Analysis

  • max time kernel
    124s
  • max time network
    162s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-en-20220112
  • submitted
    24-01-2022 19:56

General

  • Target

    a0769aecdb322901550e3beef24d0ea64970e93f21745209942f5fc34763f7a3.exe

  • Size

    296KB

  • MD5

    9f882556635ee8f19dc54b6630ddd7fd

  • SHA1

    9c05c56282d902dedfd5022e43fcb67f8e2f6c9d

  • SHA256

    a0769aecdb322901550e3beef24d0ea64970e93f21745209942f5fc34763f7a3

  • SHA512

    46b20f76a03282dae336f269cfc80e6b0001391bbc18604f9351cea69f5020cbd35223a400958efcf7401b6a804fe4ab0cd3f50f2941e7c4093d073447c40101

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

arkei

Botnet

Default

C2

http://coin-file-file-19.com/tratata.php

Signatures

  • Arkei

    Arkei is an infostealer written in C++.

  • Arkei Stealer Payload 2 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

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

  • 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.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 41 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a0769aecdb322901550e3beef24d0ea64970e93f21745209942f5fc34763f7a3.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a0769aecdb322901550e3beef24d0ea64970e93f21745209942f5fc34763f7a3.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3488
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c timeout /t 5 & del /f /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a0769aecdb322901550e3beef24d0ea64970e93f21745209942f5fc34763f7a3.exe" & exit
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3328
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout /t 5
        3⤵
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:1312
  • C:\Windows\System32\WaaSMedicAgent.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\WaaSMedicAgent.exe 125ee8f2755ca9b15cfc4f58f86e49ed pENXZnoQfkS8lHBIlpwrEQ.0.1.0.0.0
    1⤵
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    PID:3796
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k wusvcs -p
    1⤵
      PID:1508

    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

    2
    T1081

    Discovery

    Query Registry

    3
    T1012

    System Information Discovery

    3
    T1082

    Collection

    Data from Local System

    2
    T1005

    Replay Monitor

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    Downloads

    • C:\ProgramData\mozglue.dll
      MD5

      8f73c08a9660691143661bf7332c3c27

      SHA1

      37fa65dd737c50fda710fdbde89e51374d0c204a

      SHA256

      3fe6b1c54b8cf28f571e0c5d6636b4069a8ab00b4f11dd842cfec00691d0c9cd

      SHA512

      0042ecf9b3571bb5eba2de893e8b2371df18f7c5a589f52ee66e4bfbaa15a5b8b7cc6a155792aaa8988528c27196896d5e82e1751c998bacea0d92395f66ad89

    • C:\ProgramData\nss3.dll
      MD5

      bfac4e3c5908856ba17d41edcd455a51

      SHA1

      8eec7e888767aa9e4cca8ff246eb2aacb9170428

      SHA256

      e2935b5b28550d47dc971f456d6961f20d1633b4892998750140e0eaa9ae9d78

      SHA512

      2565bab776c4d732ffb1f9b415992a4c65b81bcd644a9a1df1333a269e322925fc1df4f76913463296efd7c88ef194c3056de2f1ca1357d7b5fe5ff0da877a66

    • C:\ProgramData\sqlite3.dll
      MD5

      e477a96c8f2b18d6b5c27bde49c990bf

      SHA1

      e980c9bf41330d1e5bd04556db4646a0210f7409

      SHA256

      16574f51785b0e2fc29c2c61477eb47bb39f714829999511dc8952b43ab17660

      SHA512

      335a86268e7c0e568b1c30981ec644e6cd332e66f96d2551b58a82515316693c1859d87b4f4b7310cf1ac386cee671580fdd999c3bcb23acf2c2282c01c8798c

    • memory/3488-130-0x0000000000480000-0x0000000000491000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      68KB

    • memory/3488-131-0x0000000000500000-0x000000000051C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      112KB

    • memory/3488-132-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000452000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      328KB