DC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2436-132-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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